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La Prairie Minnesota Map

Explore La Prairie, 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 La Prairie, Minnesota

How to Use This La Prairie, Minnesota Map

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

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	La Prairie
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Itasca County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	47.228276
Longitude	-93.489102
Population	653
Density	152.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55744
Area Code	218
County Seat	Grand Rapids
School District	Greenway Public School District

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About La Prairie, Minnesota

La Prairie is a locality in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 653. The population density is 152.6 people per km². La Prairie is located at 47.2283°N, 93.4891°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. La Prairie is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55744.

La Prairie unfolds where the dark, cool currents of the Prairie River carve a deliberate path through the northern landscape. It lies 2.0 miles east-southeast of Grand Rapids, MN (from Grand Rapids, MN: bearing 108°T), and is situated 6.6 miles east-southeast of Cohasset. The air here holds a crisp, lingering clarity, especially as the light begins to tilt toward the horizon, casting long, thin shadows across the earth. To the west, the Sugar Hills rise as a distant, hazy indigo silhouette against the sky, while the local terrain remains defined by the quiet presence of Ryan Park, a space that serves as an anchor for the immediate surroundings. Only a mile away, the stillness of Lily Lake offers a mirror to the surrounding birch and pine, its surface undisturbed by the frantic pace of larger, more crowded regions. Beyond the immediate tree line, the vast, wooded expanse of the Golden Anniversary State Forest stretches out, imbuing the atmosphere with the scent of damp needles and the deep, silent resolve of the North Woods.

Life in La Prairie retains a steady, rhythmic connection to the land, shaped by the legacy of the timber industry and the enduring influence of the Iron Range. The economy has shifted over the decades, yet the work ethic remains rooted in the physical reality of the environment, where the change of seasons dictates the flow of activity. Residents navigate the landscape with an intimate knowledge of the terrain, moving between the riverbanks and the nearby timberlands with a pragmatism that mirrors the history of the region. There is a particular weight to the winters here, a season that demands a quiet endurance and brings a profound, crystalline silence to the woods. Throughout the year, La Prairie keeps a measured pace, defined by the steady movement of the Prairie River and the collective memory of those who have made their lives in this quiet corner of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ryan Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 111° E
Prairie River State Aquatic Management Area (Itasca) (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 134° SE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 272° W
Veterans Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 277° W
Oakland Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 268° W
Pink Elephant (Public Artwork) — 1.2 mi, 269° W
Grand Rapids Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 321° NW
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 1.6 mi, 248° W · 660k acres
Bass Brook State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 286° W
Golden Anniversary State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 151° SE
Pokegama Lake (Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 199° S
Hill-Annex Mine State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 055° NE
Beerbower Veterans Monument (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 198° S
Hanna Mining Company Train Cabose (Attraction) — 22.6 mi, 058° NE
Hibbing Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 062° NE
Paulucci Space Theatre (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 063° NE
Big Sandy Lake Reservoir (Monument) — 32.3 mi, 166° S
Tell Him I Blame Him for the Children we have Lost... (Monument) — 32.3 mi, 166° S
Minnesota Museum of Mining (Museum) — 33.2 mi, 057° NE
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 36.8 mi, 041° NE · 2.1M acres
Baldwin 1910 steam locomotive 806 (Attraction) — 45.7 mi, 062° NE
Lost 40 Loop (Attraction) — 46.4 mi, 323° NW
Fond du Lac State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 48.1 mi, 135° SE
Virginia Heritage Museum (Museum) — 48.7 mi, 064° NE
The Terrace (Theatre) — 49.1 mi, 192° S
Oldtown-Finntown Overlook (Viewpoint) — 49.3 mi, 065° NE
Walker Bay Lighthouse (Attraction) — 51.6 mi, 261° W
Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum (Museum) — 53.3 mi, 225° SW
Band Shell (Theatre) — 59.7 mi, 126° SE
Lake Theatre (Cinema) — 63.6 mi, 147° SE

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