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Roscoe Minnesota Map

Explore Roscoe, 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 Roscoe, Minnesota

How to Use This Roscoe, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.432334
Longitude	-94.636518
Population	130
Density	81.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	55983, 56371
Area Code	218, 320
County Seat	St. Cloud
School District	Paynesville Public School District

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About Roscoe, Minnesota

Roscoe is a locality in Stearns County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 130. The population density is 81.1 people per km². Roscoe is located at 45.4323°N, 94.6365°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Roscoe is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 55983, 56371.

Roscoe occupies a quiet expanse of the Minnesota prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and the sky asserts itself with an immense, unblinking clarity. It lies 24.6 miles west-southwest of Sartell, MN (from Sartell, MN: bearing 238°T), and is situated 5.1 miles northeast of Paynesville. The land here remains defined by the persistent, level patience of the plains, broken only by the subtle depression of the Bonanza Valley five miles to the west. A mile to the east, the Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary where the grasses turn a brittle, pale straw color under the autumn light, bowing in rhythm with the wind. Two miles distant, the waters of Big Lake gather in a shallow basin, reflecting the deepening indigo of the dusk, while the narrow, winding course of Kolling Creek carves a meditative path through the soil. The air carries a sharp, clean clarity that suggests the long, frost-bound winters for which the region is known, turning the landscape into a study of muted earth tones and gray, expansive light.

Roscoe maintains a measured pulse, echoing the agricultural heritage that first drew settlers to these fertile, inland reaches. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, with the local industry reflecting the steady, agrarian labor of the surrounding fields. Generations have worked this soil, leaving a legacy of resilience that persists in the quiet upkeep of the grain elevators and the modest, sturdy architecture of the main thoroughfare. Residents move with the deliberate pace of those who understand the necessity of preparation, whether for the planting of crops or the arrival of the deep freeze. While the modern world moves in frantic bursts, Roscoe remains a place where the passage of time is measured by the changing shadows across the prairie and the slow, seasonal migration of birds through the nearby wetlands.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stearns County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 191° S
Roscoe Prairie Fee (Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 252° W
Roscoe Prairie State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 252° W
Partners State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 230° SW
Paynesville Historical Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 223° SW
Koronis Cinema (Cinema) — 5.1 mi, 227° SW
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 6.7 mi, 188° S
A maze'n Farmyard (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 172° S
Kandiyohi County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.8 mi, 223° SW
Saint John's Pottery Studio (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 049° NE
Art Center (Arts Centre) — 15.5 mi, 048° NE
Stone Gate (Historic Ruins) — 16.0 mi, 050° NE
Maple Sugar Shack (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 051° NE
Giant Crow Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.1 mi, 273° W
Melrose Area Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 334° NW
Voie de la Liberté 1944 Milestone (Monument) — 19.0 mi, 085° E
Sibley State Park (State Park) — 19.4 mi, 249° W
Meeker County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 166° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 065° NE
NASA Apolo Trainging Capsule (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 065° NE
Litchfiel Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 166° S
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.7 mi, 264° W · 12k acres
Gnarly Bard Theater (Theatre) — 24.6 mi, 069° E
Minnesota Baseball Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 069° E
510 Art Lab (Arts Centre) — 26.0 mi, 324° NW
Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 27.6 mi, 269° W
Lake Maria State Park (State Park) — 33.1 mi, 104° E
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.8 mi, 081° E · 61k acres

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