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Oklee Minnesota Map

Explore Oklee, 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 Oklee, Minnesota

How to Use This Oklee, Minnesota Map

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

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	Oklee
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Red Lake County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	47.839127
Longitude	-95.85447
Population	413
Density	212.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56742
Area Code	320
County Seat	Red Lake Falls
School District	Red Lake County Central Public Schools

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About Oklee, Minnesota

Oklee is a locality in Red Lake County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 413. The population density is 212.6 people per km². Oklee is located at 47.8391°N, 95.8545°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Oklee is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56742.

Oklee maintains a quiet vigilance over the vast, flat expanse of the Red River Valley where the horizon seems to stretch into an infinite, pale gray seam. It lies 51.9 miles west-northwest of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 299°T), and is situated 24.5 miles southeast of Thief River Falls. The Lost River cuts a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its dark waters providing a subtle pulse to the surrounding plains of cultivated black soil. During the long, cold months, the light takes on a brittle, metallic quality that turns the stubble of the harvested fields into rows of silver needles under a low-hanging sun. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the landscape remains open and unsheltered, save for the occasional shelterbelt of hardy trees planted to break the relentless wind. Six miles to the east, the stillness of Evenmoe Lake settles into the landscape, offering a singular point of focus amidst the otherwise level, agricultural grid.

Oklee exists as a reflection of the enduring agrarian labor that defines this part of the plains, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the planting and harvest seasons. The history of the region is written in the grain elevators that rise like monoliths above the skyline, silent sentinels of a local trade that has persisted for generations. Residents find a distinct, solitary beauty in the isolation of the prairie, a stark contrast to the dense, wooded expanse of the Crane State Wildlife Management Area seven miles away, where the brush grows thick and undisturbed. Life in Oklee moves with the steady, deliberate pace of the seasons, characterized by a stoic endurance and a deep familiarity with the shifting temperaments of the northern climate. Each day here is marked by the slow passage of clouds across an immense sky, a reminder of the scale of the land and the quiet resilience of those who tend it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Crane State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 061° NE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 125° SE
Polk County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 7.3 mi, 191° S
Polk County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.3 mi, 191° S
Youth Memorial (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 259° W
Polk State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 203° SW
Erskin Walley Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 14.0 mi, 211° SW
Rydell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.1 mi, 223° SW · 4,080 acres
Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.4 mi, 241° SW · 46k acres
Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 17.5 mi, 114° SE
Helicopter (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 164° S
Old Crossing Memorial Park Historical Marker (Monument) — 26.3 mi, 274° W
Sweetlight Gallery (Gallery) — 35.2 mi, 263° W
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.3 mi, 352° N · 5,094 acres
Viking Farmer Museam (Museum) — 36.5 mi, 316° NW
Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center (Museum) — 44.1 mi, 205° SW
Beltrami Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 48.4 mi, 030° NE · 174k acres
Mississippi River Headwaters (Viewpoint) — 51.2 mi, 144° SE
Headwaters Science Center (Museum) — 51.9 mi, 119° SE
The Chief Theatre (Theatre) — 52.0 mi, 119° SE
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 53.2 mi, 168° S · 2,148 acres
Heritage Village (Museum) — 54.4 mi, 278° W
River Cinema 15 (Cinema) — 54.7 mi, 277° W
Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 54.9 mi, 277° W
Viking Sword Museum (Museum) — 55.8 mi, 200° S
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 57.0 mi, 105° E · 660k acres
Odyssey Cinemas Washington Square 7 (Cinema) — 70.5 mi, 180° S
Young at Art Co (Gallery) — 70.6 mi, 180° S
Detroit Lakes Sports Arena (Stadium) — 71.3 mi, 180° S

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