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St. James Minnesota Map

Explore St. James, 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. James, Minnesota

How to Use This St. James, Minnesota Map

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

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	St. James
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Watonwan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.982458
Longitude	-94.626918
Population	4,793
Density	793.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56081
Area Code	320
County Seat	St. James
School District	St. James Public School District

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About St. James, Minnesota

St. James is a locality in Watonwan County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,793. The population density is 793.2 people per km². St. James is located at 43.9825°N, 94.6269°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. St. James is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56081.

St. James occupies a vast, level expanse of the prairie, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a sky that shifts from pale morning violet to a deep, bruised indigo. It lies 17.1 miles south of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 177°T), and is situated 11.4 miles west-southwest of Madelia. The earth here is dark and heavy, a fertile foundation that defines the rhythm of the seasons and the quiet persistence of the landscape. Within the immediate vicinity, the local terrain remains defined by the presence of St. James City Park, which provides a green, curated stillness against the surrounding agricultural grid. Nearby, the water of Saint James Lake reflects the passing clouds, while the narrow, steady course of Saint James Creek draws a thin line through the fields, carving its way through the soil with a patience that outlasts the human hand.

St. James grew from the iron tracks of the railroad, which brought both the labor of settlers and the promise of a permanent market to these plains. The economy remains tethered to this legacy of cultivation, with tall grain elevators standing as sentinels that mark the arrival of the town from miles away. Winter settles in with a profound, hushed weight, turning the fields into a monochrome study of frost and stubble that demands a sturdy, pragmatic endurance from those who remain. The culture of St. James reflects a lineage of northern migration, where the echoes of Scandinavian heritage still inform the local habits of industry and the unassuming, neighborly reserve that defines the daily pace of life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Deer Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 154° SE
Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 236° SW
Dennis Johnson Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 138° SE
Tiell Park And Municiple Pool (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 224° SW
Round House Railroad Club (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 229° SW
Watline State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 257° W
Rosendale State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 123° SE
Watona Park Peace Pole (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 068° E
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 065° NE
Major General Doyle E. Larson (Public Artwork) — 11.3 mi, 065° NE
Mountain Lake Site (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 252° W
Heritage Village Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 257° W
SGT Corey Sathoff (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 144° SE
Flandrau State Park (State Park) — 22.3 mi, 019° N
Sleepy Eye Depot Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 348° N
Site 8 (Historic Ruins) — 22.4 mi, 290° W
Former Dam Site (Viewpoint) — 22.7 mi, 022° N
Auditorium (Theatre) — 23.6 mi, 019° N
State Street Theater Co. (Theatre) — 24.2 mi, 020° N
John Lind House (Attraction) — 24.2 mi, 020° N
Wanda Gag House (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 019° N
Minnesota Music Hall of Fame Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 020° N
Martin County Historical Society and Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 160° S
Des Moines River SNA (Nature Reserve) — 25.5 mi, 241° SW
Minneopa State Park (State Park) — 27.0 mi, 057° NE
Fort Ridgely (Historic Castle / Fort) — 32.9 mi, 351° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.5 mi, 288° W · 12k acres
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 52.1 mi, 043° NE · 24k acres

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