Medicine Lake Minnesota Map
Medicine Lake, Minnesota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Medicine Lake, Hennepin County.
Interactive Map of Medicine Lake, Minnesota
| City | Medicine Lake |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Hennepin |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 44.995242 |
| Longitude | -93.415508 |
| Population | 596 |
| Density | 1312.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Medicine Lake, Minnesota
Medicine Lake is a locality in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 596. The population density is 1312.6 people per km². Medicine Lake is located at 44.9952°N, 93.4155°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 55441.
Medicine Lake, a shimmering expanse of water, lies at the heart of its namesake locality in Hennepin County. It lies 2.2 miles east-south-east of Plymouth, MN (from Plymouth, MN: bearing 118°T), and is situated 7.5 miles west of Minneapolis. The land around it breathes with the soft contours of the prairie, a gentle rise and fall that gives way to the cool embrace of the lake’s shores. Stands of oak and maple, their branches reaching like weathered hands towards the sky, frame the water, their leaves a vibrant spectacle in autumn's keen light. The air here, especially when the sun dips low, carries a certain crispness, a promise of clear nights and the quiet hum of insects. This place, Medicine Lake, has long been a gathering point, its waters historically significant to the indigenous peoples who first navigated these shores. Later, the arrival of European settlers brought agriculture to the fertile soil, with farms dotting the landscape, their fields stretching out in patterns dictated by the sun and rain. The economy, once rooted in the bounty of the land, has diversified, yet a connection to the natural world persists, evident in the public parks and trails that draw visitors to its shores for recreation. The lake itself, a serene presence, offers a constant, gentle pulse to the rhythm of everyday life here.
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About This Medicine Lake Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Medicine Lake, Minnesota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Medicine Lake and Hennepin County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Medicine Lake is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Medicine Lake is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
