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Nimrod Minnesota Map

Explore Nimrod, 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 Nimrod, Minnesota

How to Use This Nimrod, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.638849
Longitude	-94.880851
Population	84
Density	34.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56477
Area Code	320
County Seat	Wadena
School District	Sebeka Public School District

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About Nimrod, Minnesota

Nimrod is a locality in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 84. The population density is 34.0 people per km². Nimrod is located at 46.6388°N, 94.8809°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Nimrod is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56477.

Nimrod emerges from the flat, dense timberlands of north-central Minnesota, defined by the slow, amber-tinted pulse of the Crow Wing River as it curves through the low-lying terrain. It lies 37.7 miles west-northwest of Brainerd, MN (from Brainerd, MN: bearing 301°T), and is situated 18.2 miles northeast of Wadena. The air here holds a crisp, pine-scented weight, carrying the quiet of the North Woods across the nearby expanse of the Miscellaneous SRMA. To the north, the landscape softens into the damp, verdant hollow of Wire Grass Meadow, while the deep, still waters of Strike Lake remain hidden just a few miles away. The light at dusk settles low and heavy against the tree line, turning the gray bark of birch and the dark needles of spruce into silhouettes that seem to hold the land in a perpetual, hushed vigil.

Nimrod carries the quiet endurance of a place built on the foundations of logging and rural trade, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the rush of industry. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the woods and the soil, reflecting a heritage that respects the solitary nature of the surrounding wilderness. Life in Nimrod moves with a deliberate, sparse efficiency, where the cold of long winters dictates the pace of work and the warmth of the hearth defines the evening. Beyond the immediate reach of the settlement, the distant rise of Maple Hill serves as a faint, singular landmark on the horizon, anchoring the spirit of a place that remains firmly rooted in the quiet, unyielding geometry of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 022° N
Strike State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 168° S
Lyons State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.7 mi, 163° S
Burgen Lake Prairie State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 007° N
Statue of St. Urho (Public Artwork) — 12.7 mi, 307° NW
Long Lake Theater & Event Center (Theatre) — 14.9 mi, 336° NW
Captain Black's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 19.9 mi, 230° SW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 336° NW
Historic caboose (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 076° E
Finn Creek Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 239° SW
Cultural Center (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 251° W
Continental Divide Monument (Monument) — 25.0 mi, 251° W
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 25.7 mi, 023° NE · 660k acres
Paul Bunyan Historical Museum (Museum) — 26.2 mi, 016° N
Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.4 mi, 245° SW · 256 acres
Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 084° E
CTC Center (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 138° SE
North Country National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 29.7 mi, 025° NE · 286 acres
ITOW Veterans Museum (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 266° W
Walker Bay Lighthouse (Attraction) — 35.2 mi, 024° NE
Observation deck (Viewpoint) — 35.5 mi, 126° SE
Ox Cart Crossing (Historic Ruins) — 35.6 mi, 133° SE
Itasca State Park (State Park) — 36.7 mi, 340° N
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.6 mi, 303° NW · 86k acres
Sugar Point Battle (Monument) — 37.7 mi, 041° NE
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 43.8 mi, 312° NW · 2,148 acres
Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 46.3 mi, 275° W
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 46.7 mi, 238° SW

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