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Rice Lake Minnesota Map

Explore Rice Lake, 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 Rice Lake, Minnesota

How to Use This Rice Lake, Minnesota Map

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

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	Rice Lake
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Steele County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	47.388299
Longitude	-95.524367
Population	274
Density	10.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	55060, 56621, 55349, 55803
Area Code	612, 952, 218
County Seat	Owatonna
School District	Bagley Public School District

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About Rice Lake, Minnesota

Rice Lake is a locality in Steele County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 274. The population density is 10.1 people per km². Rice Lake is located at 47.3883°N, 95.5244°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 55060, 56621, 55349.

Rice Lake defines the horizon with a quiet, expansive flatness where the sky claims more territory than the land itself. It lies 9.1 miles east-northeast of Owatonna, MN (from Owatonna, MN: bearing 78°T), and is situated 16.9 miles southeast of Faribault. The ground here is a mosaic of heavy soil and dense woodland, shaped by the slow, deliberate work of seasonal frost and the quiet movement of water. Maple Creek cuts a thin, dark line through the brush, its current steady and unassuming as it feeds the low-lying basins. At Rice Lake State Park, the landscape opens into tall grasses and thickets that hold the morning mist long after the sun has climbed. The light at dusk here has a peculiar, bruised quality, turning the expanse a deep, slate gray that seems to pull the heat from the air and replace it with the scent of damp earth and cooling timber.

Rice Lake remains anchored to a rhythm dictated by the harvest and the long, endurance-testing winters that define the regional character. The economy pulls its strength from the soil and the legacy of early settlers who cleared the brush to carve out small, persistent farms. There is a lean, functional beauty in the architecture of the local barns and silos, which stand as solitary markers of a life tied to the cycle of the seasons. People here carry a reserved, sturdy temperament, a byproduct of a landscape that demands patience and a steady hand. While Sugarloaf Hill rises in the distant, hazy blue of the far-off terrain, the immediate life of Rice Lake centers on the quiet labor of the fields and the seasonal migrations of wildlife that frequent the protected wild spaces nearby.

Nearby Outdoor Places

White Earth State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.4 mi, 149° SE
Perch Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 199° S
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 311° NW
Mosquito Creek State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 070° E
Polk County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.8 mi, 331° NW
Polk County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 10.8 mi, 331° NW
Itasca State Park (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 134° SE
La Salle Lake (State Recreation Area) — 16.2 mi, 099° E
Helicopter (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 321° NW
Fosston City Mural (old) (Public Artwork) — 16.8 mi, 321° NW
Mississippi River Headwaters (Viewpoint) — 18.0 mi, 125° SE
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.9 mi, 183° S · 86k acres
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.1 mi, 187° S · 2,148 acres
Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 24.1 mi, 002° N
Headwaters Science Center (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 079° E
The Chief Theatre (Theatre) — 30.6 mi, 079° E
Beltrami Monument (Monument) — 35.1 mi, 058° NE
Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center (Museum) — 35.5 mi, 256° W
Les Hoien Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 35.9 mi, 256° W
Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.5 mi, 306° NW · 46k acres
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 40.1 mi, 084° E · 660k acres
Viking Sword Museum (Museum) — 40.5 mi, 239° SW
Odyssey Cinemas Washington Square 7 (Cinema) — 42.2 mi, 201° S
Young at Art Co (Gallery) — 42.3 mi, 201° S
Detroit Lakes Sports Arena (Stadium) — 43.0 mi, 201° S
Long Lake Theater & Event Center (Theatre) — 45.2 mi, 148° SE
Paul Bunyan Historical Museum (Museum) — 45.8 mi, 125° SE
Walker Bay Lighthouse (Attraction) — 48.8 mi, 114° SE
Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 50.3 mi, 198° S
ITOW Veterans Museum (Museum) — 54.6 mi, 183° S

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