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St. Charles Minnesota Map

Explore St. Charles, 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 St. Charles, Minnesota

How to Use This St. Charles, Minnesota Map

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

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.

CitySt. Charles
StateMinnesota (MN)
CountyWinona County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude43.969408
Longitude-92.064327
Population3,990
Density404.6 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code55972
Area Code218
County SeatWinona
School DistrictSt. Charles Public School District

About St. Charles, Minnesota

St. Charles is a locality in Winona County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,990. The population density is 404.6 people per km². St. Charles is located at 43.9694°N, 92.0643°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. St. Charles is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55972.

St. Charles emerges from the expansive plains of the Midwest as a quiet sentinel of the rolling landscape, where the South Fork Whitewater River carves a deliberate path through the limestone-rich terrain. It lies 20.5 miles east of Rochester, MN (from Rochester, MN: bearing 100°T), and is situated 19.4 miles west-southwest of Goodview. Kieffer Park serves as a verdant anchor for the locality, offering a serene expanse of green that mirrors the stillness found at Jessen Park Lake just a mile away. To the west, the distant silhouette of German Ridge defines the horizon, while the deep, shadowed contours of Sweet Ravine suggest the ancient work of water against soil. The air here carries the crisp clarity of the interior plains, particularly during the long, hushed winters when the sky turns a brilliant, pale gray and the light at dusk settles in long, golden slants across the frost-dusted fields.

St. Charles maintains a steady, industrious character rooted in a history of agricultural enterprise and the persistent labor of the pioneers who first broke this heavy, fertile earth. The economy continues to draw strength from the surrounding farmland, reflecting a legacy of resilience that echoes the quiet growth of the nearby Richard J Dorer Memorial Hardwood State Forest. Daily life in St. Charles moves with a purposeful rhythm, where the machinery of modern industry balances against the enduring patience of the seasons. Local traditions remain tied to the land, preserving a sense of place that is both solitary and deeply connected to the broader, vast interior of the continent, far removed from any maritime influence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Chainsaw Artist (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 273° W
  • City Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 317° NW
  • Jessens Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 143° SE
  • Amish buggy for picture taking (Viewpoint) — 1.4 mi, 183° S
  • Vermilya State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 204° SW
  • Whitewater State Park (State Park) — 4.3 mi, 010° N
  • Whitewater State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 357° N
  • Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Caboose (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 279° W
  • Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 8.4 mi, 017° N
  • R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.0 mi, 186° S
  • Pope & Young Club (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 219° SW
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 216° SW
  • Carley State Park (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 332° NW
  • James A. Carley & Ernestina Bolt Monument (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 331° NW
  • Arches Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 080° E
  • Chester Woods amphitheater (Theatre) — 12.5 mi, 277° W
  • Plainview Area History Center (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 338° N
  • Fillmore County Historical Center (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 193° S
  • Lanesboro History Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 166° S
  • Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.9 mi, 024° NE · 274k acres
  • Historic Structure (Historic Ruins) — 18.8 mi, 283° W
  • Quarry Hill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 18.9 mi, 283° W
  • Whitman Dam Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.0 mi, 037° NE
  • Performance Center (Arts Centre) — 19.0 mi, 074° E
  • Statewide Wildlife Habitat - Wd (State Recreation Area) — 19.0 mi, 037° NE
  • Ice Arena (Stadium) — 19.1 mi, 074° E
  • Taylor Arena (Stadium) — 19.9 mi, 281° W
  • Rochester Civic Theatre (Theatre) — 20.0 mi, 281° W
  • Threshold Arts (Gallery) — 20.1 mi, 280° W
  • Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.8 mi, 072° E · 14k acres

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About This St. Charles Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. Charles, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.969408, -92.064327. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for St. Charles includes the ZIP code (55972), telephone area code (218), county seat of Winona County (Winona), and school district assignment (St. Charles Public School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.