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Mayer Minnesota Map

Explore Mayer, 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 Mayer, Minnesota

How to Use This Mayer, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.884962
Longitude	-93.887745
Population	2,453
Density	689.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55360
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Chaska
School District	Watertown-Mayer Public School District

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About Mayer, Minnesota

Mayer is a locality in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,453. The population density is 689.3 people per km². Mayer is located at 44.8850°N, 93.8877°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mayer is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55360.

Mayer claims a quiet corner of the prairie where the land flattens into an expansive, open horizon. It lies 5.5 miles west-northwest of Waconia, MN (from Waconia, MN: bearing 296°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west-southwest of Minnetrista. The South Fork Crow River winds through the periphery, its current cutting a subtle, persistent path through the soil just a mile from the center. To the west, the landscape holds the memory of ancient water at the Higgins Lakebed, while the nearby presence of Swan Lake draws the light of the low-hanging sun across the fields. At dusk, the air here gains a peculiar, sharp clarity, turning the surrounding grasses into a sea of muted gold that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the shadows have lengthened.

History remains embedded in the grain of Mayer, visible in the solid, unadorned architecture that speaks to the endurance of those who first broke this heavy earth. The local economy maintains a steady, industrious pace, balancing the demands of modern regional commerce with the slow, deliberate rhythms of agricultural life. Beyond the built environment, the Patterson Lake State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for the native grasses and seasonal migrations that define the ecological character of the region. Life in Mayer follows the turning of the seasons with a quiet focus, marked by the transformation of the fields and the deep, silent stillness that settles over the plains when the frost takes hold.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Patterson Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 166° S
Hilks Lake Park (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 124° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 019° N
Carver County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.3 mi, 201° S
Carver Highlands Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 087° E
Crosby Rock (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 091° E
Life in a Cattail Marsh (Viewpoint) — 10.0 mi, 090° E
Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 102° E
Rieder Homestead (Theatre) — 11.8 mi, 023° NE
Arboretum Apple House (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 095° E
Prairie Garden;Disc Spiral (Public Artwork) — 13.0 mi, 098° E
Glencoe Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 236° SW
Chanhassen Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 14.8 mi, 097° E
Veterans Star (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 115° SE
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.3 mi, 131° SE · 24k acres
Apple Jack Orchard (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 018° N
Water Street Gallery Ltd (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 085° E
Excelsior Dock Cinema (Cinema) — 15.8 mi, 085° E
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 16.1 mi, 212° SW
Jab's Farm (Historic Ruins) — 16.8 mi, 128° SE
Inyan Ceyaka Atonwan site (Historic Ruins) — 16.9 mi, 130° SE
Queen's Gate (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 123° SE
Narrow Market (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 123° SE
Minnesota Valley (State Recreation Area) — 17.7 mi, 163° S
Re-Claim Studios (Arts Centre) — 19.0 mi, 108° E
Uptown Hamel Library/Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 059° NE
Wings of the North Air Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 100° E
Lake Maria State Park (State Park) — 29.0 mi, 354° N
Fort Snelling State Park (State Park) — 32.4 mi, 097° E
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.2 mi, 015° N · 61k acres

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