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Norwood Young America Minnesota Map

Explore Norwood Young America, 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 Norwood Young America, Minnesota

How to Use This Norwood Young America, Minnesota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Norwood Young America, 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 Norwood Young America.

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	Norwood Young America
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Carver County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.773573
Longitude	-93.921635
Population	3,863
Density	624.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	55397, 55368
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Chaska
School District	Central Public School District

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About Norwood Young America, Minnesota

Norwood Young America is a locality in Carver County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,863. The population density is 624.8 people per km². Norwood Young America is located at 44.7736°N, 93.9216°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Norwood Young America is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 55397, 55368.

Norwood Young America emerges from the expansive, fertile plains of the Upper Midwest, a place where the horizon stretches wide and the sky claims an immense, pale authority over the earth. It lies 8.5 miles southwest of Waconia, MN (from Waconia, MN: bearing 231°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-southwest of Mayer. Kehrer Park serves as the immediate threshold to this landscape, offering a quiet green expanse that anchors the local geography. Beyond the town limits, the terrain gathers into subtle, measured rises, eventually giving way to the distant, hushed geometry of the Kennison Lakebed. The light here in the late afternoon possesses a particular clarity, turning the fields into broad canvases of amber and ochre that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun begins its descent. Water acts as a silent companion to the land, with the stillness of Young America Lake resting just a mile away, while the deliberate, winding path of Judicial Ditch Number Five cuts through the lower reaches of the surrounding soil.

Norwood Young America carries the dual heritage of its original settlements, a legacy of industry and agriculture that remains visible in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of its main thoroughfares. The local economy persists as a reflection of this agrarian foundation, balancing the mechanical hum of modern enterprise with the patient, cyclical labor of the surrounding farms. Generations have navigated the long, deep winters that define the rhythm of the year, fostering a resilience that manifests in the steady, unassuming pace of daily commerce. There is a distinct lack of pretense in the way the streets organize themselves, prioritizing utility and neighborly connection over artifice. As the seasons shift, the community maintains a focus on the practicalities of a life tethered to the land, ensuring that the legacy of those who first broke this heavy, productive soil remains an active, quiet presence in the present day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Friendship Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 004° N
Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 227° SW
Prairie Dawn Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 099° E
Carver County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 285° W
Eagle Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Carver) (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 339° N
Schneewind State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 063° NE
Sibley County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 188° S
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 9.1 mi, 230° SW
Glencoe Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 268° W
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.1 mi, 165° S · 24k acres
Glencoe Fort (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 270° W
Minnesota Valley (State Recreation Area) — 12.4 mi, 173° S
Memorial Helicopter (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 145° SE
Life in a Cattail Marsh (Viewpoint) — 13.9 mi, 057° NE
Scott Carver Thresher's Association (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 119° SE
Inyan Ceyaka Atonwan site (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 102° E
Mounds (Historic Ruins) — 15.0 mi, 102° E
Arboretum Apple House (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 065° NE
Prairie Garden;Disc Spiral (Public Artwork) — 15.7 mi, 068° E
Cartwheel Cove (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 096° E
Queen's Gate (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 096° E
Sibley County Historic Society and Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 178° S
Chanhassen Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 17.4 mi, 070° E
Rieder Homestead (Theatre) — 19.6 mi, 018° N
Water Street Gallery Ltd (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 063° NE
Excelsior Dock Cinema (Cinema) — 19.6 mi, 063° NE
Re-Claim Studios (Arts Centre) — 19.9 mi, 085° E
Gopher State Railway Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 128° SE
Fort Snelling State Park (State Park) — 34.1 mi, 084° E
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.1 mi, 015° N · 61k acres

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