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Rush City Minnesota Map

Explore Rush City, 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 Rush City, Minnesota

How to Use This Rush City, Minnesota Map

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

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	Rush City
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Chisago County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	45.685514
Longitude	-92.96549
Population	3,228
Density	293.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55069
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Center City
School District	Rush City Public School District

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About Rush City, Minnesota

Rush City is a locality in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,228. The population density is 293.3 people per km². Rush City is located at 45.6855°N, 92.9655°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rush City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55069.

Rush City maintains a quiet presence where the land flattens into the expansive, glacial-scoured plains of east-central Minnesota. It lies 12.1 miles north of North Branch, MN (from North Branch, MN: bearing 3°T), and is situated 9.7 miles south of Pine City. Rush Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the local topography, its waters moving with a steady, deliberate pace toward the larger drainages of the region. To the east, the landscape begins to gather the character of the North Woods, with stands of timber marking the transition toward the horizon. Residents often gather at City Park, a central expanse of green that serves as a communal anchor amidst the surrounding prairie and agricultural fields. Two miles away, the surface of Rush Lake mirrors the shifting colors of the sky, turning a bruised, deep violet as the brief, intense northern twilight settles over the fields.

Rush City emerged from the expansion of the rail lines, a development that dictated the layout of the streets and the rhythm of local commerce for generations. The economy remains tethered to the land and the modest industries that service the surrounding farms, reflecting a heritage defined by Scandinavian grit and the hard-won lessons of long, unforgiving winters. While the modern world moves with a different velocity, the people here retain a stoic patience, acknowledging the distant, shadowed presence of Bear Hill eighteen miles off as a silent marker of the changing elevation. Further north, the dense, untamed thickets of the Chengwatana State Forest remain a backdrop to the cycles of planting and harvest. Life in Rush City persists with a measured, intentional quality, grounded by the seasonal shifts that dictate the heavy, cold air of January and the sudden, verdant urgency of late spring.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rush Creek Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 247° SW
Chisago County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 266° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 212° SW
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 069° E
Rush Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Chisago) (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 267° W
Rush Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 255° W
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.2 mi, 125° SE · 21k acres
Governor Knowles State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 115° SE
Burnett County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 114° SE
Wild River State Park (State Park) — 4.6 mi, 136° SE
Polk County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 119° SE
Fish Lake Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.2 mi, 090° E
Rural School Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 358° N
Amphitheater (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 132° SE
Play Inc. Community Theatre (Arts Centre) — 14.7 mi, 238° SW
Emma's House (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 065° NE
Original Burnett County Jail (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 065° NE
Grantsburg Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 065° NE
Old Nevers Dam Site (Viewpoint) — 15.5 mi, 132° SE
St. Croix State Park (State Park) — 17.6 mi, 031° NE
Dala Horse (Public Artwork) — 20.4 mi, 309° NW
Crex Meadows (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 050° NE
First Danish Seminary (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 110° E
Festival Theater (Theatre) — 24.5 mi, 141° SE
Big Yellow Chair (Attraction) — 24.8 mi, 142° SE
Ed. L. Peet (Monument) — 26.3 mi, 050° NE
Fawn Doe Rosa Wildlife Educational Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 26.7 mi, 138° SE
Sandstone History and Art Center (Arts Centre) — 31.2 mi, 009° N
Marine Village Artist Studios (Gallery) — 34.9 mi, 164° S
Judd Street Exchange (Gallery) — 35.0 mi, 164° S

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