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Northome Minnesota Map

Explore Northome, 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 Northome, Minnesota

How to Use This Northome, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.872456
Longitude	-94.280503
Population	155
Density	41.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56661
Area Code	320
County Seat	International Falls
School District	South Koochiching School District

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About Northome, Minnesota

Northome is a locality in Koochiching County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 155. The population density is 41.1 people per km². Northome is located at 47.8725°N, 94.2805°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Northome is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56661.

Northome emerges from the dense, flat expanse of the northern Minnesota landscape, where the earth holds the cold with a patient, stubborn intensity. It lies 39.2 miles northeast of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 45°T), and is situated 56.1 miles northwest of Grand Rapids. The terrain is defined by a low, persistent horizon punctuated by the dark geometry of conifers and the silver light reflecting off the surface of Bartlett Lake. Only a mile away, the South Branch Battle River cuts a slow, winding path through the silt, its movement almost imperceptible against the backdrop of the surrounding Miscellaneous SRMA. When the autumn light turns thin and sharp, the air carries a crisp, metallic clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every pine needle and frost-bitten blade of grass.

Northome retains the quiet endurance of a settlement born from the timber era, its economy still tethered to the rhythms of the land and the seasonal demands of the North Woods. The legacy of the early labor that cleared these tracts lingers in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the buildings, which stand as functional responses to the long, deep winters. Residents find a singular, solitary beauty in the proximity to the Elmwood Island Trail System, where the quiet of the woods offers a reprieve from the mechanical hum of modern life. Further out, the vast reaches of the Big Fork State Forest provide a wilder, more tangled perimeter to the local experience, grounding the daily activities of the people in a geography that has remained largely indifferent to the passing of decades.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 0.1 mi, 084° E
Island Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Itasca) (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 168° S
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 2.8 mi, 180° S · 660k acres
Pine Island State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.2 mi, 000° N
Bender State Aquatic Management Area (Itasca) (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 136° SE
Lost 40 Loop (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 129° SE
Black Duck #2 (Public Artwork) — 16.0 mi, 232° SW
Lake Winnibigoshish (Recreation Area) — 22.3 mi, 184° S
Big Bog (State Recreation Area) — 23.0 mi, 333° NW
Beltrami Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 26.9 mi, 342° N · 174k acres
Lake Bemidji State Park (State Park) — 32.9 mi, 226° SW
Scenic State Park (State Park) — 33.4 mi, 105° E
Leech Lake Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 37.0 mi, 208° SW
Headwaters Science Center (Museum) — 39.3 mi, 226° SW
The Chief Theatre (Theatre) — 39.4 mi, 225° SW
Mound 4 (Historic Ruins) — 51.7 mi, 030° NE
Grand Mound (Historic Ruins) — 51.7 mi, 030° NE
Basshenge (Monument) — 53.3 mi, 012° N
Walker Bay Lighthouse (Attraction) — 54.9 mi, 194° S
Sugar Point Battle (Monument) — 56.9 mi, 184° S
Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 57.8 mi, 261° W
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 59.2 mi, 068° E · 2.1M acres
Vince Shute Wildlife Sancuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 60.9 mi, 075° E
Mississippi River Headwaters (Viewpoint) — 61.5 mi, 225° SW
Paul Bunyan Historical Museum (Museum) — 63.6 mi, 199° S
Townsend Theatre (Arts Centre) — 64.4 mi, 037° NE
Minnesota Welcomes You Sign (Attraction) — 64.6 mi, 038° NE
Hanna Mining Company Train Cabose (Attraction) — 64.9 mi, 120° SE
Voyageurs National Park (National Park) — 66.4 mi, 051° NE · 130k acres
Hibbing Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 69.7 mi, 116° SE

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