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Maynard Minnesota Map

Explore Maynard, 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 Maynard, Minnesota

How to Use This Maynard, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.906902
Longitude	-95.468907
Population	319
Density	205.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56260
Area Code	320
County Seat	Montevideo
School District	MACCRAY School District

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About Maynard, Minnesota

Maynard is a locality in Chippewa County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 319. The population density is 205.6 people per km². Maynard is located at 44.9069°N, 95.4689°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Maynard is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56260.

Maynard occupies a quiet expanse of the Minnesota prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that seems to possess a particular, pale clarity during the long afternoons of autumn. It lies 25.5 miles southwest of Willmar, MN (from Willmar, MN: bearing 235°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-northeast of Granite Falls. Hawk Creek carves a deliberate, winding path through the surrounding fields, its banks providing a subtle relief in the otherwise flat, fertile terrain that characterizes this inland landscape. While the distant silhouette of Middag Knutea marks the far edge of the view, the immediate ground is defined by the rich, dark soil that supports the rhythmic cycles of cultivation. Two miles away, the Chippewa County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, their seasonal movements echoing the quiet, steady pulse of a land that remains deeply connected to the changing light of the seasons.

Maynard retains a character forged by the persistent labor of generations who turned this open expanse into a productive agricultural center. The local economy continues to draw its vitality from the harvest, as grain elevators stand as austere, functional monuments to the industry that serves as the region's foundation. Life in Maynard moves with a deliberate pace, colored by a heritage that values the practicalities of a rural existence and the quiet endurance required by the deep, biting winters. Beyond the immediate fields, the proximity of Carlton Lake provides a rare, shimmering contrast to the endless stretches of crops, serving as a reminder of the water that shapes the wider geography of the region. Even as the decades pass, the daily routines of the people here maintain a steady, unadorned dignity, rooted in the seasonal demands of the earth and the enduring traditions of the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chippewa County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 250° W
Franko State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 053° NE
Renville County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 184° S
Sween State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 263° W
Swensson Farm Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 252° W
Memorial Park (Local Park) — 7.8 mi, 202° S
Yellow Medicine County Museum (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 204° SW
Upper Sioux Agency State Park (State Park) — 11.3 mi, 179° S
Wildwood Park (Local Park) — 13.1 mi, 284° W
Minnesota's Machinery Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 207° SW
Minnesota Machinery Museum (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 207° SW
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 17.5 mi, 191° S
Lac qui Parle State Park (State Park) — 21.1 mi, 292° W
Boyd House (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 260° W
Schwanke's Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 058° NE
Golden Ticket Kandi 6 (Cinema) — 25.1 mi, 056° NE
Arv Hus Museum (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 303° NW
Geology of the Redwood Falls Region (Monument) — 29.7 mi, 145° SE
Swaybacked Bridge (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 145° SE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.9 mi, 001° N · 12k acres
Birch Coulee Historical Marker (Monument) — 32.6 mi, 134° SE
Our Lady of Victory (Monument) — 34.0 mi, 180° S
The Mustang Statue (Public Artwork) — 34.5 mi, 204° SW
Marshall 6 Theatre (Cinema) — 35.4 mi, 206° SW
Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 38.2 mi, 020° N
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 38.6 mi, 016° N
Highest elevation in park (Viewpoint) — 43.4 mi, 358° N
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.4 mi, 299° NW · 23k acres
Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek (Historic Ruins) — 45.4 mi, 180° S

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