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Mizpah Minnesota Map

Explore Mizpah, 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 Mizpah, Minnesota

How to Use This Mizpah, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.924123
Longitude	-94.20383
Population	58
Density	7.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56660
Area Code	320
County Seat	International Falls
School District	South Koochiching School District

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About Mizpah, Minnesota

Mizpah is a locality in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 58. The population density is 7.4 people per km². Mizpah is located at 47.9241°N, 94.2038°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Mizpah is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56660.

Mizpah occupies a quiet stretch of northern terrain where the horizon holds the long, steady pulse of the North Woods. It lies 44.3 miles northeast of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 45°T), and is situated 56.9 miles north-northwest of Grand Rapids. The landscape around Mizpah is defined by the damp, mossy earth of the Pine Island State Forest, which brushes against the settlement’s edge, and the persistent, low-slung movement of Caldwell Brook as it carves through the brush just a mile away. On clear, brittle mornings, the air carries a sharp, metallic clarity that seems to sharpen the outlines of the distant Harrington Hills, visible as a faint, jagged bruised-purple line far to the west. Teufer Lake remains a dark, reflective presence four miles out, its surface often glassed over by the stillness that settles when the wind dies down among the tamarack and spruce.

Mizpah emerged from the rugged necessity of the timber era, its early rhythm dictated by the saws and the stubborn clearing of stump-filled acreage. The local economy has shifted from those primary harvests toward a patient, seasonal existence, where the residents maintain a watchful stewardship over the surrounding timberlands and the quietude of the regional woods. Life in Mizpah moves in accordance with the turning of the seasons, marked by the preparation for long winters and the brief, frantic bloom of the short growing cycle. Travelers seeking the solitude of the wilderness often find their way toward the Elmwood Island Trail System, yet the local character remains defined by a deep-seated independence and an appreciation for the muted, earthy colors of a landscape that demands resilience from everything that takes root in its soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pine Island State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 041° NE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 213° SW
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 5.4 mi, 180° S · 660k acres
Lost River Peatland State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 011° N
Dishpan State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 161° S
Lost 40 Loop (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 153° SE
Black Duck #2 (Public Artwork) — 21.0 mi, 230° SW
Big Bog (State Recreation Area) — 22.0 mi, 320° NW
Beltrami Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 24.9 mi, 332° NW · 174k acres
Scenic State Park (State Park) — 31.3 mi, 114° SE
Lake Bemidji State Park (State Park) — 38.0 mi, 226° SW
Unknown Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 41.6 mi, 205° SW · 520 acres
Leech Lake Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 41.9 mi, 210° SW
Headwaters Science Center (Museum) — 44.4 mi, 226° SW
The Chief Theatre (Theatre) — 44.4 mi, 225° SW
Mound 4 (Historic Ruins) — 46.8 mi, 029° NE
Grand Mound (Historic Ruins) — 46.9 mi, 029° NE
Basshenge (Monument) — 49.2 mi, 008° N
Bois Forte Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 52.8 mi, 075° E
Vince Shute Wildlife Sancuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 56.6 mi, 077° E
Walker Bay Lighthouse (Attraction) — 59.3 mi, 197° S
Townsend Theatre (Arts Centre) — 59.4 mi, 037° NE
Minnesota Welcomes You Sign (Attraction) — 59.6 mi, 038° NE
Voyageurs National Park (National Park) — 61.4 mi, 051° NE · 130k acres
Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 62.0 mi, 258° W
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 63.5 mi, 041° NE · 2.1M acres
Hanna Mining Company Train Cabose (Attraction) — 63.7 mi, 124° SE
Mississippi River Headwaters (Viewpoint) — 66.5 mi, 225° SW
Minnesota Museum of Mining (Museum) — 68.0 mi, 116° SE
Paul Bunyan Historical Museum (Museum) — 68.2 mi, 201° S

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