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Kettle River Minnesota Map

Explore Kettle River, 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 Kettle River, Minnesota

How to Use This Kettle River, Minnesota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Kettle River, 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 Kettle River.

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	Kettle River
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Carlton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	46.491613
Longitude	-92.877983
Population	166
Density	166.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	55757, 55767
Area Code	218
County Seat	Carlton
School District	Moose Lake Public School District

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About Kettle River, Minnesota

Kettle River is a locality in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 166.0 people per km². Kettle River is located at 46.4916°N, 92.8780°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kettle River is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 55757, 55767.

Kettle River carves a deliberate path through a landscape defined by the quiet accumulation of glacial till and the persistent reach of the North Woods. It lies 25.4 miles southwest of Cloquet, MN (from Cloquet, MN: bearing 232°T), and is situated 6.1 miles west-northwest of Moose Lake. The Kettle River draws a silver line through the terrain, its currents moving with a steady, unyielding pressure against the jagged rock formations that flank its banks. A mile away, the quiet boundaries of Miscellaneous offer a stretch of earth where the wild vegetation remains largely undisturbed by the passage of the seasons. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises in subtle, wooded swells that trap the low-slanting autumn sun, casting long, bruised shadows across the damp leaf litter. Six miles to the east, the waters of Coffee Lake hold a stillness that mirrors the heavy, gray skies of a coming winter, providing a cold, clear anchor for the surrounding wilderness.

Kettle River bears the weight of a history rooted in the extraction of timber and the slow, rhythmic labor of generations who shaped their livelihoods from the surrounding pine and hardwood stands. The economic pulse of the region remains tethered to the land, an echo of the days when the river served as the primary artery for moving timber toward the hungry mills of the interior. Residents here maintain a pragmatic connection to the environment, a temperament forged by the reality of long, biting winters and the isolation of the timberlands. Those seeking the passage of the landscape often find their way to the Willard Munger State Trail, a conduit that traces the old iron-hauling corridors through the quiet woods. Eleven miles away, the General C C Andrews State Forest stands as a vast, enduring testament to the regional commitment to timber management and the preservation of the northern silva, ensuring that the character of the woods remains the primary influence on the daily life of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 164° S
Moose Lake Depot Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 117° SE
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 6.2 mi, 113° SE
Moose Lake City Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 115° SE
Moose Lake State Park (State Park) — 6.7 mi, 117° SE
Sturgeon Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 178° S
Fond Du Lac State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.9 mi, 024° NE
Kettle Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 023° NE
Banning State Park (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 177° S
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.3 mi, 273° W · 36k acres
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 20.5 mi, 356° N · 2.1M acres
Pine County Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 168° S
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.3 mi, 273° W · 1,410 acres
Sandstone History and Art Center (Arts Centre) — 24.8 mi, 179° S
Wrenshall deer statue (Public Artwork) — 25.0 mi, 069° E
Band Shell (Theatre) — 25.1 mi, 051° NE
Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 28.8 mi, 075° E
The Ojibwe's Sandy Lake Journey (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 313° NW
Tell Him I Blame Him for the Children we have Lost... (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 313° NW
Big Sandy Lake Reservoir (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 313° NW
Ely's Peak Overlook (Viewpoint) — 32.7 mi, 066° NE
Hinckley Fire Museum (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 185° S
Spirit Mountain Adventure Park (Attraction) — 34.9 mi, 064° NE
Proctor Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.5 mi, 061° NE
Black Bear (Attraction) — 36.3 mi, 063° NE
Cougar (Attraction) — 36.3 mi, 063° NE
Grey Wolf (Attraction) — 36.3 mi, 063° NE
The Terrace (Theatre) — 39.5 mi, 275° W
Phantom Galleries (Gallery) — 40.1 mi, 066° NE
A World of Accordions Museum (Museum) — 40.3 mi, 067° NE

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