Lake Henry Minnesota Map

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.

About This Lake Henry Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake Henry, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.46052, -94.796398. 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 Henry includes the ZIP code (56362), telephone area code (320), county seat of Stearns County (St. Cloud), and school district assignment (Paynesville Public School District).

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.