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Solway Minnesota Map

Explore Solway, 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 Solway, Minnesota

How to Use This Solway, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.519954
Longitude	-95.129176
Population	73
Density	27.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56678
Area Code	320
County Seat	Bemidji
School District	Bemidji Public School District

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About Solway, Minnesota

Solway is a locality in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 73. The population density is 27.4 people per km². Solway is located at 47.5200°N, 95.1292°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Solway is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56678.

Solway occupies a quiet, unassuming stretch of land where the horizon is defined by the persistent, measured growth of northern hardwoods and the stillness of the interior plains. It lies 12.1 miles west-northwest of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 286°T), and is situated 59.1 miles northeast of Detroit Lakes. The earth here is firm and dark, yielding to the subtle variations of a landscape that feels older than the roads cutting through it. Only a few miles away, the Little Mississippi River winds through the brush, its current a thin, silver thread providing a constant, low-frequency hum to the silence of the woods. To the north, the expanse of the Mississippi Headwaters State Forest creates a dense, green boundary that holds the morning mist long after the sun has climbed, while the waters of Moose Lake gather the reflection of the sky in a mirror of profound, unmoving clarity.

Solway maintains a cadence set by the cycles of the seasons, lingering in the long, silver-gray light of winter and the sudden, frantic bloom of the short growing months. The economy here remains tethered to the land and the modest commerce that supports those who work it, reflecting a legacy of labor that values utility over ornament. Residents move through their days with a pragmatic grace, navigating the proximity of the Miscellaneous SRMA, where the terrain offers a stark, unadorned beauty that changes little from year to year. History in Solway is not written in monuments but in the persistent maintenance of fences and the steady, quiet endurance of a life lived far from the clamor of the heavy population centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 180° S
Mississippi Headwaters State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 177° S
Henry O. Bjoring State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 040° NE
Clearwater River State Aquatic Management Area (Beltrami/Clearwater) (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 348° N
La Salle Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.3 mi, 189° S
Headwaters Science Center (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 106° E
The Chief Theatre (Theatre) — 12.1 mi, 106° E
Origami Bird (Public Artwork) — 12.1 mi, 104° E
Lake Bemidji State Park (State Park) — 13.6 mi, 084° E
Beltrami Monument (Monument) — 14.7 mi, 050° NE
Itasca State Park (State Park) — 18.9 mi, 190° S
Mississippi River Headwaters (Viewpoint) — 19.7 mi, 191° S
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 21.4 mi, 091° E · 660k acres
Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 23.2 mi, 310° NW
Leech Lake Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 110° E
Unknown Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 26.5 mi, 113° SE · 520 acres
Helicopter (Monument) — 28.8 mi, 277° W
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.9 mi, 214° SW · 86k acres
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 36.7 mi, 215° SW · 2,148 acres
Walker Bay Lighthouse (Attraction) — 38.9 mi, 138° SE
Paul Bunyan Historical Museum (Museum) — 40.3 mi, 152° SE
Long Lake Theater & Event Center (Theatre) — 47.6 mi, 173° S
Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.5 mi, 285° W · 46k acres
Lost 40 Loop (Attraction) — 51.5 mi, 070° E
Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center (Museum) — 55.8 mi, 252° W
Odyssey Cinemas Washington Square 7 (Cinema) — 59.0 mi, 215° SW
Young at Art Co (Gallery) — 59.1 mi, 215° SW
Detroit Lakes Sports Arena (Stadium) — 59.9 mi, 215° SW
Viking Sword Museum (Museum) — 61.1 mi, 241° SW
Historic caboose (Attraction) — 65.1 mi, 148° SE

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