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Jenkins Minnesota Map

Explore Jenkins, Minnesota, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Jenkins, Minnesota

How to Use This Jenkins, Minnesota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Jenkins, Minnesota. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Minnesota or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Jenkins.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Jenkins
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Crow Wing County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	46.646074
Longitude	-94.334717
Population	490
Density	42.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	56472, 56456
Area Code	320
County Seat	Brainerd
School District	Pequot Lakes Public Schools

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About Jenkins, Minnesota

Jenkins is a locality in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 490. The population density is 42.3 people per km². Jenkins is located at 46.6461°N, 94.3347°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Jenkins is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 56472, 56456.

Jenkins emerges from the dense, flat expanse of the North Woods where the horizon is defined by the steady, vertical reach of pine and hardwood. It lies 20.9 miles north-northwest of Brainerd, MN (from Brainerd, MN: bearing 342°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west-northwest of Breezy Point. Hay Creek traces a winding, dark path through the soil, carving a quiet vein that feeds the surrounding wetlands and keeps the earth perpetually soft and cool. A mile to the north, the surface of Upper Hay Lake captures the shifting gray light of the afternoon, holding it still against the encroaching shadows of the underbrush. To the west, the distant profile of Maple Hill barely breaks the skyline, a reminder of the subtle elevation changes that characterize this inland landscape, where the air smells faintly of damp moss and decaying leaves.

Jenkins grew from the necessity of the lumber era, when the rhythm of the saw and the weight of the timber trade dictated the pace of daily existence. The local economy remains tethered to the land, balancing the quiet industry of forestry with the stewardship of the natural world, particularly as seen in the nearby Nelson Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Crow Wing). Life here follows the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, marked by the long, deep winters that pull the focus inward toward the hearth and the community. Generations have kept their roots here, sustaining a character forged by Scandinavian and Ojibwe influences, where the silence of the woods is rarely broken by anything more intrusive than the seasonal migration of birds or the steady, persistent flow of the creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nelson Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Crow Wing) (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 051° NE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 090° E
Hay Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Crow Wing) (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 090° E
Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 049° NE
Historic caboose (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 326° NW
Gull Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 183° S
Crow Wing State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.5 mi, 094° E
Cuyuna Country (State Recreation Area) — 18.2 mi, 135° SE
WonderTrek Children's Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 159° S
Serpent Lake (Public Artwork) — 21.4 mi, 122° SE
Observation deck (Viewpoint) — 21.8 mi, 173° S
CTC Center (Theatre) — 23.0 mi, 197° S
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 23.0 mi, 360° N · 660k acres
Crow Wing State Park (State Park) — 23.3 mi, 175° S
Ox Cart Crossing (Historic Ruins) — 25.0 mi, 181° S
North Country National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 26.3 mi, 009° N · 286 acres
Sugar Point Battle (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 358° N
The Terrace (Theatre) — 30.8 mi, 104° E
Paul Bunyan Historical Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 323° NW
Walker Bay Lighthouse (Attraction) — 33.5 mi, 340° N
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 38.8 mi, 298° NW
Minnesota Military Museum (Museum) — 39.1 mi, 181° S
Beerbower Veterans Monument (Monument) — 42.1 mi, 055° NE
Captain Black's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 43.3 mi, 252° W
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.5 mi, 100° E · 36k acres
Pine Grove Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 46.1 mi, 183° S
Minnesota Fishing Museum (Museum) — 46.2 mi, 182° S
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 68.3 mi, 081° E · 2.1M acres
510 Art Lab (Arts Centre) — 69.4 mi, 205° SW

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