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Shafer Minnesota Map

Explore Shafer, 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 Shafer, Minnesota

How to Use This Shafer, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.386908
Longitude	-92.747711
Population	1,142
Density	351.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55074
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Center City
School District	Chisago Lakes School District

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About Shafer, Minnesota

Shafer is a locality in Chisago County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,142. The population density is 351.9 people per km². Shafer is located at 45.3869°N, 92.7477°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Shafer is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55074.

Shafer presents a quiet expanse where the light of late afternoon catches the tall, dry grasses of the fields, casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the horizon. It lies 13.7 miles east-northeast of Forest Lake, MN (from Forest Lake, MN: bearing 57°T), and is situated 7.0 miles east of Chisago City. The landscape surrounding Shafer is defined by a slow, rhythmic transition from open farmland to the dense, quiet timber that edges the nearby Franconia Bluffs State Scientific and Natural Area. Only a mile away, the surface of Bloom Lake holds the sky in a mirror of still, dark water, while the nearby Lawrence Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the soil. To the west, the distant rise of Wild Mountain punctuates the skyline, a reminder of the geologic shifts that once shaped the Saint Croix Dalles, five miles away, into the deep, rocky basin it remains today.

Early settlers who arrived here brought with them the sturdy traditions of Northern European life, establishing a rhythm of labor that still echoes in the way the local economy balances agriculture with the changing needs of the region. The soil, dark and heavy with the potential of the seasons, supports a life that moves in accordance with the long, deep winters of the North Woods. Over time, the area has maintained a character of deliberate, measured growth, where the sound of the wind through the trees often carries more weight than the hum of the modern world. Life in Shafer persists as a steady, grounded endeavor, defined by the people who work the earth and respect the vast, open silence that settles over the land when the sun finally dips below the edge of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lorraine Motel Sign Re-sited (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 099° E
Franconia Bluffs State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 128° SE
Lower Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.7 mi, 133° SE · 4,903 acres
Franconia Landing (Viewpoint) — 3.1 mi, 114° SE
Interstate Park-Iansr (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 103° E
Osceola Hatchery (State Recreation Area) — 3.5 mi, 130° SE
Ki-Chi-Saga Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 250° W
Interstate State Park (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 087° E
Folsom House (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 078° E
Big Yellow Chair (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 077° E
Statewide Habitat Areas (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 155° SE
Festival Theater (Theatre) — 5.3 mi, 071° E
State Park (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 112° E
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.2 mi, 029° NE · 21k acres
Ice Age Trail (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 070° E
Fawn Doe Rosa Wildlife Educational Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 7.3 mi, 084° E
Amador Heritage Center (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 346° N
Scandia Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 198° S
Amphitheater (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 002° N
Swedish Settler's Monument (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 198° S
Marine Village Artist Studios (Gallery) — 13.0 mi, 185° S
Judd Street Exchange (Gallery) — 13.1 mi, 185° S
Marine Mill (Historic Ruins) — 13.1 mi, 184° S
Site of Second Congregational Church of Marine (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 188° S
Polk County Waterfowl Production Area Of Wi (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.7 mi, 136° SE · 40 acres
Arcola Mill (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 181° S
Art Z (Gallery) — 19.4 mi, 105° E
Chisago County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 331° NW
Lakeshore Players Theater (Theatre) — 24.1 mi, 212° SW
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.9 mi, 224° SW · 24k acres

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