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Pennock Minnesota Map

Explore Pennock, 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 Pennock, Minnesota

How to Use This Pennock, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.148851
Longitude	-95.176404
Population	479
Density	181.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56279
Area Code	320
County Seat	Willmar
School District	Willmar Public School District

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About Pennock, Minnesota

Pennock is a locality in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 479. The population density is 181.1 people per km². Pennock is located at 45.1489°N, 95.1764°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pennock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56279.

Pennock sits amidst the vast, level expanse of the prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that shifts from pale morning violet to a deep, resonant gold by dusk. It lies 6.7 miles west-northwest of Willmar, MN (from Willmar, MN: bearing 286°T), and is situated 31.6 miles west of Litchfield. The land here remains defined by its glacial heritage, characterized by flat, fertile expanses that transition into the quiet wetlands of the Kandiyohi County Waterfowl Production Area, which abuts the settlement’s edge. Only a mile away, the surface of Saint Johns Lake acts as a mirror for the passing clouds, while the slower, deliberate meanderings of Shakopee Creek define the low-lying drainage patterns three miles distant. The air carries a crisp, lingering chill that suggests the long, deep winters of the region, yet in the summer, the heat settles over the corn and soybean fields with a heavy, productive stillness that seems to suspend time itself.

Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of Pennock, with the rhythm of the seasons dictate the movement of machinery and the slow turning of the soil. Established through the expansion of the regional rail lines, the settlement maintains a character forged by generations of Scandinavian settlers who cleared the brush and organized the grid of the surrounding townships. The local economy remains tied to the cultivation of the earth, a heritage that persists in the grain elevators that rise like monoliths above the flat plains, serving as the most recognizable landmarks for miles. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that values endurance, where the distant silhouette of Mount Tom serves as a static reminder of the wider geography beyond the immediate, productive fields that sustain the people of Pennock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kandiyohi County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 351° N
RIM Memorial State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 020° N
Mamre State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 010° N
Swansson Field Recreation Complex (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 117° SE
Minnegasco Park (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 113° SE
Robbins Island Park (Local Park) — 6.7 mi, 100° E
Kandiyohi County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 102° E
Golden Ticket Kandi 6 (Cinema) — 7.2 mi, 114° SE
Schwanke's Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 120° SE
Swift County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.1 mi, 320° NW
Sibley State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 022° N
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 16.4 mi, 053° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.7 mi, 359° N · 12k acres
Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 19.3 mi, 356° N
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 20.8 mi, 350° N
Giant Crow Statue (Public Artwork) — 22.0 mi, 022° N
Swift County Historical Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 298° NW
Swensson Farm Museum (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 228° SW
Koronis Cinema (Cinema) — 27.7 mi, 054° NE
Paynesville Historical Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 055° NE
A maze'n Farmyard (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 066° NE
Highest elevation in park (Viewpoint) — 31.0 mi, 329° NW
Litchfiel Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 31.8 mi, 095° E
World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man (Attraction) — 37.5 mi, 095° E
Minnesota Machinery Museum (Attraction) — 38.3 mi, 215° SW
Chief Little Crow (Monument) — 40.5 mi, 106° E
Birch Coulee Historical Marker (Monument) — 40.5 mi, 167° S
Boyd House (Attraction) — 41.0 mi, 240° SW
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.4 mi, 275° W · 23k acres

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