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Lake George Minnesota Map

Explore Lake George, 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 George, Minnesota

How to Use This Lake George, Minnesota Map

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

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.

CityLake George
StateMinnesota (MN)
CountyHubbard County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude47.178816
Longitude-94.972365
Population233
Density17.7 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes56458, 56470
Area Code320
County SeatPark Rapids
School DistrictPark Rapids Public School District

About Lake George, Minnesota

Lake George is a locality in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 233. The population density is 17.7 people per km². Lake George is located at 47.1788°N, 94.9724°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 56458, 56470.

Lake George emerges from the landscape as a quiet intersection of water and timber, defined by the steady, unpretentious course of the Schoolcraft River. It lies 19.6 miles south-southwest of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 196°T), and is situated 19.5 miles north of Park Rapids. The Schoolcraft River carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its banks lined with the dense, dark green needles of the Paul Bunyan State Forest, which blankets the surrounding country in an unbroken stretch of wilderness. Here, the land does not rise into dramatic peaks, though the distant elevation of Anchor Hill marks the horizon like a soft, permanent bruise against the sky. During the transition of seasons, the air turns crisp and carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a sharpness that clarifies the light and makes the shadows of the tamarack and spruce stretch long across the ground.

History in Lake George is written in the slow accumulation of winters and the enduring legacy of the timber industry that once drew settlers to these northern woods. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the forest and the land, where the presence of the Paul Bunyan State Forest provides both a resource for the local way of life and a sanctuary for those who move through the quiet interior of the state. Life here unfolds with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the clamor of dense urban centers, favoring a solitude born of the vast, wooded plains. Residents often look toward the Eagle Scout Trail for passage into the deeper reaches of the backcountry, finding a sense of continuity in the way the seasons color the canopy and dictate the quiet work of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Paul Bunyan State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 321° NW
  • Schoolcraft River State Aquatic Management Area (Hubbard) (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 264° W
  • Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 3.9 mi, 187° S
  • Birch Creek State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 329° NW
  • Itasca State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 267° W
  • Mississippi River Headwaters (Viewpoint) — 11.8 mi, 291° W
  • La Salle Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 320° NW
  • Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 14.8 mi, 102° E · 660k acres
  • World's Largest Tiger Muskie (Public Artwork) — 16.0 mi, 157° SE
  • Paul Bunyan Historical Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 137° SE
  • Unknown Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 18.9 mi, 099° E · 520 acres
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.0 mi, 192° S
  • Walker Bay Lighthouse (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 106° E
  • North Country National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 19.6 mi, 122° SE · 286 acres
  • The Chief Theatre (Theatre) — 20.7 mi, 012° N
  • Headwaters Science Center (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 012° N
  • Lake Bemidji State Park (State Park) — 21.4 mi, 017° N
  • Leech Lake Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 045° NE
  • Long Lake Theater & Event Center (Theatre) — 23.8 mi, 184° S
  • Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.0 mi, 257° W · 86k acres
  • Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 29.1 mi, 255° W · 2,148 acres
  • Sugar Point Battle (Monument) — 30.3 mi, 107° E
  • Historic caboose (Attraction) — 41.7 mi, 140° SE
  • Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 46.0 mi, 327° NW
  • Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum (Museum) — 47.6 mi, 136° SE
  • Odyssey Cinemas Washington Square 7 (Cinema) — 48.1 mi, 239° SW
  • Young at Art Co (Gallery) — 48.2 mi, 239° SW
  • Detroit Lakes Sports Arena (Stadium) — 48.9 mi, 239° SW
  • ITOW Veterans Museum (Museum) — 49.3 mi, 216° SW
  • Cultural Center (Museum) — 49.5 mi, 203° SW

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About This Lake George Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake George, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.178816, -94.972365. 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 George includes the ZIP code (56458, 56470), telephone area code (320), county seat of Hubbard County (Park Rapids), and school district assignment (Park Rapids Public 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.