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Mahtowa Minnesota Map

Explore Mahtowa, 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 Mahtowa, Minnesota

How to Use This Mahtowa, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.551745
Longitude	-92.636106
Population	332
Density	12.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	55707
Area Code	218
County Seat	Carlton
School District	Barnum Public School District

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About Mahtowa, Minnesota

Mahtowa is a locality in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 332. The population density is 12.1 people per km². Mahtowa is located at 46.5517°N, 92.6361°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 55707.

Mahtowa marks a quiet transition where the heavy, dark timber of the North Woods begins to yield to the expansive, open farmland of the plains. It lies 13.1 miles southwest of Cloquet, MN (from Cloquet, MN: bearing 219°T), and is situated 10.3 miles northeast of Moose Lake. The Moose Horn River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its current often muted by the heavy frost that clings to the banks during the long, monochromatic winters. A mile from the center, the Miscellaneous SRMA offers a stretch of unmanicured wilderness where the air carries the sharp, clean scent of pine needles and damp earth. Three miles to the north, Crystal Lake rests in a shallow basin, its surface reflecting the pale, high-altitude light that defines the transition between the seasons. To the west, the distant silhouette of Elys Peak remains a faint, jagged promise on the horizon, while the deeper reaches of the Fond du Lac State Forest sit ten miles away, anchoring the region in a dense, ancient quietude.

Mahtowa grew from the necessity of the rail line, serving as a vital point for the movement of timber and grain that once fueled the regional economy. The rhythm of daily life here remains tethered to the land, shaped by the legacy of early settlers who cleared the brush and established the sturdy, wood-framed structures that still define the main thoroughfare. Local industry has evolved from the early harvest of the woods to a more tempered existence, with small-scale agriculture and regional trade providing the primary pulse of the community. In the quiet hours of a late afternoon, the low sun casts long shadows across the fields, illuminating the simple, utilitarian architecture that has weathered decades of snowfall. There is a persistent, grounded endurance in the way the local residents move through their day, a reflection of a place that prefers the steady labor of the harvest to the haste of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 090° E
Fond Du Lac State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 271° W
Blackhoof River State Aquatic Management Area (Carlton) (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 050° NE
Sawyer State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 001° N
Moose Lake State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 210° SW
Moose Lake Depot Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 223° SW
Jay Cooke State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 055° NE
Wrenshall deer statue (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 068° E
Band Shell (Theatre) — 14.1 mi, 035° NE
Douglas County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 090° E
St Louis River Streambank Protection Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.7 mi, 078° E
Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 16.7 mi, 078° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 295° NW
Ely's Peak Overlook (Viewpoint) — 20.5 mi, 063° NE
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 20.7 mi, 322° NW · 2.1M acres
Spirit Mountain Adventure Park (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 060° NE
Proctor Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 056° NE
Black Bear (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 060° NE
Cougar (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 060° NE
Coyote (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 060° NE
Pine County Historical Museum (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 195° S
Phantom Galleries (Gallery) — 27.9 mi, 065° NE
A World of Accordions Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 065° NE
Hanni Strahl Concert Hall (Theatre) — 28.1 mi, 065° NE
Kruk Gallery (Gallery) — 28.4 mi, 066° NE
Holden Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 28.4 mi, 066° NE
Ole Haugsrud Stadium (Stadium) — 28.6 mi, 066° NE
Harvey Francis Williamson (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 047° NE
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.8 mi, 268° W · 36k acres
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 37.5 mi, 164° S · 21k acres

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