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Kiester Minnesota Map

Explore Kiester, 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 Kiester, Minnesota

How to Use This Kiester, Minnesota Map

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

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	Kiester
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Faribault County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.536343
Longitude	-93.712166
Population	488
Density	443.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56051
Area Code	320
County Seat	Blue Earth
School District	United South Central School District

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About Kiester, Minnesota

Kiester is a locality in Faribault County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 488. The population density is 443.3 people per km². Kiester is located at 43.5363°N, 93.7122°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kiester is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56051.

Kiester emerges from the expansive, flat horizon of the southern plains as a quiet intersection of sky and fertile earth. It lies 18.9 miles west-southwest of Albert Lea, MN (from Albert Lea, MN: bearing 246°T), and is situated 19.3 miles north of Forest City. Brush Creek winds its way through the periphery of the landscape, its narrow channel cutting a subtle, verdant path through the surrounding fields that stretch toward the distant, hazy rise of Pilot Knob. The air here holds a crisp, singular clarity, particularly in the late afternoon when the sun casts elongated shadows across the soil, turning the vast expanse into a checkerboard of deep umber and gold. Only a few miles away, the Faribault County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the migratory calls of birds, while the tranquil waters of Harmon Lake provide a reflective surface for the changing seasons, mirroring the immense, unclouded dome of the sky above.

Kiester preserves the steady, industrious rhythm of an agricultural heritage, where the economy remains deeply anchored to the productivity of the surrounding black-soil prairies. Grain elevators serve as the vertical sentinels of the skyline, standing as functional monuments to a history defined by the labor of generations who shaped this land into a patchwork of productive fields. The pace of daily life is measured by the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest, a rhythm that dictates the quiet commerce of the main thoroughfares and the enduring character of the people. This is a place where the connection to the earth remains tangible and unbroken, defined by a modest, enduring resilience that persists long after the harvest has been gathered and the first frost settles upon the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Faribault County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 152° SE
Harmon Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 176° S
Winnebago County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ia (Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 204° SW
Good Neighbors Marsh Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 204° SW
Walnut Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 341° N
Lande River Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 138° SE
Hogsback Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 125° SE
Hogsback Marsh Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 9.4 mi, 111° E
Alden Community Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 036° NE
Lake Mills Veterans Memorial/ Freedom Rock (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 132° SE
Rice Lake State Park (State Park) — 14.4 mi, 135° SE
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 229° SW
Holtan Farm Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 169° S
Thanks for Visiting Minnesota (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 097° E
Minnesota Welcomes You (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 097° E
Mansion Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 169° S
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 19.2 mi, 169° S
Freeborn County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 19.6 mi, 064° NE
Myre-Big Island State Park (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 071° E
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 20.5 mi, 060° NE
Jolly Green Giant (Public Artwork) — 20.8 mi, 293° NW
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 22.4 mi, 343° N
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.8 mi, 235° SW · 5,668 acres
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 35.7 mi, 133° SE
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 36.2 mi, 134° SE
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 37.1 mi, 136° SE
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 37.1 mi, 135° SE
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 37.2 mi, 075° E
Lone Rock (Attraction) — 37.9 mi, 235° SW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.2 mi, 208° SW · 12k acres

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