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Lanesboro Minnesota Map

Explore Lanesboro, 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 Lanesboro, Minnesota

How to Use This Lanesboro, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.720797
Longitude	-91.976822
Population	724
Density	217.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55949
Area Code	218
County Seat	Preston
School District	Lanesboro Public School District

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About Lanesboro, Minnesota

Lanesboro is a locality in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 724. The population density is 217.5 people per km². Lanesboro is located at 43.7208°N, 91.9768°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lanesboro is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55949.

Lanesboro occupies a deep limestone cradle where the South Branch Root River carves a serpentine path through the bluff country. It lies 28.3 miles southwest of Winona, MN (from Winona, MN: bearing 217°T), and is situated 17.7 miles south-southeast of St. Charles. Charles. The landscape rises in steep, verdant walls that hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed above Pigtail Ridge in the distance. To the west, the quiet expanse of Wadden Valley offers a hollow of shadow and tall grass, while the proximity of the Duschee Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Fillmore) ensures that the water remains clear and cold, reflecting the heavy, pale sky of the interior plains. The air here holds a sharpness that suggests the proximity of the Minnesota Memorial Hardwood State Forest, carrying the scent of damp earth and cooling stone as the day wanes.

Lanesboro grew from the ambition of iron rails and milling, transforming the raw power of the river into a center of commerce that eventually settled into a quieter, deliberate pace. Where steam whistles once signaled the arrival of goods, the rhythm of the present day is marked by the soft hum of bicycles and the steady, unpretentious industry of local artisans. The limestone architecture of the downtown district serves as a physical ledger of the past, standing with a stolid, gray grace against the shifting seasons. Life in Lanesboro is defined by a deep connection to the valley floor, where the residents maintain a watchful stewardship over the land, finding in the silence of the limestone bluffs a permanence that transcends the fleeting nature of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lanesboro History Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 237° SW
Duschee Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Fillmore) (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 206° SW
R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 034° NE
S. Br. Root River State Aquatic Management Area (Fillmore) (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 261° W
Preston Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.8 mi, 236° SW
Preston Veteran's Memorial (Attraction) — 6.1 mi, 236° SW
Fillmore County Historical Center (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 279° W
Forestville Mystery Cave State Park (State Park) — 11.6 mi, 247° SW
Rushford Depot Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 062° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 309° NW
Pope & Young Club (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 309° NW
Labyrinth (Public Artwork) — 14.6 mi, 340° N
Niagara Cave (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 195° S
Steam Engine Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 143° SE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 19.0 mi, 016° N
Upper Iowa River Wildlife Management Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.5 mi, 187° S
Schechs Mill (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 100° E
International Owl Center (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 20.6 mi, 082° E
Whitewater State Park (State Park) — 21.7 mi, 351° N
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Caboose (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 326° NW
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.6 mi, 169° S · 2,440 acres
Chester Woods amphitheater (Theatre) — 25.2 mi, 318° NW
Performance Center (Arts Centre) — 26.3 mi, 032° NE
Ice Arena (Stadium) — 26.4 mi, 032° NE
Valencia Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 27.5 mi, 034° NE
USCGC Winona (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 037° NE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.2 mi, 024° NE · 274k acres

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