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Odin Minnesota Map

Explore Odin, 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 Odin, Minnesota

How to Use This Odin, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.866345
Longitude	-94.742757
Population	123
Density	128.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56160
Area Code	320
County Seat	St. James
School District	Butterfield-Odin Public School District

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About Odin, Minnesota

Odin is a locality in Watonwan County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 123. The population density is 128.4 people per km². Odin is located at 43.8663°N, 94.7428°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Odin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56160.

Odin emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of southwestern Minnesota as a quiet collection of structures anchored to the rich, dark earth of the prairie. It lies 20.4 miles northwest of Fairmont, MN (from Fairmont, MN: bearing 317°T), and is situated 9.9 miles southwest of St. James. James. The South Fork Watonwan River carves a subtle, winding path through the surrounding fields, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of trees that break the monotony of the open plains. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Irish Lake mirror the vast, pale sky, reflecting a landscape that shifts from the vibrant green of early summer corn to the brittle, golden stalks of harvest. The Fossum State Wildlife Management Area encompasses the immediate terrain, offering a sanctuary where tall grasses sway in the wind and the air carries the sharp, clean scent of damp soil and drying stalks. During the long, deep winters, the light takes on a crystalline quality, turning the expanse into a stark, monochromatic field that stretches until it meets the distant, muted silhouette of Fort Hill.

Odin maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the soil and the persistent, industrious spirit of the plains. Established by settlers who recognized the promise in the deep, fertile loam, the economy of Odin remains tied to the success of regional agriculture, with grain elevators standing as silent, gray sentinels over the daily commerce. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a season, where the work of the fields defines the calendar and the community gathers in shared, modest spaces to trade news or weather the inevitable cycles of the market. There is a singular, unadorned beauty in the way the local architecture keeps its back to the wind, built for durability rather than display. Even as the years pass, the character of Odin remains defined by this sturdy independence, a place where the horizon is wide enough to hold a person’s thoughts and the work of the day leaves a quiet satisfaction in its wake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fossum State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 308° NW
Watline State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 111° E
Mountain Lake Site (Historic Ruins) — 8.3 mi, 297° NW
Martin County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.6 mi, 123° SE
Round House Railroad Club (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 034° NE
Cottonwood County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.0 mi, 304° NW
Heritage Village Museum (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 298° NW
Welcome To Sherburn (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 178° S
SGT Corey Sathoff (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 106° E
Des Moines River SNA (Nature Reserve) — 17.1 mi, 255° W
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 17.8 mi, 129° SE
Kilen Woods State Park (State Park) — 18.3 mi, 237° SW
Watona Park Peace Pole (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 053° NE
Fairmont Opera House (Theatre) — 20.4 mi, 136° SE
Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 136° SE
Major General Doyle E. Larson (Public Artwork) — 20.5 mi, 052° NE
Site 8 (Historic Ruins) — 21.8 mi, 316° NW
Ringham Habitat Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 29.2 mi, 193° S
Winnebago Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 103° E
Sleepy Eye Depot Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 002° N
Elevated Lake Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 30.6 mi, 001° N
Flandrau State Park (State Park) — 31.8 mi, 024° NE
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 189° S
Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.2 mi, 024° NE
John Lind House (Attraction) — 33.8 mi, 024° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.6 mi, 301° NW · 12k acres
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 48.4 mi, 140° SE · 5,668 acres

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