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Lonsdale Minnesota Map

Explore Lonsdale, 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 Lonsdale, Minnesota

How to Use This Lonsdale, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.480241
Longitude	-93.428559
Population	4,686
Density	689.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55046
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Faribault
School District	Tri-City United School District

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About Lonsdale, Minnesota

Lonsdale is a locality in Rice County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,686. The population density is 689.0 people per km². Lonsdale is located at 44.4802°N, 93.4286°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lonsdale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55046.

Lonsdale emerges from the expansive, fertile plains of southern Minnesota as a quiet threshold where the prairie transitions into dense, wind-swept groves. It lies 13.2 miles west of Northfield, MN (from Northfield, MN: bearing 277°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-southeast of New Prague. The horizon remains wide and unobstructed, though the topography shifts in subtle, rhythmic swells that catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon. Three miles to the north, the waters of Duban Lake remain still under the vast sky, mirroring the shifting clouds, while the persistent flow of Knowles Creek carves a narrow, serpentine path through the surrounding fields. Residents often gather at Lion'S Park (Monkey Island) to watch the seasons turn, observing how the frost clings to the stalks of dormant corn long after the first snows have arrived.

Lonsdale maintains a character defined by its agricultural roots and the steady, deliberate pace of a place built upon the labor of the soil. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the land, reflecting a history of settlement that prioritized the reliable output of the surrounding acreage over the rapid expansion of neighboring urban centers. While the silhouette of Buck Hill remains a distant, faint suggestion on the extreme horizon, the identity of Lonsdale is firmly tethered to the immediate, tangible cycles of the farm and the modest, brick-lined storefronts that anchor its center. Life here moves with a certain gravity, marked by the smell of cooling earth and the sound of machinery echoing across the flat, open expanses that define this region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sticha Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 143° SE
Rezac Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 113° SE
Robert J. Lick State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 203° SW
Rice County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 204° SW
Milest State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 119° SE
Lesueur County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.8 mi, 244° SW
POW/MIA Memorial (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 173° S
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 126° SE
Arts and Heritage Center (Arts Centre) — 8.0 mi, 250° W
Gopher State Railway Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 313° NW
Between Earth and Sky (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 108° E
Mill Towns Trail Info (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 107° E
Cannon Valley Cinema 10 (Cinema) — 11.9 mi, 107° E
Northfield Area Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 099° E
Santa's Cottage (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 097° E
Northfield Historical Society (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 097° E
Northfield Arts Guild (Arts Centre) — 13.3 mi, 097° E
Horse Arena (Stadium) — 13.8 mi, 147° SE
Waterford Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 14.2 mi, 089° E
Outdoor classroom (Theatre) — 14.4 mi, 033° NE
Scott Carver Thresher's Association (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 319° NW
Nerstrand Big Woods State Park (State Park) — 17.4 mi, 122° SE
Sakatah Lake State Park (State Park) — 17.5 mi, 192° S
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.5 mi, 330° NW · 24k acres
Minnesota Valley (State Recreation Area) — 17.7 mi, 325° NW
Ehmiller Place (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 335° NW
King's Gate (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 336° NW
Shepherd's Green (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 336° NW
Marcus Southbridge Crossing Cinema (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 003° N
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 65.2 mi, 350° N · 61k acres

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