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Ortonville Minnesota Map

Explore Ortonville, 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 Ortonville, Minnesota

How to Use This Ortonville, Minnesota Map

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

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	Ortonville
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Big Stone County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.304687
Longitude	-96.444779
Population	2,021
Density	186.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56278
Area Code	320
County Seat	Ortonville
School District	Ortonville Public Schools

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About Ortonville, Minnesota

Ortonville is a locality in Big Stone County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,021. The population density is 186.1 people per km². Ortonville is located at 45.3047°N, 96.4448°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ortonville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56278.

Ortonville commands the confluence where the Minnesota River begins its long, winding journey through the prairie, marking a threshold between the water and the expansive, flat horizon. It lies 65.4 miles southwest of Alexandria, MN (from Alexandria, MN: bearing 233°T), and is situated 11.0 miles east-northeast of Milbank. The landscape surrounding Ortonville remains defined by the presence of Big Stone Lake, a glacial remnant that holds the sky in its deep, blue mirror and offers a sanctuary for migratory birds. High above the valley floor, the air carries a crisp, thin clarity, often sharp enough to suggest the distant, hazy blue outlines of the Antelope Hills far to the west. In the quiet hours of an autumn evening, the light turns a bruised violet, casting long, lean shadows across the fields that stretch toward the Lone Tree Lakebed, where the earth seems to hold the memory of ancient, vanished waters.

Ortonville grew from the rugged ambition of pioneers who recognized the potential in the fertile soil and the strategic advantage of the river’s path, establishing a settlement that has long leaned into the rhythms of agriculture and regional commerce. The local economy persists as a quiet engine of grain and trade, reflecting a heritage where Scandinavian and Ojibwe influences have quietly merged over generations. Life in Ortonville moves with a deliberate, steady pulse, centered on the shared stewardship of Big Stone Lake, which serves as both a recreational retreat and a vital anchor for the spirit of the people. Throughout the seasons, the town remains a place of understated resilience, where the architecture of the main streets and the surrounding farmsteads stand as practical, unadorned witnesses to a history forged by enduring the long, deep winters of the northern plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Big Stone Lake (Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 275° W
Minnesota River Headwaters State Aquatic Management Area (Big Stone) (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 203° SW
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 132° SE
Big Stone Power Plant Game Production Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 251° W
Big Stone County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 089° E
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.2 mi, 179° S · 23k acres
Big Stone Ponds Game Production Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.9 mi, 315° NW
Grant County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 215° SW
Big Stone Lake State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 334° NW
Milbank Grist Mill (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 236° SW
Grant County Historical Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 238° SW
Valley Queen Heritage Center (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 238° SW
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 11.0 mi, 238° SW
Willard Andrews Lookout (Viewpoint) — 12.4 mi, 303° NW
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 13.3 mi, 217° SW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.7 mi, 068° E · 12k acres
Lac qui Parle County Museum (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 149° SE
Samuel J Brown State Monument (Monument) — 27.8 mi, 316° NW
Arv Hus Museum (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 117° SE
Barckes Corner (Monument) — 36.4 mi, 167° S
Swift County Historical Museum (Museum) — 40.3 mi, 089° E
Boyd House (Attraction) — 41.1 mi, 140° SE
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 49.8 mi, 032° NE
HGC Eagle Carving (Public Artwork) — 54.9 mi, 180° S
Minnesota Machinery Museum (Attraction) — 58.5 mi, 136° SE
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 58.6 mi, 080° E
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 59.9 mi, 336° NW · 70k acres
Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 60.7 mi, 082° E
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 61.3 mi, 042° NE

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