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Mahnomen Minnesota Map

Explore Mahnomen, 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 Mahnomen, Minnesota

How to Use This Mahnomen, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.773064
Longitude	-92.541752
Population	231
Density	70.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	56557
Area Code	320
County Seat	Mahnomen
School District	St. Louis County School District

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About Mahnomen, Minnesota

Mahnomen is a locality in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 231. The population density is 70.2 people per km². Mahnomen is located at 46.7731°N, 92.5418°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56557.

Mahnomen emerges from the vast, open plains as a place defined by the steady, persistent passage of the Wild Rice River. It lies 34.9 miles north of Detroit Lakes, MN (from Detroit Lakes, MN: bearing 350°T), and is situated 34.2 miles north-northeast of Hawley. The landscape around Mahnomen stretches in wide, horizontal lines, where the sky claims more territory than the earth, and the light at dusk settles in long, bruised ribbons of violet and gold across the fields. Five miles away, the quiet basin of Rush Lake holds the reflection of the clouds, while the distant rise of Frenchmans Bluff marks the horizon like a soft, permanent wrinkle in the flat expanse. Two miles out, the land opens into the Miscellaneous, a space where the grasses lean into the wind and the air carries the sharp, clean scent of turning seasons.

Mahnomen retains a deep-rooted character, shaped by the convergence of Ojibwe heritage and the legacy of early agricultural settlement that defined the region’s growth. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the harvest, with the slow, deliberate pace of life dictated by the cycles of the plains. Elders speak of the winters as a quiet, transformative force, a time when the world narrows to the warmth of hearths and the long, blue shadows cast across the snow. Beyond the local commerce, the spirit of Mahnomen persists in the resilience of its people, who navigate the quietude of the North Woods with a steady, unforced endurance that mirrors the slow drift of the nearby river.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Simian Creek State Aquatic Management Area (St. Louis) (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 022° N
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 032° NE
Dunlap Island Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 132° SE
Otter Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Carlton) (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 202° S
Band Shell (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 136° SE
Pine Valley Park (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 144° SE
Fond Du Lac State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.6 mi, 268° W
Jay Cooke State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 142° SE
Wrenshall deer statue (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 145° SE
Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.9 mi, 122° SE
St Louis River Streambank Protection Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.9 mi, 121° SE
Douglas County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 15.0 mi, 123° SE
Ely's Peak Overlook (Viewpoint) — 15.0 mi, 114° SE
Proctor Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 098° E
Spirit Mountain Adventure Park (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 105° E
Grey Wolf (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 101° E
Black Bear (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 101° E
Caribou (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 101° E
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 17.2 mi, 274° W · 2.1M acres
Harvey Francis Williamson (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 075° E
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 088° E
St. Louis County Historical Society (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 088° E
Phantom Galleries (Gallery) — 21.0 mi, 099° E
NorShor Theatre (Theatre) — 21.1 mi, 087° E
Siiviis Gallery (Gallery) — 21.2 mi, 088° E
Float Copper (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 088° E
A World of Accordions Museum (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 100° E
Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 086° E
Kruk Gallery (Gallery) — 21.8 mi, 100° E
Savanna Portage State Park (State Park) — 24.4 mi, 286° W

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