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Rothsay Minnesota Map

Explore Rothsay, 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 Rothsay, Minnesota

How to Use This Rothsay, Minnesota Map

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

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	Rothsay
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Otter Tail County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	46.47496
Longitude	-96.280619
Population	498
Density	224.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56579
Area Code	320
County Seat	Fergus Falls
School District	Rothsay Public School District

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About Rothsay, Minnesota

Rothsay is a locality in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 498. The population density is 224.1 people per km². Rothsay is located at 46.4750°N, 96.2806°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rothsay is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56579.

Rothsay occupies a vast, horizontal expanse where the sky claims more territory than the earth, stretching in a pale, unrelenting dome over the flat prairie. It lies 16.4 miles northwest of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 324°T), and is situated 13.9 miles south-southeast of Barnesville. The horizon remains unbroken, save for the sudden, rhythmic geometry of grain elevators that mark the distance like silent sentinels watching over the black, fertile soil. Three miles away, the quiet waters of Nelson Lake catch the low-slung light of late afternoon, mirroring the shifting hues of a sky that transitions from bruised violet to a stark, translucent gray. Beyond the fields, the Rothsay State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal brush, providing a stillness that defines the land more than any man-made structure.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of life here, as the seasons dictate the labor of those who cultivate the heavy, productive dirt. History in Rothsay is written in the steel of farm implements and the endurance of families who settled this open country, creating a legacy of resilience that persists despite the deep, biting cold of the winter months. Seven miles distant, the modest flow of Deerhorn Creek cuts through the landscape, a reminder of the quiet, persistent movement of water through the plains. Daily life moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, reflecting a culture that values the steady harvest and the long, uninterrupted quiet of the hinterland.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Prairie Chicken Statue (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 354° N
Rothsay State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 275° W
Anna Gronseth Prairie Fee (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 233° SW
Wilkin County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 202° S
Town Hall Prairie Fee (Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 212° SW
Oscar State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 165° S
Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 160° S
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 11.4 mi, 091° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.1 mi, 007° N · 12k acres
Fire Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 332° NW
Maplewood State Park (State Park) — 13.9 mi, 086° E
Hallaway's Hill (Viewpoint) — 14.8 mi, 071° E
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 136° SE
Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 006° N
Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 25.3 mi, 053° NE
Buffalo River State Park (State Park) — 27.3 mi, 344° N
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 30.1 mi, 116° SE
Detroit Lakes Sports Arena (Stadium) — 30.6 mi, 041° NE
Young at Art Co (Gallery) — 31.4 mi, 041° NE
Odyssey Cinemas Washington Square 7 (Cinema) — 31.4 mi, 041° NE
Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.4 mi, 028° NE · 6,818 acres
Veterans Monument (Monument) — 31.5 mi, 041° NE
Detroit Lakes Industrial Park (Monument) — 31.7 mi, 042° NE
ITOW Veterans Museum (Museum) — 34.3 mi, 075° E
USS Robalo SS-273 (Monument) — 35.5 mi, 318° NW
Roger Maris Museum (Museum) — 37.7 mi, 315° NW
Minuteman II ICBM (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 320° NW
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 39.7 mi, 233° SW · 70k acres
Immersive Reality Room (Attraction) — 40.1 mi, 320° NW
Viking Sword Museum (Museum) — 41.8 mi, 001° N

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