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Norcross Minnesota Map

Explore Norcross, 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 Norcross, Minnesota

How to Use This Norcross, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.869127
Longitude	-96.19756
Population	52
Density	12.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56274
Area Code	320
County Seat	Elbow Lake
School District	Herman-Norcross School District

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About Norcross, Minnesota

Norcross is a locality in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 52. The population density is 12.9 people per km². Norcross is located at 45.8691°N, 96.1976°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Norcross is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56274.

Norcross occupies a flat, expansive stretch of prairie where the horizon pulls the sky tight against the earth. It lies 29.2 miles south-southwest of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 191°T), and is situated 33.6 miles southeast of Wahpeton. The landscape around Norcross is defined by its rigorous horizontal lines, broken only by the thin, dark veins of shelterbelts and the slow, meandering path of the Mustinka River, which pulls water through the soil just a mile away. To the west, the subtle depressions of the Hazzard Lakebed hint at ancient, vanished waters, while the nearby Mustinka Flowage catches the low, golden light of late afternoon, mirroring the wide clouds that drift over the vast, open plains. During the long, deep winters, the air turns sharp and crystalline, turning the ground into a hardened sheet of white that preserves the silence of the flatlands until the thaw.

Agriculture serves as the backbone of the economy here, with grain elevators rising like sentinels above the fields, marking the rhythm of the planting and harvest seasons. The land reflects the labor of generations who settled this region, finding prosperity in the dark, heavy soil that demands respect and steady tending. Beyond the tilled acreage, the Grant County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, offering a quiet, untamed counterpoint to the orderly rows of crops. Life in Norcross moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, characterized by a persistent, quiet endurance that persists long after the machinery has been parked and the dust has settled on the gravel roads.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Grant County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 177° S
Blakesley State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 101° E
Helsene State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 085° E
Stevens County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.8 mi, 166° S
Miller Prairie Fee (Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 211° SW
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 15.1 mi, 079° E
Lake Traverse (Recreation Area) — 18.1 mi, 268° W
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary (Monument) — 18.2 mi, 285° W
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.4 mi, 018° N · 12k acres
Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.4 mi, 018° N · 256 acres
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 281° W
Runestone Replica (Monument) — 26.1 mi, 099° E
A Point in Time (Public Artwork) — 29.4 mi, 009° N
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 29.6 mi, 077° E
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 30.3 mi, 016° N
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 326° NW
Inspiration Peak (Viewpoint) — 35.2 mi, 058° NE
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 36.7 mi, 039° NE
Glendalough State Park (State Park) — 39.1 mi, 039° NE
Alexandria Area Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 39.4 mi, 088° E
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 39.5 mi, 296° NW · 70k acres
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 41.1 mi, 196° S
Pope County Historical Museum (Museum) — 42.2 mi, 112° E
Maplewood State Park (State Park) — 43.8 mi, 013° N
Swift County Historical Museum (Museum) — 47.8 mi, 144° SE
Valley Queen Heritage Center (Museum) — 49.5 mi, 206° SW
Grant County Historical Museum (Museum) — 49.6 mi, 205° SW
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 49.7 mi, 205° SW
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 54.2 mi, 122° SE

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