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Squaw Lake Minnesota Map

Explore Squaw 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 Squaw Lake, Minnesota

How to Use This Squaw Lake, Minnesota Map

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

Latitude	47.620687
Longitude	-94.137439
Population	98
Density	46.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56681
Area Code	320
County Seat	Grand Rapids
School District	Grand Rapids Public School District

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About Squaw Lake, Minnesota

Squaw Lake is a locality in Itasca County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 98. The population density is 46.7 people per km². Squaw Lake is located at 47.6207°N, 94.1374°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Squaw Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56681.

Squaw Lake sits amidst a landscape defined by the persistent, dark currents of the Popple River as it carves a path through the dense, low-lying woodland. It lies 36.4 miles east-northeast of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 72°T), and is situated 57.7 miles west-northwest of Hibbing. The terrain surrounding Squaw Lake is characterized by a flat, moisture-rich basin where the air often holds a heavy, silver chill, particularly as the sun begins to retreat behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Harrington Hills. Directly adjacent to the community, Natures Lake serves as a quiet mirror for the shifting clouds, while the presence of Miscellaneous, a Special Recreation Management Area, ensures that the wilder, unmanicured character of the North Woods remains undisturbed. The light here has a way of thickening in the late afternoon, turning the pine needles into needles of burnt copper and softening the edges of the horizon.

Economic life in Squaw Lake has long been tethered to the timber industry and the seasonal rhythms of the forest, drawing strength from the nearby Cutfoot Experimental Forest where generations have studied the resilience of the spruce and pine. This history is marked by the enduring influence of the Ojibwe and the subsequent waves of settlers who learned to navigate the long, iron-gray winters that define the local calendar. Residents often traverse the Cutfoot Sioux National Recreation Trail, a path that links the present-day reality of the region to the older, quieter traditions of the timber camps and traplines. Life proceeds with a deliberate, measured pace, grounded in the understanding that the land demands a certain stoicism, yet rewards those who observe the subtle change of seasons in the deep woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 090° E
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 1.1 mi, 180° S · 660k acres
Bowstring State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 174° S
Nature's Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 055° NE
Cutfoot Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 4.0 mi, 166° S
Lake Winnibigoshish (Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 186° S
Stony Point Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 7.8 mi, 203° SW
Cut Foot Sioux National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 7.9 mi, 126° SE · 1 acres
Battle Point Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 8.0 mi, 164° S
Morph Meadows State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 240° SW
Lost 40 Loop (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 014° N
Black Duck #2 (Public Artwork) — 20.7 mi, 291° W
Scenic State Park (State Park) — 26.6 mi, 074° E
Leech Lake Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 28.4 mi, 237° SW
Beltrami Monument (Monument) — 35.0 mi, 274° W
The Chief Theatre (Theatre) — 36.2 mi, 254° W
Headwaters Science Center (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 254° W
Sugar Point Battle (Monument) — 40.7 mi, 195° S
Walker Bay Lighthouse (Attraction) — 41.2 mi, 210° SW
Paul Bunyan Historical Museum (Museum) — 50.9 mi, 213° SW
Hanna Mining Company Train Cabose (Attraction) — 51.8 mi, 107° E
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 54.8 mi, 068° E · 2.1M acres
Mississippi River Headwaters (Viewpoint) — 56.5 mi, 243° SW
Hibbing Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 57.6 mi, 103° E
Paulucci Space Theatre (Museum) — 58.3 mi, 103° E
Minnesota Museum of Mining (Museum) — 58.8 mi, 098° E
Vince Shute Wildlife Sancuary (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 62.0 mi, 057° NE
Historic caboose (Attraction) — 63.7 mi, 191° S
Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 64.4 mi, 278° W
Mound 4 (Historic Ruins) — 65.0 mi, 017° N

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