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Laporte Minnesota Map

Explore Laporte, 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 Laporte, Minnesota

How to Use This Laporte, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.213844
Longitude	-94.754168
Population	134
Density	73.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56461
Area Code	320
County Seat	Park Rapids
School District	Laporte Public School District

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About Laporte, Minnesota

Laporte is a locality in Hubbard County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 134. The population density is 73.7 people per km². Laporte is located at 47.2138°N, 94.7542°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Laporte is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56461.

Laporte emerges from the dense, hushed embrace of the North Woods, where the air holds a permanent, crisp clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every pine needle and birch leaf. It lies 18.9 miles south-southeast of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 162°T), and is situated 24.7 miles northeast of Park Rapids. The landscape around Laporte is defined by the steady, dark presence of Garfield Lake, which mirrors the vast Minnesota sky with an intensity that shifts from steel-gray to deep, bruised indigo as the sun retreats. Only a mile away, the Kabekona River carves a quiet, winding path through the soil, its waters carrying the slow, deliberate pulse of the interior plains. To the distant horizon, the land rises in subtle, forested swells, while the quiet expanse of the Miscellaneous SRMA offers a sanctuary where the shadows stretch long and thin across the ferns and mossy ground, undisturbed by the hurried pace of modern life.

History in Laporte remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the timber and land, a legacy carved by those who first recognized the value of the towering conifers and the fertile, glacial till. While the economy has evolved from the early logging camps that once defined the region, the character of the place persists in the steady work of local trades and the seasonal pulse of the woods. Residents often look toward the distant silhouette of Swede Hill, a landmark that stands as a silent sentinel over the changing seasons, while the nearby Welsh Lake State Forest serves as a reminder of the vast, untamed wilderness that defines this northern territory. Life here is measured by the thickening of the ice in winter and the sudden, exuberant greening of the brush in spring, a cycle that hums beneath the surface of everyday activity, grounding the people in the quiet, enduring reality of the North.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 150° SE
Kabekona River State Aquatic Management Area (Hubbard) (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 295° NW
Paul Bunyan State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 239° SW
Kabekona State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 223° SW
Leech Lake (Recreation Area) — 6.2 mi, 109° E
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 7.1 mi, 143° SE · 660k acres
Pine Point Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 9.8 mi, 121° SE
Unknown Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 122° SE · 520 acres
Walker Bay Lighthouse (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 132° SE
North Country National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 14.2 mi, 153° SE · 286 acres
Paul Bunyan Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 176° S
Paul Bunyan Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.6 mi, 176° S
Itasca State Park (State Park) — 18.2 mi, 268° W
Lake Bemidji State Park (State Park) — 18.5 mi, 348° N
The Chief Theatre (Theatre) — 18.7 mi, 342° N
Headwaters Science Center (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 342° N
Mississippi River Headwaters (Viewpoint) — 21.4 mi, 275° W
Sugar Point Battle (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 121° SE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 214° SW
Long Lake Theater & Event Center (Theatre) — 28.8 mi, 205° SW
Beltrami Monument (Monument) — 31.2 mi, 349° N
Historic caboose (Attraction) — 38.1 mi, 154° SE
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.5 mi, 257° W · 86k acres
Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum (Museum) — 43.2 mi, 149° SE
Lost 40 Loop (Attraction) — 49.4 mi, 039° NE
Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 50.5 mi, 316° NW
Cultural Center (Museum) — 56.3 mi, 212° SW
Captain Black's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 56.6 mi, 202° S
ITOW Veterans Museum (Museum) — 57.7 mi, 223° SW
Odyssey Cinemas Washington Square 7 (Cinema) — 58.3 mi, 242° SW

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