Explore Lake Bronson, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake Bronson, 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 Lake Bronson.
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 | Lake Bronson |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Kittson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 48.735534 |
| Longitude | -96.662822 |
| Population | 178 |
| Density | 129.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 56734 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| County Seat | Hallock |
| School District | Tri-County School District |
Lake Bronson emerges from the expansive, flat horizon of the northern prairie where the sky claims more territory than the earth itself. It lies 58.5 miles north-northeast of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 17°T), and is situated 58.1 miles north-northeast of East Grand Forks. The South Branch Two Rivers meanders through this terrain, its quiet current carving a subtle, serpentine path through the grasses that turn a brittle, pale gold as the season wanes. To the west, the faint, jagged silhouette of Juneberry Ridge marks the limit of the view, a reminder of the geological shifts that once shaped this basin. Only three miles away, the waters of Lake Bronson mirror the shifting clouds, offering a stillness that seems to slow the very air, grounding the landscape in a profound and elemental silence.
Lake Bronson State Park preserves the integrity of these woods and wetlands, serving as a sanctuary where the legacy of the region’s settlement remains undisturbed by the frantic pace of modern life. The local economy draws its strength from the cycles of the soil, with agriculture dictating the rhythms of the days and the seasons, much as it has since the early settlers first broke the stubborn sod. There is a weight to the history here, felt in the way the architecture clings to the ground and the stoic manner in which the residents navigate the long, deep winters. Life in Lake Bronson is defined by a quiet resilience, a recognition that the land demands a steady hand and a patient heart, fostering a community that values the enduring stability of its own geography over the fleeting distractions of the wider world.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake Bronson, Minnesota. Coordinates: 48.735534, -96.662822. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Lake Bronson includes the ZIP code (56734), telephone area code (320), county seat of Kittson County (Hallock), and school district assignment (Tri-County School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |