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Sleepy Eye Minnesota Map

Explore Sleepy Eye, 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 Sleepy Eye, Minnesota

How to Use This Sleepy Eye, Minnesota Map

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

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	Sleepy Eye
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Brown County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	44.297183
Longitude	-94.72415
Population	3,452
Density	712.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56085
Area Code	320
County Seat	New Ulm
School District	Sleepy Eye Public School District

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About Sleepy Eye, Minnesota

Sleepy Eye is a locality in Brown County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,452. The population density is 712.4 people per km². Sleepy Eye is located at 44.2972°N, 94.7241°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sleepy Eye is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56085.

Sleepy Eye occupies a quiet expanse of the high plains where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that seems to hold more light than the earth itself. It lies 6.1 miles northwest of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 320°T), and is situated 13.1 miles west of New Ulm. Sleepy Eye Lake sits at the center of this landscape, its surface often mirroring the pale, unblinking blue of a Minnesota afternoon. Two miles to the south, the Cottonwood River carves a sluggish, meandering path through the silt, while the elevation rises slightly toward the distant silhouette of Fort Hill. Within the immediate footprint of the land, Allison Park offers a patch of green where the grass grows thick and the wind moves through the trees with a dry, persistent rattle. The soil here is dark and heavy, a deep loam that defines the character of the surrounding fields and dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons.

History in Sleepy Eye remains tethered to the iron rails that first brought settlers to this patch of the prairie, turning a remote outpost into a hub for grain and regional trade. The economy continues to draw its strength from the cycles of the harvest, with the silos and processing facilities serving as the primary architecture of the local skyline. Beyond the industrial rhythm of the elevators, the legacy of early migration lingers in the architecture and the quiet, industrious temperament of those who live here. Residents often gather near the water or find respite in the shade of the local greenery, observing the transition of the light as it shifts across the flat expanse toward the Rose Lake Bed. Life in Sleepy Eye follows the demands of the weather, turning inward during the long, frigid months and opening wide to the sun when the thaw finally releases the grip of the frost.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sleepy Eye Depot Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 001° N
Chief Sleepy Eye Statue (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 054° NE
Ish Tak Ha Ba Monument (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 031° NE
Prairieview Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 237° SW
Sportsmen'S Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 353° N
Elevated Lake Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 0.8 mi, 346° N
Sleepy Eye Welcomes You (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 264° W
Cottonwood River State Aquatic Management Area (Brown) (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 116° SE
Romberg State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 078° E
Fort Ridgely State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 001° N
Flandrau State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 089° E
Auditorium (Theatre) — 12.5 mi, 087° E
Wanda Gag House (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 085° E
State Street Theater Co. (Theatre) — 12.9 mi, 085° E
John Lind House (Attraction) — 13.0 mi, 085° E
Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 085° E
Art Wall Park (Public Artwork) — 13.1 mi, 083° E
Site 8 (Historic Ruins) — 21.5 mi, 229° SW
Site 7 (Historic Ruins) — 21.5 mi, 229° SW
Renville County Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 324° NW
Round House Railroad Club (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 170° S
Swaybacked Bridge (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 312° NW
Heritage Village Museum (Museum) — 26.8 mi, 201° S
410 Project (Gallery) — 36.7 mi, 104° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.4 mi, 258° W · 12k acres
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.4 mi, 067° NE · 24k acres

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