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Skyline Minnesota Map

Explore Skyline, 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 Skyline, Minnesota

How to Use This Skyline, Minnesota Map

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

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	Skyline
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Blue Earth County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.142188
Longitude	-94.030789
Population	288
Density	573.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56001
Area Code	320
County Seat	Mankato
School District	Mankato Public School District

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About Skyline, Minnesota

Skyline is a locality in Blue Earth County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 288. The population density is 573.2 people per km². Skyline is located at 44.1422°N, 94.0308°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Skyline is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56001.

Skyline sits upon the high, firm ground overlooking the Blue Earth River, where the water carves a deep, steady path through the sediment of the prairie. It lies 2.1 miles southwest of Mankato, MN (from Mankato, MN: bearing 226°T), and is situated 2.2 miles south of North Mankato. The landscape here is defined by the patient weight of the plains, broken only by the sudden, sharp descent into Thompson Ravine four miles to the east. Within the quiet perimeter of Willard Vetter Park, the grass holds the cool, damp breath of the morning long after the sun has climbed, and the air carries the faint, metallic scent of moving water. Three miles away, the surface of Glenwood Pond reflects the vast, pale sky, while the nearby Minnemishinona Falls transforms the silence into a rhythmic, rushing permanence that lingers in the consciousness of those who traverse these fields.

Skyline emerged from the practical necessity of navigating the rugged topography of the upper Midwest, growing into a place where the economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the seasonal shifts of the North Woods. The history of the area is written in the stubborn endurance of the farmsteads and the quiet industry that utilizes the proximity of the Blue Earth River to sustain its daily operations. Life in Skyline moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the long winters that demand a particular kind of indoor resolve and the intense, green productivity of the brief, bright summers. Residents maintain a connection to the wider region, looking toward the distant silhouette of Klondike Hill on the horizon as a constant marker of the horizon’s reach, while the character of the locality is forged by the intersection of ancestral hard work and the enduring, open expanse of the Minnesota landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rasmussen Woods (Local Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 086° E
Land Of Memories Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 346° N
Blue Earth and Nicollet Counties Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 075° E
Sibley Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 351° N
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 077° E
Minneopa State Park (State Park) — 1.6 mi, 303° NW
Conkling Art Center (Museum) — 1.6 mi, 076° E
Andreas Theatre (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 073° E
Ted Paul Theatre (Theatre) — 1.7 mi, 074° E
Bresnan Arena (Stadium) — 1.8 mi, 082° E
Alumni Arch and Plaza (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 079° E
Blue Earth County Heritage Center Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 048° NE
410 Project (Gallery) — 1.9 mi, 040° NE
Spotlight Theatres Mankato 4 (Cinema) — 2.0 mi, 039° NE
Winter Warrior (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 038° NE
Community Athletic Fields (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 101° E
Kiwanis Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 012° N
O A Vee Memorial State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.7 mi, 263° W
Swan Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 317° NW
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 061° NE
Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 12.6 mi, 013° N
Harold and Ruth Schaefer Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 12.7 mi, 013° N
Voyager Valley Teepee (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 094° E
Le Sueur County Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 077° E
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 22.5 mi, 155° SE
Flandrau State Park (State Park) — 23.0 mi, 296° NW
Former Dam Site (Viewpoint) — 23.1 mi, 296° NW
John Lind House (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 299° NW
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.4 mi, 014° N · 24k acres

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