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Lake Crystal Minnesota Map

Explore Lake Crystal, 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 Lake Crystal, Minnesota

How to Use This Lake Crystal, Minnesota Map

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

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 Crystal
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Blue Earth County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.105797
Longitude	-94.218849
Population	2,539
Density	574.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56055
Area Code	320
County Seat	Mankato
School District	Lake Crystal-Wellcome Memorial

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About Lake Crystal, Minnesota

Lake Crystal is a locality in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,539. The population density is 574.6 people per km². Lake Crystal is located at 44.1058°N, 94.2188°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lake Crystal is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56055.

Lake Crystal holds a quiet presence upon the flat, expansive plains of southern Minnesota, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered by the shadow of distant peaks. It lies 10.3 miles west-southwest of North Mankato, MN (from North Mankato, MN: bearing 243°T), and is situated 11.6 miles west-southwest of Mankato. The landscape around Lake Crystal is defined by the steady, fertile patience of the earth, an inland expanse where the air carries the dry, honest scent of tilled soil and changing seasons. Within the immediate boundaries, Marston Park offers a patch of greenery that anchors the local geography, providing a modest respite where the light at dusk settles in long, amber slats across the grass. Not far from the center, the steady progress of Minneopa Creek carves its way through the terrain, a reminder of the water that has shaped these fields long before the arrival of the rail lines that once dictated the movement of grain and goods.

Agriculture remains the fundamental pulse of Lake Crystal, dictating a rhythm that moves in sync with the planting and the harvest rather than the frantic pace of larger centers. The history of the region is etched into the very grain of the local economy, which has transitioned from the early days of milling and rail-side commerce into a modern iteration of trade and regional service. While the distant, geological memory of the region might be found in the far-off basin of the Lau Lakebed or the isolated drop of Minnewankon Falls, the everyday life of Lake Crystal remains tied to the immediate, reliable stability of the prairie. The people here share a connection to the land that is quiet and unpretentious, maintaining a life that values the clarity of a winter sky and the persistent, slow growth of the crops that define the surrounding horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jones Park And Jaycee Field (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 171° S
Welsh Acres Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 198° S
Blue Earth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 129° SE
O A Vee Memorial State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 067° NE
Minneopa State Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 025° NE
Swan Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 003° N
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 7.9 mi, 290° W
Rasmussen Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 075° E
Major General Doyle E. Larson (Public Artwork) — 10.7 mi, 249° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 249° W
Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 075° E
Watona Park Peace Pole (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 246° SW
410 Project (Gallery) — 11.2 mi, 069° E
Conkling Art Center (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 075° E
Blue Earth County Heritage Center Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 071° E
Spotlight Theatres Mankato 4 (Cinema) — 11.3 mi, 069° E
Andreas Theatre (Theatre) — 11.4 mi, 075° E
Ted Paul Theatre (Theatre) — 11.4 mi, 075° E
Bresnan Arena (Stadium) — 11.4 mi, 076° E
Flandrau State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 315° NW
Former Dam Site (Viewpoint) — 17.0 mi, 317° NW
Glueck Park (State Recreation Area) — 17.3 mi, 039° NE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 17.6 mi, 041° NE
John Lind House (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 320° NW
Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 320° NW
Wanda Gag House (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 320° NW
Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.2 mi, 039° NE
Harold and Ruth Schaefer Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.2 mi, 039° NE
Round House Railroad Club (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 247° SW
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.3 mi, 028° NE · 24k acres

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