Enter your search query in the box below.

Lake Henry Minnesota Map

Explore Lake Henry, 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 Henry, Minnesota

How to Use This Lake Henry, Minnesota Map

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

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 Henry
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Stearns County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.46052
Longitude	-94.796398
Population	72
Density	140.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56362
Area Code	320
County Seat	St. Cloud
School District	Paynesville Public School District

🌦 Goto Lake Henry Weather Page: Lake Henry, Minnesota — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Lake Henry, Minnesota

Lake Henry is a locality in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 72. The population density is 140.4 people per km². Lake Henry is located at 45.4605°N, 94.7964°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lake Henry is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56362.

Lake Henry defines the horizon with a stillness that suggests the land is holding its breath against the coming frost. It lies 26.3 miles north-northeast of Willmar, MN (from Willmar, MN: bearing 27°T), and is situated 6.9 miles northwest of Paynesville. The topography here is a glacial inheritance, a stretch of flat and fertile expanse that transitions into modest rises as one moves toward the distant silhouette of Mount Tom. A mile away, the Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary where the reeds turn brittle and copper under the late autumn sun, marking the boundary between the managed fields and the wilder, marshy hollows. The light at dusk here possesses a particular clarity, stripping the shadows of their color until the world is rendered in stark, honest shades of charcoal and slate.

Agriculture forms the backbone of Lake Henry, where the rhythm of the seasons dictates the pace of life more surely than any clock. The legacy of those who first broke this heavy soil remains present in the sturdy architecture of the silos and the wide, open grids of the surrounding acreage. Five miles distant, the North Fork Crow River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, serving as a quiet artery for the drainage of the Bonanza Valley. While the proximity to such vast, open space invites a solitary contemplation, the character of Lake Henry is defined by a deep-seated resilience, a quiet endurance that persists long after the harvest is gathered and the first snow begins its slow, steady accumulation across the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 074° E
Zion State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 145° SE
Roseville State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 169° S
Ordway/Glacial Lakes Fee (Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 224° SW
Ordway/Glacial Lakes (Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 196° S
Koronis Cinema (Cinema) — 6.8 mi, 144° SE
Kandiyohi County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.9 mi, 224° SW
Paynesville Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 141° SE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 9.9 mi, 208° SW
Giant Crow Statue (Public Artwork) — 10.4 mi, 264° W
A maze'n Farmyard (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 137° SE
Sibley State Park (State Park) — 13.7 mi, 229° SW
Melrose Area Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 358° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.4 mi, 255° W · 12k acres
Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 20.0 mi, 264° W
510 Art Lab (Arts Centre) — 20.6 mi, 339° N
Saint John's Pottery Studio (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 067° NE
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 21.0 mi, 067° NE
Stone Gate (Historic Ruins) — 21.7 mi, 067° NE
Maple Sugar Shack (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 068° E
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 22.2 mi, 267° W
Monson Lake State Park (State Park) — 24.2 mi, 247° SW
Kandiyohi County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 207° SW
Meeker County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 150° SE
Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone (Monument) — 26.7 mi, 091° E
Golden Ticket Kandi 6 (Cinema) — 27.2 mi, 206° SW
Litchfiel Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 27.6 mi, 151° SE
Schwanke's Museum (Museum) — 28.0 mi, 206° SW
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.2 mi, 085° E · 61k acres

Latest News: Lake Henry

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News