Explore Maple Lake, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Maple Lake, 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 Maple Lake.
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 | Maple Lake |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Wright County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 45.229132 |
| Longitude | -94.001923 |
| Population | 2,159 |
| Density | 377.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 55358 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| County Seat | Buffalo |
| School District | Maple Lake Public School District |
Maple Lake unfolds across a landscape of gentle glacial moraines and fertile soil, defined by the quiet interplay of open fields and sheltered woodlots. It lies 7.3 miles west-northwest of Buffalo, MN (from Buffalo, MN: bearing 303°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-southeast of Annandale. The terrain hums with the slow, deliberate movement of the seasons, where the light at dusk often catches the silvered grasses of the fields, turning the horizon into a soft, glowing charcoal. Just a mile from the residential center, the waters of Maple Lake hold the reflection of the sky in a mirror of deep indigo, while the nearby Mill Creek traces a meandering path through the earth, cooling the roots of the surrounding hardwoods. Residents here look toward the distant silhouette of Blue Hill on the horizon, a landmark that provides a steady, silent anchor for the flat, expansive plains that stretch toward the horizon.
Maple Lake bears the quiet weight of a history built upon the steady labor of agricultural expansion and the endurance of those who first broke the stubborn, frost-hardened soil. The local economy persists with a rhythmic, grounded focus, balancing the productivity of its fields with a community character shaped by long, disciplined winters that sharpen the mind and clarify the spirit. Life moves in accordance with the turning of the crops and the seasonal migrations of wildlife, often observed by those who wander the protected acreage of the Maple Lake State Wildlife Management Area. Whether navigating the practical demands of the work week or finding solitude in the quiet corners of the landscape, the people of Maple Lake maintain a connection to the land that is as deep as the local water tables, favoring a life of substance over the fleeting distractions of the wider world.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maple Lake, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.229132, -94.001923. 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 Maple Lake includes the ZIP code (55358), telephone area code (612, 952), county seat of Wright County (Buffalo), and school district assignment (Maple Lake Public School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |