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Murdock Minnesota Map

Explore Murdock, 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 Murdock, Minnesota

How to Use This Murdock, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.223849
Longitude	-95.393358
Population	306
Density	186.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56271
Area Code	320
County Seat	Benson
School District	Kerkhoven-Murdock-Sunburg

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About Murdock, Minnesota

Murdock is a locality in Swift County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 306. The population density is 186.9 people per km². Murdock is located at 45.2238°N, 95.3934°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Murdock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56271.

Murdock occupies a wide, expansive stretch of the prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything save for the occasional silo or the distant, hazy shadow of Mount Tom rising nineteen miles away. It lies 18.4 miles west-northwest of Willmar, MN (from Willmar, MN: bearing 293°T), and is situated 11.9 miles east-southeast of Benson. Mud Creek winds its way through the landscape just one mile from the center, a quiet artery of water that marks the subtle shifts in the soil as it migrates toward the horizon. The air here holds a particular clarity at dusk, turning the sky into a bruised plum color that settles over the fields and catches the stubble of harvested crops in a brief, amber glow. To the north, the Hollerberg Lake State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, while the waters of Hollerberg Lake itself sit five miles off, reflecting the immense, vaulted sky that defines the scale of this inland expanse.

Murdock grew from the necessity of the railroad and the stubborn persistence of early settlers who recognized the fertility of the deep, dark loam beneath their feet. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons—planting, growing, and the frantic, dust-filled days of harvest—dictating the pace of daily existence. The legacy of Scandinavian heritage lingers in the tidy, utilitarian architecture and the reserved, steady temperament of those who make their lives here. Ten miles away, the geological curiosity of the Sand Lakebed provides a stark reminder of the ancient forces that shaped this terrain long before the first grain elevator was raised. Life in Murdock moves with a deliberate, quiet gravity, grounded in the seasonal cycle of the land and the endurance of a people who have learned to thrive in the vast, open silence of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hollerberg Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 350° N
Swift County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 071° E
Kandiyohi County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.9 mi, 077° E
Camp Kerk State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 360° N
Monson Lake State Park (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 040° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.5 mi, 343° N · 12k acres
Swift County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 300° NW
Sibley State Park (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 066° NE
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 16.7 mi, 024° NE
Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 16.7 mi, 033° NE
Kandiyohi County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 111° E
Golden Ticket Kandi 6 (Cinema) — 19.0 mi, 115° SE
Schwanke's Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 118° SE
Highest elevation in park (Viewpoint) — 22.1 mi, 346° N
Giant Crow Statue (Public Artwork) — 24.1 mi, 051° NE
Swensson Farm Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 202° S
Arv Hus Museum (Museum) — 26.4 mi, 253° W
Koronis Cinema (Cinema) — 34.8 mi, 072° E
Boyd House (Attraction) — 35.8 mi, 224° SW
Minnesota Machinery Museum (Attraction) — 38.4 mi, 197° S
A maze'n Farmyard (Attraction) — 38.5 mi, 079° E
510 Art Lab (Arts Centre) — 41.4 mi, 031° NE
Runestone Replica (Monument) — 42.6 mi, 342° N
Litchfiel Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 43.0 mi, 100° E
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.6 mi, 270° W · 23k acres
Alexandria Area Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 45.7 mi, 001° N

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