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Lancaster Minnesota Map

Explore Lancaster, 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 Lancaster, Minnesota

How to Use This Lancaster, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	48.858315
Longitude	-96.804215
Population	364
Density	60.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56735
Area Code	320
County Seat	Hallock
School District	Lancaster Public School District

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About Lancaster, Minnesota

Lancaster is a locality in Kittson County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 364. The population density is 60.2 people per km². Lancaster is located at 48.8583°N, 96.8042°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lancaster is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56735.

Lancaster occupies a flat, expansive reach of the Red River Valley where the horizon stretches thin and taut as a pulled wire. It lies 65.3 miles north of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 9°T), and is situated 58.5 miles north-northwest of Thief River Falls. The North Branch Two Rivers cuts a deliberate, modest path through the silt-heavy soil, its banks often fringed with the skeletal grace of winter-hardened brush. To the east, the ground begins its subtle climb toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Juneberry Ridge, a muted rise against the immense, shifting sky. Five miles away, the Tallgrass Aspen Parklands Fee preserves a mosaic of prairie and grove, where the wind moves through the tall stalks with a sound like dry paper rubbing together. The air here carries a sharp, clean edge, smelling of dark earth and the deep, abiding chill that settles into the land long before the first frost locks the fields in place.

Lancaster persists as a quiet node of industry and labor, its identity forged in the heavy machinery of broad-acre agriculture and the stubborn endurance of those who work the grain. The rhythm of the days is dictated by the slow turning of the seasons, moving from the frantic urgency of harvest to the long, contemplative silence of the deep winter months. While Lake Bronson lies thirteen miles distant, offering a rare reprieve of open water, the life of Lancaster remains firmly rooted in the surrounding plains and the steady yield of the soil. The heritage here is quiet and layered, marked by the practical architecture of silos and steel sheds that define the skyline. Life in Lancaster moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own gravity, holding fast to a landscape that demands both respect and a steady hand.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tallgrass Aspen Parklands Fee (Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 087° E
Skull Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 033° NE
Tallgrass Aspen Parkland (Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 051° NE
Beaches Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 080° E
Kittson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 142° SE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.7 mi, 061° NE · 12k acres
Lake Bronson State Park (State Park) — 11.7 mi, 140° SE
Survivor's Flower Bed (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 197° S
Minn-Dak Mural (Public Artwork) — 20.1 mi, 192° S
Pembina State Museum (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 291° W
Karlstad Pavilion (Theatre) — 23.4 mi, 146° SE
Anderson/Bagaas Burial (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 172° S
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.3 mi, 132° SE · 124k acres
Roseau County Museum (Museum) — 47.4 mi, 091° E
Viking Farmer Museam (Museum) — 47.8 mi, 157° SE
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 49.2 mi, 131° SE · 5,094 acres
Heritage Village (Museum) — 63.8 mi, 189° S
River Cinema 15 (Cinema) — 65.0 mi, 189° S
Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 65.4 mi, 189° S
Leonard Hall Geology Museum (Museum) — 66.0 mi, 191° S

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