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Preston Minnesota Map

Explore Preston, 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 Preston, Minnesota

How to Use This Preston, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.670242
Longitude	-92.083216
Population	1,322
Density	207.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55965
Area Code	218
County Seat	Preston
School District	Fillmore Central

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About Preston, Minnesota

Preston is a locality in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,322. The population density is 207.1 people per km². Preston is located at 43.6702°N, 92.0832°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Preston is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55965.

Preston emerges from the limestone bluffs of southeastern Minnesota, where the South Branch Root River carves a serpentine path through the verdant, deep-cut terrain. It lies 31.0 miles southeast of Rochester, MN (from Rochester, MN: bearing 141°T), and is situated 13.2 miles south-southeast of Chatfield. The landscape surrounding Preston is defined by the heavy, ancient stone of the earth and the deciduous canopies of the Minnesota Memorial Hardwood State Forest, which waits ten miles away to offer its shadowed, timbered solitude. To the west, the subtle rise of Pigtail Ridge breaks the horizon, while the distant, quiet basin of Wadden Valley provides a natural bowl for the evening mist to gather. In the quiet hours of dusk, the light here turns a bruised, singular violet, casting long, lean shadows across the limestone outcrops that seem to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has retreated behind the trees.

Agriculture and the steady, rhythmic pulse of rural commerce have long anchored the spirit of Preston, fostering a culture that values the weight of a handshake and the patience required for a harvest. Just a mile away, the S. Br. Root River State Aquatic Management Area (Fillmore) preserves the delicate riparian health of the waterway, ensuring the preservation of the landscape that once drew settlers to these fertile, driftless plains. While the pace of life remains deliberate, the influence of the region's Scandinavian heritage lingers in the architecture and the quiet, industrious nature of the local workforce. Whether tending to the fields or maintaining the essential infrastructure of the county seat, the people of Preston move with a focused, grounded intensity, tethered to the land by a history that predates the modern map and endures in the cool, clear currents of the river.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Preston Veteran's Memorial (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 066° NE
S. Br. Root River State Aquatic Management Area (Fillmore) (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 279° W
Preston Overlook (Viewpoint) — 0.5 mi, 064° NE
Camp Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Fillmore) (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 091° E
R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 020° N
Forestville Mystery Cave State Park (State Park) — 5.4 mi, 258° W
Fillmore County Historical Center (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 331° NW
Lanesboro History Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 057° NE
Niagara Cave (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 173° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 337° NW
Pope & Young Club (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 335° NW
Methodist Church Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 275° W
Washburn-Zittleman Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 275° W
Upper Iowa River Wildlife Management Area (State Recreation Area) — 16.1 mi, 170° S
Labyrinth (Public Artwork) — 17.2 mi, 001° N
Driftless Area National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.9 mi, 154° SE · 2,440 acres
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Caboose (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 342° N
Whitewater State Park (State Park) — 25.0 mi, 004° N
Chester Woods amphitheater (Theatre) — 25.0 mi, 333° NW
Schechs Mill (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 090° E
International Owl Center (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 26.5 mi, 076° E
I Am Wood (Monument) — 28.3 mi, 150° SE
Storre Theatre (Theatre) — 28.5 mi, 151° SE
Painting Studio (Arts Centre) — 28.5 mi, 151° SE
Kristin Wigley-Fleming Gallery (Gallery) — 28.5 mi, 150° SE
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.7 mi, 030° NE · 274k acres
Effigy Mounds National Monument (National Monument) — 58.2 mi, 133° SE · 2,460 acres

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