Explore Mora, 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 Mora, 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 Mora.
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 | Mora |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Kanabec County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 45.876903 |
| Longitude | -93.293835 |
| Population | 3,665 |
| Density | 274.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 55051 |
| Area Code | 612, 952 |
| County Seat | Mora |
| School District | Mora Public School District |
Mora presents a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of glacial till and the deep, silent reach of the North Woods. It lies 21.3 miles north of Cambridge, MN (from Cambridge, MN: bearing 351°T), and is situated 16.0 miles west-northwest of Pine City. The terrain surrounding Mora unfolds in modest, wooded rises that break the flatness of the plains, where the sky claims a vast portion of the horizon and the light at dusk turns a bruised, metallic violet against the dark silhouettes of pine. Mora Lake occupies a central presence in the local geography, its surface often mirror-still, reflecting the heavy, low-hanging clouds that signal the onset of the long, rigorous winters. A mere mile away, the Snake River carves its path through the soil, its waters moving with a deliberate, sluggish gravity that speaks to the slow drainage of the surrounding wetlands. Within the immediate vicinity, Ole Park offers a patch of maintained green space where the air tastes of damp earth and cooling needles, providing a sanctuary for the local flora that thrives in this inland, continental chill.
Swedish pioneers once recognized the potential in these timbered expanses, establishing a foundation that remains visible in the enduring cultural echoes and the sturdy, pragmatic architecture of the buildings. Mora sustains itself through a modest industrial base and the rhythms of local agriculture, where the daily labor of residents aligns with the turning of the seasons rather than the frantic pace of distant urban centers. Thirteen miles to the east, the Rum River State Forest acts as a wild, verdant counterpoint to the orderly streets, representing the vast, uncultivated acreage that once dominated the region. Life in Mora carries a certain unadorned honesty, marked by the steady hum of commerce and the casual gatherings in public spaces, reflecting a heritage that values endurance and communal cooperation. Even at the distance of twenty-four miles, the presence of Bear Hill serves as a faint, distant landmark, a reminder of the subtle variations in elevation that define the character of this inland territory.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mora, Minnesota. Coordinates: 45.876903, -93.293835. 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 Mora includes the ZIP code (55051), telephone area code (612, 952), county seat of Kanabec County (Mora), and school district assignment (Mora 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. |