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Melrose Minnesota Map

Explore Melrose, 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 Melrose, Minnesota

How to Use This Melrose, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.674687
Longitude	-94.807515
Population	3,602
Density	438.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56352
Area Code	320
County Seat	St. Cloud
School District	Melrose Public School District

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About Melrose, Minnesota

Melrose is a locality in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,602. The population density is 438.2 people per km². Melrose is located at 45.6747°N, 94.8075°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Melrose is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56352.

Melrose emerges from the expansive, golden-hued plains of central Minnesota, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vault of pale, aching blue. It lies 29.2 miles west of Sartell, MN (from Sartell, MN: bearing 277°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-southeast of Sauk Centre. The Sauk River carves a quiet, meandering path through the landscape, its currents reflecting the shifting temperaments of the sky as it glides past the verdant periphery of Sauk River Park. Only two miles distant, the still waters of Black Oak Lake hold the heavy silence of the prairie, mirroring the dense stands of timber that break the monotony of the fields. During the long, brittle winters, the air gains a sharp, crystalline clarity, turning the breath into plumes of frost and coating the earth in a mantle of deep, hushed white that muffles the world.

Melrose carries the weight of a heritage built upon the endurance of the land and the steady labor of those who broke the stubborn sod. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with silos rising like sentinels above the sprawling dairy farms that define the regional character. The history of the area is etched in the architecture of the older streets, where brick storefronts and homes stand as enduring markers of a settlement shaped by generations of settlers who found purpose in the fertile soil. Life in Melrose maintains a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the rhythm of the days. From the vantage of the surrounding terrain, one might occasionally see the distant silhouette of Eagle Mountain rising against the sky, a reminder of the broader geological narrative that frames this quiet, industrious corner of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sauk River Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 011° N
Melrose Area Museum (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 163° S
Meadowlark Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 213° SW
Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 045° NE
Christopher Kurilla State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 134° SE
Sauk River State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 268° W
Birch Lakes State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 009° N
Todd County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 323° NW
510 Art Lab (Arts Centre) — 8.2 mi, 302° NW
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 11.8 mi, 029° NE
Giant Crow Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.7 mi, 212° SW
Koronis Cinema (Cinema) — 20.8 mi, 167° S
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 20.9 mi, 108° E
Saint John's Pottery Studio (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 108° E
Paynesville Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 166° S
Stone Gate (Historic Ruins) — 21.4 mi, 107° E
Maple Sugar Shack (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 107° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.4 mi, 219° SW · 12k acres
Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.8 mi, 229° SW
Sibley State Park (State Park) — 25.8 mi, 202° S
A maze'n Farmyard (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 159° S
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 26.8 mi, 234° SW
Charles A. Lindbergh State Park (State Park) — 27.4 mi, 046° NE
Charles A Weyerhaeuser Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 046° NE
Pope County Historical Museum (Museum) — 28.0 mi, 266° W
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 104° E
Pine Grove Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 29.3 mi, 044° NE
Minnesota Fishing Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 045° NE
NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 104° E
Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.8 mi, 058° NE · 4,358 acres

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