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Silver Lake Minnesota Map

Explore Silver 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 Silver Lake, Minnesota

How to Use This Silver Lake, Minnesota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Silver 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 Silver 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	Silver Lake
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	McLeod County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.903296
Longitude	-94.195533
Population	866
Density	813.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55381
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Glencoe
School District	Glencoe-Silver Lake School District

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About Silver Lake, Minnesota

Silver Lake is a locality in McLeod County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 866. The population density is 813.5 people per km². Silver Lake is located at 44.9033°N, 94.1955°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Silver Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55381.

Silver Lake anchors the horizon where the flat, productive plains of the upper Midwest meet the quiet, persistent accumulation of glacial earth. It lies 8.6 miles east of Hutchinson, MN (from Hutchinson, MN: bearing 83°T), and is situated 9.5 miles north-northwest of Glencoe. The landscape surrounding Silver Lake consists of open, expansive fields that hold the amber glow of late afternoon, shifting in color as the wind moves across the stubble of harvested crops. To the north, the Mcleod County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal wetlands, while the depression of the Mud Lakebed marks a pause in the otherwise level topography. Three miles away, the steady, narrow path of Bear Creek carves through the soil, providing a vein of moisture that sustains the local greenery and defines the subtle drainage of the basin. During the long, deep winters, the air takes on a brittle, crystalline quality that clarifies the view across the frozen expanse, turning the sky into a pale, immense vault above the dormant fields.

Settlement patterns in Silver Lake remain deeply influenced by the agricultural heritage that first drew families to this fertile interior, grounding the local economy in the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest. The architecture of the grain elevators and the modest, sturdy frame houses speak to a legacy of resilient labor, where the pace of daily existence is measured by the changing light rather than the frantic motion of distant urban centers. Residents maintain a connection to the land through the stewardship of the nearby Mcleod County Waterfowl Production Area, valuing the quietude that persists even as the seasons turn. While the modern world touches Silver Lake through the reach of technology and transport, the essential character of the place remains anchored in the stubborn, honest work of those who cultivate the heavy, dark soil, ensuring that the rhythm of the seasons remains the primary clock for the community.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mcleod County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 180° S
Swan Lake State Aquatic Management Area (McLeod) (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 278° W
Halva Marsh State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 241° SW
Laible Woods Fee (Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 190° S
All Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 216° SW
Kimberly Park (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 264° W
State Theatre (Cinema) — 8.5 mi, 265° W
Just Add You Butterfly Mural (Public Artwork) — 8.5 mi, 265° W
Glencoe Fort (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 169° S
Wheel and Cog (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 258° W
Glencoe Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 162° S
Wright County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.9 mi, 018° N
Depot Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 335° NW
Dassel History Center and Ergot Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 337° NW
Greenleaf Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.7 mi, 300° NW
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 16.2 mi, 157° SE
World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 322° NW
Rieder Homestead (Theatre) — 21.8 mi, 064° NE
Meeker County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 314° NW
Apple Jack Orchard (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 056° NE
Minnesota Pioneer Park (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 010° N
Life in a Cattail Marsh (Viewpoint) — 25.1 mi, 093° E
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.6 mi, 146° SE · 24k acres
Minnesota Valley (State Recreation Area) — 26.0 mi, 146° SE
Arboretum Apple House (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 095° E
Sibley County Historic Society and Museum (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 152° SE
Chanhassen Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 29.9 mi, 095° E
Lake Maria State Park (State Park) — 30.0 mi, 022° N
Inyan Ceyaka Atonwan site (Historic Ruins) — 30.5 mi, 113° SE
Sherburne National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.4 mi, 028° NE · 61k acres

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