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Milaca Minnesota Map

Explore Milaca, 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 Milaca, Minnesota

How to Use This Milaca, Minnesota Map

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

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.

CityMilaca
StateMinnesota (MN)
CountyMille Lacs County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude45.755799
Longitude-93.654408
Population3,021
Density348.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code56353
Area Code320
County SeatMilaca
School DistrictMilaca Public School District

About Milaca, Minnesota

Milaca is a locality in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,021. The population density is 348.6 people per km². Milaca is located at 45.7558°N, 93.6544°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Milaca is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56353.

Milaca rests upon a terrain of flat, fertile earth that stretches toward the horizon, defined primarily by the slow, deliberate passage of the Rum River. It lies 24.3 miles west-northwest of Cambridge, MN (from Cambridge, MN: bearing 302°T), and is situated 13.3 miles north-northwest of Princeton. The land here holds a quiet, stoic quality, where the light at dusk flattens across the fields, turning the grasses a bruised, metallic gold before the long shadows of the North Woods stretch inward. Beyond the immediate banks of the river, the landscape remains largely agricultural, characterized by open plains that offer little resistance to the wind. To the west, the subtle rise of Blue Hill breaks the monotony of the horizon, providing a solitary landmark in an otherwise level expanse, while the deep, quiet atmosphere of the Rum River State Forest sits only eleven miles away.

Milaca maintains a rhythm dictated by the changing seasons, a reality born from a history of timber and the steady, persistent work of the soil. The economy remains tethered to these roots, reflecting a heritage that values the practical over the ornamental, visible in the functional architecture and the straightforward demeanor of those who work the land. Trimble Park provides a small, green anchor for the locality, offering a patch of quietude where the air feels heavy with the scent of damp earth and turning leaves. For those seeking the stillness of deeper waters, Mud Lake remains a quiet destination ten miles removed from the center of activity. Life in Milaca persists with a grounded gravity, moving forward with the same steady, unremarkable patience found in the currents of the water that shaped its early settlement.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Recreation Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 234° SW
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 159° S
  • Dalbo State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 109° E
  • Rum River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 012° N
  • Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 8.6 mi, 340° N
  • Mille Lacs State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 006° N
  • Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.8 mi, 180° S · 61k acres
  • Stoney Brook Farms (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 228° SW
  • Santiago Oak Savanna (Research Natural Area) — 17.9 mi, 201° S
  • Dala Horse (Public Artwork) — 18.9 mi, 065° NE
  • Bob Dunn Horse Camp (Nature Reserve) — 22.3 mi, 187° S
  • Mille Lacs Kathio State Park (State Park) — 23.7 mi, 357° N
  • Play Inc. Community Theatre (Arts Centre) — 24.4 mi, 121° SE
  • Summerland (Theme Park) — 24.8 mi, 241° SW
  • Crane Meadows National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.9 mi, 290° W · 4,358 acres
  • Dennis M. Thayer (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 240° SW
  • Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 241° SW
  • Gnarly Bard Theater (Theatre) — 28.0 mi, 241° SW
  • Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 241° SW
  • Pope Point (Viewpoint) — 28.2 mi, 015° N
  • NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule (Attraction) — 29.8 mi, 245° SW
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 30.2 mi, 245° SW
  • Chisago County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 098° E
  • Rural School Museum (Museum) — 33.2 mi, 082° E
  • Maple Sugar Shack (Attraction) — 36.9 mi, 251° W
  • Wild River State Park (State Park) — 37.2 mi, 105° E
  • Stone Gate (Historic Ruins) — 37.2 mi, 251° W
  • Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 37.4 mi, 101° E · 21k acres
  • Art Center (Arts Centre) — 37.8 mi, 252° W
  • Minnesota Fishing Museum (Museum) — 37.8 mi, 294° NW

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About This Milaca Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Milaca, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.755799, -93.654408. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Milaca includes the ZIP code (56353), telephone area code (320), county seat of Mille Lacs County (Milaca), and school district assignment (Milaca Public School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.