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Knife River Minnesota Map

Explore Knife 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 Knife River, Minnesota

How to Use This Knife River, Minnesota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Knife 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 Knife 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	Knife River
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Lake County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	46.94938
Longitude	-91.779068
Population	212
Density	122.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	55609
Area Code	218
County Seat	Two Harbors
School District	Lake Superior Public School District

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About Knife River, Minnesota

Knife River is a locality in Lake County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 212. The population density is 122.9 people per km². Knife River is located at 46.9494°N, 91.7791°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 55609.

Knife River rises where the dark, timbered currents of the Knife River spill into the vast, cold expanse of Lake Superior. It lies 19.3 miles northeast of Duluth, MN (from Duluth, MN: bearing 53°T), and is situated 7.2 miles southwest of Two Harbors. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, rhythmic breathing of the lake, which pulls at the rocky shoreline and casts a pale, silver light over the driftwood and basalt stones of the coast. To the west, the land rises toward the silent silhouette of Pork City Hill, while the waters of the Knife River carve a deep, winding path through the woods before meeting the horizon. Just offshore, the rocky prominence of Knife Island breaks the surface, standing as a solitary sentinel against the restless, shifting moods of the water. In the quiet hours, the air carries a sharp, metallic scent of cold stone and pine, a bracing clarity that lingers long after the sun has slipped below the tree line.

Knife River holds the echoes of early timber harvests and the persistent, industrious spirit of those who first sought a living from the deep woods and the rocky harbor. Economic life has long been tethered to the water, where the legacy of commercial fishing persists in the weathered docks and the small, sturdy vessels that brave the swells. Residents move with the deliberate pace of those who understand that the seasons dictate the terms of survival, from the long, frozen winters to the brief, bright bloom of summer. While the nearby Miscellaneous serves as a quiet expanse of protected land, the character of Knife River remains rooted in its history as a place of transit and trade, a waypoint between the dense northern forests and the expansive, unforgiving waters that reach toward Agate Bay. It is a place of hard, honest textures, where the work of the day is measured by the tide and the steady, unyielding flow of the river.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 0.0 mi, 180° S
Knife River State Aquatic Management Area (Lake/St. Louis) (State Conservation Area) — 0.0 mi, 352° N
Sucker River State Aquatic Management Area (St. Louis) (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 243° SW
Two Harbors Light Station (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 050° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.4 mi, 049° NE
Cloquet Valley State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 9.0 mi, 336° NW
Lester River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.6 mi, 238° SW
Glensheen - Historic Congdon Estate (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 234° SW
Hartley Nature Center (Nature Reserve) — 16.3 mi, 242° SW
Minnesota's Oldest Concrete (Monument) — 16.7 mi, 237° SW
Dadibajimoowinini (Public Artwork) — 17.0 mi, 238° SW
Old Pump Station (Historic Ruins) — 17.5 mi, 234° SW
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 234° SW
NorShor Theatre (Theatre) — 18.6 mi, 234° SW
Gooseberry Falls State Park (State Park) — 18.7 mi, 046° NE
Modern Ship Anchor (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 232° SW
Trotman Folding Stock Anchor (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 232° SW
Siiviis Gallery (Gallery) — 18.8 mi, 232° SW
South Breakwater Inner Light (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 232° SW
St. Louis County Historical Society (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 233° SW
Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 19.6 mi, 202° S
Gooseberry Falls Visitor Center Theater (Theatre) — 19.7 mi, 048° NE
Civilian Conservation Corps Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 19.8 mi, 047° NE
Japanese Peace Bell (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 234° SW
State of Wisconsin Fire & Police Hall of Fame (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 217° SW
Split Rock Lighthouse State Park (State Park) — 22.9 mi, 045° NE
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 23.2 mi, 000° N · 2.1M acres
Chequamegon National Forest (National Forest) — 29.3 mi, 133° SE · 863k acres
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore (National Lakeshore) — 34.7 mi, 097° E · 110k acres
Gaylord Nelson Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.0 mi, 091° E · 33k acres

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