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McGrath Minnesota Map

Explore McGrath, 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 McGrath, Minnesota

How to Use This McGrath, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.239948
Longitude	-93.27245
Population	41
Density	42.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56350
Area Code	320
County Seat	Aitkin
School District	McGregor Public School District

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About McGrath, Minnesota

McGrath is a locality in Aitkin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 41. The population density is 42.7 people per km². McGrath is located at 46.2399°N, 93.2725°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. McGrath is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56350.

McGrath emerges from the vast, quiet expanse of the North Woods, where the ground is defined by the steady, dark pulse of Bear Creek as it carves through the low-lying timberland. It lies 45.1 miles east of Brainerd, MN (from Brainerd, MN: bearing 100°T), and is situated 25.1 miles north of Mora. The air here holds a crisp, singular clarity, particularly at dusk when the light flattens against the brush and the shadows of the surrounding pines lengthen across the damp earth. A short distance away, the landscape shifts toward the dense, tangled growth of the Solana State Forest, while the nearby Miscellaneous SRMA offers a quiet sanctuary for the native wildlife that moves unseen through the brush. Six miles to the east, the Giese Truck Trail provides a rugged passage through the wilderness, leading travelers toward the stillness of Cedar Lake, a place where the water mirrors the gray, heavy clouds of the changing seasons.

McGrath bears the quiet weight of a history built on the industry of the timber trade and the slow, persistent labor of clearing the stubborn Minnesota soil. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the turning of the seasons, moving from the biting, deep winters of legend to the brief, fervent growth of summer, a cycle that has long shaped the character of those who remain. Economic activity remains tethered to the land and the modest commerce of a rural crossroads, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs. Even as the modern world encroaches, the identity of McGrath stays rooted in its Scandinavian and Ojibwe heritage, a subtle, layered influence that persists in the way the land is worked and the way the long, cold evenings are spent waiting for the spring thaw.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 000° N
Solana State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 000° N
Pliny State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 026° NE
Hay Snake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 178° S
Father Hennepin State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 236° SW
Pope Point (Viewpoint) — 12.7 mi, 241° SW
Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.1 mi, 251° W · 2 acres
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.8 mi, 350° N · 36k acres
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 18.1 mi, 341° N · 1,410 acres
Banning State Park (State Park) — 20.0 mi, 104° E
Sandstone History and Art Center (Arts Centre) — 20.8 mi, 111° E
Hinckley Fire Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 134° SE
Pine County Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 099° E
Dala Horse (mini) (Public Artwork) — 25.1 mi, 183° S
Moose Lake Depot Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 058° NE
Lake Theatre (Cinema) — 28.5 mi, 059° NE
The Terrace (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 315° NW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 32.3 mi, 023° NE
Rural School Museum (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 153° SE
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 37.0 mi, 140° SE · 21k acres
The Ojibwe's Sandy Lake Journey (Monument) — 37.0 mi, 356° N
Tell Him I Blame Him for the Children we have Lost... (Monument) — 37.0 mi, 356° N
Chisago County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 40.9 mi, 160° S
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 41.7 mi, 025° NE · 2.1M acres
Fond du Lac State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 41.9 mi, 035° NE
Play Inc. Community Theatre (Arts Centre) — 46.2 mi, 177° S
Band Shell (Theatre) — 50.7 mi, 049° NE
Ox Cart Crossing (Historic Ruins) — 51.1 mi, 274° W
Amphitheater (Attraction) — 54.5 mi, 152° SE
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 57.1 mi, 335° NW · 660k acres

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