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Martin Lake Minnesota Map

Explore Martin 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.

Interactive Map of Martin Lake, Minnesota

How to Use This Martin Lake, Minnesota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Martin 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 Martin 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	Martin Lake
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Anoka County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.381076
Longitude	-93.094944
Population	907
Density	254.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	55079
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Anoka
School District	Forest Lake Public School District

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About Martin Lake, Minnesota

Martin Lake is a locality in Anoka County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 907. The population density is 254.3 people per km². Martin Lake is located at 45.3811°N, 93.0949°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 55079.

Martin Lake anchors a landscape of glacial till and dense, quiet woodlands that seem to hold the respiration of the earth in check. It lies 6.7 miles northeast of East Bethel, MN (from East Bethel, MN: bearing 51°T), and is situated 8.8 miles northwest of Forest Lake. The horizon here is defined not by jagged elevations, but by the subtle, persistent reach of timber and the low-slung expanse of the sky, which turns a bruised, metallic violet as the sun descends behind the tree line. Only a mile away, the West Branch Sunrise River carves a narrow, serpentine path through the terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate, dark gravity that mirrors the surrounding stands of birch and pine. During the long, frigid months, the moisture in the air crystallizes into a fine, stinging dust, and the silence that descends upon the woods feels absolute, as if the land itself has retreated into a deep, necessary slumber.

Human presence in Martin Lake remains tethered to the rhythms of the seasons and the enduring legacy of those who first cleared the brush to establish homesteads on this hard-won soil. The economy draws its pulse from the land, manifesting in a mix of modest agricultural pursuits and a reliance on the resources provided by the nearby Gordie Mikkelson State Wildlife Management Area, which preserves the ecological integrity of the marshes and meadows. Life in Martin Lake proceeds with a steady, unadorned diligence, where the local character is forged by the requirement of self-sufficiency and a profound familiarity with the shifting temperaments of the climate. Visitors might occasionally catch the distant, faint silhouette of Wild Mountain on a clear day, yet the true gravity of existence here is centered on the immediate, tangible reality of the forest floor and the turning of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gordie Mikkelson State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 214° SW
Carlos Avery State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 171° S
Fish Lake Trail Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 289° W
Helen Allison Savanna Fee (Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 275° W
Cedar Creek Nha (Local Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 293° NW
Coon Lake County Park (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 202° S
Sandhill Crane Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 256° W
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 7.8 mi, 180° S
River Observation area (Viewpoint) — 12.6 mi, 273° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 229° SW
Play Inc. Community Theatre (Arts Centre) — 14.6 mi, 335° NW
Scandia Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 122° SE
Präst Häst (Public Artwork) — 16.5 mi, 123° SE
Wild River State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 035° NE
Swedish Settler's Monument (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 127° SE
Amador Heritage Center (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 063° NE
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.0 mi, 037° NE · 21k acres
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.0 mi, 110° E · 4,903 acres
Heart of the City Music Factory (Theatre) — 18.6 mi, 230° SW
Rumriver Art Center (Arts Centre) — 18.6 mi, 230° SW
Pumpkin Roundabout (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 227° SW
Mound (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 173° S
Marine Village Artist Studios (Gallery) — 20.2 mi, 128° SE
Judd Street Exchange (Gallery) — 20.2 mi, 128° SE
Marine Mill (Historic Ruins) — 20.3 mi, 128° SE
White Bear Lake High School Varsity Field (Stadium) — 20.4 mi, 169° S
Amphitheater (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 057° NE
Lakeshore Players Theater (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 168° S
White Bear Lake Historical Society (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 169° S
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.3 mi, 191° S · 24k acres

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