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Spicer Minnesota Map

Explore Spicer, 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 Spicer, Minnesota

How to Use This Spicer, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.23302
Longitude	-94.940009
Population	1,112
Density	359.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56288
Area Code	320
County Seat	Willmar
School District	New London-Spicer School District

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About Spicer, Minnesota

Spicer is a locality in Kandiyohi County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,112. The population density is 359.3 people per km². Spicer is located at 45.2330°N, 94.9400°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Spicer is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56288.

Spicer occupies a stretch of high, glacial prairie where the horizon remains wide and indifferent to the slow turning of the seasons. It lies 9.2 miles north-northeast of Willmar, MN (from Willmar, MN: bearing 33°T), and is situated 15.1 miles southwest of Paynesville. The landscape around Spicer is defined by a series of low, earth-bound swells that soften the sharp edges of the plains, punctuated by the quiet presence of Alvig Slough only a mile away. The air here holds a distinct, metallic crispness during the long winters, while the summer light lingers with a heavy, golden quality that seems to press against the tall grasses. To the south, the Middle Fork Crow River traces a path through the lowlands, its waters moving with a deliberate, muddy rhythm that echoes the steady pace of the region. Visitors and locals alike find a shared stillness within the boundaries of Kandiyohi County Park, a place where the land remains largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of modern industry.

Economic life in Spicer remains deeply tethered to the cycles of the earth and the agricultural heritage of the upper Midwest. The town serves as a quiet nexus for those who work the surrounding fields, a legacy of the Scandinavian settlers who first broke this sod and organized their lives around the rhythms of the harvest. On the distant horizon, the silhouette of Mount Tom provides a singular point of orientation for those traveling the flat, straight roads that bisect the countryside. Life here is measured in the gradual shift of the light and the practical demands of a rural economy, where the resilience of the people is reflected in the plain, sturdy architecture of the storefronts and the enduring silence of the fields at dusk. Whether beneath the weight of a gray winter sky or the searing heat of August, Spicer maintains a character of stoic simplicity, unburdened by the vanity of more crowded places.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kandiyohi County Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 130° SE
Beach Strret Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 148° SE
Green Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Kandiyohi) (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 146° SE
Kandiyohi County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.4 mi, 231° SW
Green Lake Diamonds (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 190° S
Ringo-Nest State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 309° NW
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 021° N
Densen Field (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 353° N
Sibley State Park (State Park) — 5.5 mi, 323° NW
Thompson Park (State Park) — 8.6 mi, 213° SW
Golden Ticket Kandi 6 (Cinema) — 10.0 mi, 209° SW
Schwanke's Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 209° SW
Meeker County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 11.2 mi, 095° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.2 mi, 322° NW · 12k acres
Giant Crow Statue (Public Artwork) — 15.0 mi, 347° N
Koronis Cinema (Cinema) — 15.0 mi, 047° NE
Paynesville Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 048° NE
A maze'n Farmyard (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 068° E
Lake Johanna Esker Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.6 mi, 316° NW
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 21.2 mi, 314° NW
Meeker County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 110° E
Litchfiel Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 113° SE
World's Largest Ball of Twine Made By One Man (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 110° E
Melrose Area Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 012° N
Depot Museum (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 109° E
Chief Little Crow (Monument) — 32.2 mi, 122° SE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 32.6 mi, 108° E
Highest elevation in park (Viewpoint) — 34.4 mi, 307° NW
510 Art Lab (Arts Centre) — 34.8 mi, 359° N
Saint John's Pottery Studio (Attraction) — 35.6 mi, 047° NE

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