Explore Miltona, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Miltona, 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 Miltona.
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 | Miltona |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Douglas County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 46.04413 |
| Longitude | -95.291424 |
| Population | 431 |
| Density | 248.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 56354 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| County Seat | Alexandria |
| School District | Alexandria Public School District |
Miltona occupies a quiet expanse of the Minnesota interior where the land transitions from heavy, glacial-tilled soil to the humbler, shadowed thickets of the North Woods. It lies 11.7 miles north-northeast of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 21°T), and is situated 26.7 miles northwest of Sauk Centre. The horizon here is defined not by dramatic verticality, but by the subtle, rhythmic swell of the earth and the presence of Lake Irene, which rests only a mile away like a fallen mirror catching the bruised purples of a late-autumn dusk. To the east, the Long Prairie River carves a sluggish, deliberate path through the lowlands, its dark water reflecting the skeletal branches of oaks that stand dormant against the encroaching frost. The air in Miltona carries a distinct, sharp clarity, a thinness that speaks of the deep winters to come and the vast, inland distances that keep the humidity of the world at a great remove.
Agriculture has long dictated the pulse of Miltona, with the rhythm of the seasons etched into the daily movements of those who work the surrounding fields and manage the timbered lots. History lingers in the quiet persistence of the local homesteads and the modest infrastructure that supports the region, including the nearby Bliss State Aquatic Management Area (Douglas), a sanctuary that preserves the wilder, marshy character of the landscape. Life here remains tethered to the land’s quiet demands, moving with a steady, unadorned pace that ignores the frantic noise of larger centers. Even at fifteen miles distant, the prominence of Inspiration Peak provides a singular, silent landmark for those navigating the flat, sprawling plains, serving as a reminder of the ancient, slow-motion geology that shaped this corner of the state.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Miltona, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.04413, -95.291424. 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 Miltona includes the ZIP code (56354), telephone area code (320), county seat of Douglas County (Alexandria), and school district assignment (Alexandria 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |