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Myrtle Minnesota Map

Explore Myrtle, 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 Myrtle, Minnesota

How to Use This Myrtle, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.564404
Longitude	-93.163535
Population	47
Density	187.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56036
Area Code	320
County Seat	Albert Lea
School District	Glenville-Emmons School District

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About Myrtle, Minnesota

Myrtle is a locality in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 47. The population density is 187.1 people per km². Myrtle is located at 43.5644°N, 93.1635°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Myrtle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56036.

Myrtle emerges from the expansive, flat horizon of the southern prairie like a quiet gathering of grain silos and modest rooftops standing against the immense weight of the Midwestern sky. It lies 11.8 miles east-southeast of Albert Lea, MN (from Albert Lea, MN: bearing 119°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-northeast of Northwood. The terrain surrounding Myrtle is defined by the subtle, rhythmic swell of agricultural earth, where the soil holds a dark, fertile promise that keeps the local economy tethered to the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest. A few miles to the east, the waters of Mud Lake Creek trace a slow, serpentine path through the low-lying fields, while the slightly more distant expanse of Albert Lea Lake anchors the region’s hydrology, offering a cool respite when the midsummer heat shimmer settles over the corn rows. During the long, hushed winters, the light takes on a pale, crystalline quality that turns the frost-covered stalks of the fallow fields into a brittle, silvered landscape, reflecting a stillness that is as much a part of the local character as the work itself.

History in Myrtle is measured not in grand monuments but in the persistent endurance of the homesteading spirit that first broke this sod generations ago. The landscape is punctuated by the presence of the Shell Rock State Wildlife Management Area, a sanctuary five miles away that preserves the native grasses and quiet wetlands, providing a necessary counterpoint to the orderly, industrial precision of the surrounding farms. While the inhabitants remain focused on the practicalities of modern agrarian life, there is an unspoken recognition of the heritage left by those who navigated the vast, treeless stretches of this inland territory. Life in Myrtle maintains a deliberate, measured cadence, where the passage of time is marked by the shifting colors of the crops and the migration patterns of birds traveling toward the distant timber of Hartland Forest. It is a place where the social fabric is held together by the simple, repeated gestures of neighbors who understand that their livelihood is a direct conversation with the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Myrtle Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 207° SW
Shell Rock State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 259° W
Panicum Prairie State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 231° SW
Panicum Prairie (Local Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 230° SW
Ochee Yahola Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 223° SW
Myre-Big Island State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 303° NW
Worth County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.3 mi, 226° SW
Worth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 198° S
Swensrud School Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 198° S
Deer Creek Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 150° SE
Minnesota Welcomes You (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 246° SW
Thanks for Visiting Minnesota (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 246° SW
Mower County Historical Society Exhibits (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 052° NE
Freeborn County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 11.0 mi, 025° NE
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 11.4 mi, 047° NE
Freeborn County Courthouse (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 299° NW
Freeborn County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 304° NW
Wildwood Park (Local Park) — 12.4 mi, 049° NE
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 12.6 mi, 310° NW
Rice Lake State Park (State Park) — 21.0 mi, 233° SW
Buddy Holly Crash Site (Public Artwork) — 26.2 mi, 205° SW
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 26.3 mi, 183° S
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 26.3 mi, 137° SE
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 27.1 mi, 183° S
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 28.4 mi, 183° S
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 28.7 mi, 184° S
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 31.8 mi, 229° SW
Bear Cave Park Meadow (Viewpoint) — 38.6 mi, 058° NE
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.4 mi, 251° W · 5,668 acres

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