Pine Point Minnesota Map

About Pine Point, Minnesota

Pine Point is a locality in Becker County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 281. The population density is 30.2 people per km². Pine Point is located at 46.9853°N, 95.4000°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56575.

Pine Point emerges from the Minnesota landscape as a quiet intersection of dense woodland and expansive, open sky. It lies 24.5 miles east-northeast of Detroit Lakes, MN (from Detroit Lakes, MN: bearing 63°T), and is situated 15.8 miles west-northwest of Park Rapids. The Mission Creek carves a winding path through the local terrain, its steady flow acting as a persistent pulse that draws the eye toward the horizon where the silhouette of Toad Mountain rises in the distance. To the west, the dense, shadowed canopy of the Smoky Hills State Forest presses against the outskirts, offering a stark contrast to the cleared fields that define the immediate area. Aspinwall Lake lies just a short distance away, its surface often catching the bruised purple light of late afternoon, mirroring the stillness that settles over the land as the sun retreats. Everything here feels measured by the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, where the crisp air holds a weight that speaks to the long, deep winters characteristic of the North Woods.

Pine Point maintains a modest rhythm, anchored by a history of land stewardship and the quiet industry of those who have worked the soil for generations. The presence of the Miscellaneous SRMA provides a designated space for the wild to persist, ensuring that the local ecology remains a living, breathing component of daily life rather than a distant abstraction. While the Little Scenic Trail remains a trek for those seeking the deeper reaches of the region, the life of Pine Point is found in the everyday movements of residents who navigate the transition between the forest edge and the open plains. There is a particular clarity in the light here, a pale, northern luminescence that clarifies the outlines of the trees and makes the familiar landscape seem new with every change in the weather. It is a place that asks for little, favoring the steady persistence of its inhabitants over the clamor of the wider world.

About This Pine Point Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pine Point, Minnesota. Coordinates: 46.985338, -95.400015. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Pine Point includes the ZIP code (56575), telephone area code (320), county seat of Becker County (Detroit Lakes), and school district assignment (Park Rapids Public School District in Pine Point (9-12)).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.