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Porter Minnesota Map

Explore Porter, 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 Porter, Minnesota

How to Use This Porter, Minnesota Map

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

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	Porter
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Yellow Medicine County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.636352
Longitude	-96.165595
Population	166
Density	32.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56280
Area Code	320
County Seat	Granite Falls
School District	Canby Public School District

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About Porter, Minnesota

Porter is a locality in Yellow Medicine County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 32.1 people per km². Porter is located at 44.6364°N, 96.1656°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Porter is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56280.

Porter emerges from the vast expanse of the Minnesota prairie, defined by the quiet persistence of the North Branch Yellow Medicine River as it carves a path through the flat, fertile earth. It lies 22.7 miles northwest of Marshall, MN (from Marshall, MN: bearing 305°T), and is situated 30.3 miles southwest of Montevideo. The landscape here is one of wide, open horizons where the sky claims the majority of the view, occasionally interrupted by the distant, hazy silhouette of the Antelope Hills on the western edge of the world. Just a mile away, the Antler State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush, a place where the wind carries the scent of dry soil and the seasonal shift of the plains. When the light dips low at dusk, the flat terrain catches a pale, golden glow that turns the fields into a sea of amber, revealing the subtle textures of the land that remain hidden under the harsh glare of midday.

Agriculture serves as the heartbeat of Porter, with the rhythm of the seasons dictate the pace of life for those who work the dark, rich soil. The town grew from the necessity of the railroad and the resilience of homesteaders who looked toward the horizon rather than the sea, building lives in a climate that demands endurance against the long, deep winters. While the Bukowski Lakebed lies ten miles off, a reminder of the shifting waters that once shaped this basin, the focus remains firmly on the harvest and the modest industry that supports the surrounding farms. Life in Porter moves with a deliberate, quiet steadiness, defined by the people who recognize the value of a hard day's work and the occasional stillness found near the banks of the North Branch Yellow Medicine River or the quiet edges of Oak Lake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Antler State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 109° E
Middle Antelope Valley State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 014° N
Lincoln County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.1 mi, 126° SE
Lyon County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.2 mi, 122° SE
Canby Depot Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 312° NW
Barckes Corner (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 333° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.4 mi, 170° S · 12k acres
HGC Eagle Carving (Public Artwork) — 16.5 mi, 238° SW
Boyd House (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 041° NE
Camden State Park (State Park) — 21.3 mi, 148° SE
Marshall 6 Theatre (Cinema) — 22.7 mi, 125° SE
Lyon County Waterfowl Production Area 3 (National Conservation Area) — 24.8 mi, 156° SE · 235 acres
Lac qui Parle County Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 357° N
Minnesota's Machinery Museum (Museum) — 27.0 mi, 082° E
Minnesota Machinery Museum (Attraction) — 27.1 mi, 082° E
Swensson Farm Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 059° NE
Yellow Medicine County Museum (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 070° E
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 33.8 mi, 116° SE
Our Lady of Victory (Monument) — 37.4 mi, 114° SE
Cinema 5 (Cinema) — 38.5 mi, 235° SW
The Stone Station (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 135° SE
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.3 mi, 351° N · 23k acres
Smooth Sumac (Viewpoint) — 43.6 mi, 190° S
Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek (Historic Ruins) — 43.8 mi, 127° SE
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 44.0 mi, 190° S
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 47.5 mi, 344° N

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