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Middle River Minnesota Map

Explore Middle River, 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 Middle River, Minnesota

How to Use This Middle River, Minnesota Map

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

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	Middle River
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Marshall County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	48.434139
Longitude	-96.164189
Population	304
Density	236.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56737
Area Code	320
County Seat	Warren
School District	Greenbush-Middle River School District

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About Middle River, Minnesota

Middle River is a locality in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 304. The population density is 236.2 people per km². Middle River is located at 48.4341°N, 96.1642°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Middle River is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56737.

Middle River unfolds across a vast, flat expanse of the Red River Valley, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a pulled wire. It lies 53.3 miles northeast of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 48°T), and is situated 21.8 miles north of Thief River Falls. The eponymous Middle River carves a serpentine path through the black, fertile loam, its waters moving with a quiet, deliberate weight that mirrors the stillness of the surrounding plains. To the east, the Thief Lake State Wildlife Management Area offers a sprawling sanctuary of marsh and tall grass, a landscape that holds the light of late afternoon in a pale, amber suspension. The air here carries the scent of damp earth and coming frost, a sharp, clean clarity that settles over the fields after the sun dips low, leaving the world in a wash of muted violet and gray.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Middle River, with the rhythm of the seasons dictated by the planting and the harvest that define the lives of those who work this heavy soil. The legacy of Scandinavian settlers is etched into the quiet order of the grid, a heritage that persists in the stoic, unadorned architecture and the reserved warmth of the people. While the Thief Bay Pool lies eight miles distant, its presence is felt in the migration of waterfowl that animate the sky above the silos and grain elevators. Life here moves with a steady, grounded persistence, honoring a history built on the resilience required to endure the long, deep winters of the northern plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veteran War Memorial (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 009° N
Goose Capitol of Minnesota Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 281° W
Thief Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 019° N
Huntly State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 345° N
Marshall County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 096° E
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.4 mi, 113° SE · 124k acres
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.7 mi, 118° SE · 5,094 acres
Holt Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 187° S
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.3 mi, 321° NW · 12k acres
Viking Farmer Museam (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 217° SW
Old Mill State Park (State Park) — 19.0 mi, 257° W
Karlstad Pavilion (Theatre) — 19.1 mi, 301° NW
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 19.5 mi, 203° SW
Anderson/Bagaas Burial (Monument) — 25.5 mi, 272° W
Lake Bronson State Park (State Park) — 26.6 mi, 318° NW
Kittson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 30.8 mi, 313° NW
Beltrami Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 31.1 mi, 063° NE · 174k acres
Roseau County Museum (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 033° NE
Sweetlight Gallery (Gallery) — 49.9 mi, 204° SW
Warroad Heritage Center and Museum (Museum) — 50.6 mi, 049° NE
Heritage Village (Museum) — 51.8 mi, 230° SW
River Cinema 15 (Cinema) — 52.9 mi, 229° SW
Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 53.3 mi, 229° SW
Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 56.8 mi, 148° SE
Till Hill (Viewpoint) — 70.4 mi, 241° SW

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