Manhattan Beach Minnesota Map

About Manhattan Beach, Minnesota

Manhattan Beach is a locality in Crow Wing County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 61. The population density is 15.4 people per km². Manhattan Beach is located at 46.7356°N, 94.1436°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Manhattan Beach is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56442.

Manhattan Beach defines itself by the stillness of the North Woods, where the land yields to the deep, clear basin of Big Trout Lake. It lies 25.8 miles north of Brainerd, MN (from Brainerd, MN: bearing 7°T), and is situated 8.6 miles north-northeast of Breezy Point. The topography here is shaped by the slow retreat of ancient ice, leaving behind a landscape of glacial till and dense, encroaching pine stands that soften the hard edges of the horizon. In the crisp air of autumn, the light pulls long, amber shadows across the forest floor, turning the foliage into a muted display of bronze and copper. A few miles to the west, the winding Pine River cuts a darker path through the soil, while the distant, hazy rise of the Cuyuna Range marks the limit of the view to the south, a reminder of the geological weight that anchors this quiet corner of the state.

Manhattan Beach holds a quiet history rooted in the timber and iron heritage that once drove the regional economy, though today the pace is dictated more by the seasonal ebb and flow of visitors drawn to the inland waters. The influence of the nearby Emily State Forest is felt in the steady, resinous scent of balsam that drifts through the air, while the proximity of the Dassett Island State Aquatic Management Area (Crow Wing) preserves a necessary wildness at the edge of the human footprint. Life in Manhattan Beach remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, where the approach of winter brings a profound, heavy silence to the woods. The people who remain through the months of frost understand the land not as a vacation backdrop, but as a persistent, demanding neighbor that requires a steady hand and a patient temperament.

About This Manhattan Beach Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Manhattan Beach, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.7356, -94.143626. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Manhattan Beach includes the ZIP code (56442), telephone area code (320), county seat of Crow Wing County (Brainerd), and school district assignment (Pine River-Backus Public School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.