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Strathcona Minnesota Map

Explore Strathcona, 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 Strathcona, Minnesota

How to Use This Strathcona, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	48.553863
Longitude	-96.168907
Population	25
Density	19.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56759
Area Code	320
County Seat	Roseau
School District	Greenbush-Middle River School District

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About Strathcona, Minnesota

Strathcona is a locality in Roseau County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 25. The population density is 19.5 people per km². Strathcona is located at 48.5539°N, 96.1689°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Strathcona is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56759.

Strathcona anchors itself firmly upon the flat, expansive plains of northwestern Minnesota, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a wire pulled against the sky. It lies 58.9 miles northeast of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 42°T), and is situated 30.0 miles north of Thief River Falls. The landscape here is defined by an uncompromising openness, a territory of black soil and stubborn grasses that hold the frost long into the spring thaw. To the west, the distant silhouette of Juneberry Ridge provides the only interruption to the infinite line of the earth, while the proximity of the Thief Lake State Wildlife Management Area ensures that the air carries the seasonal restlessness of migratory birds. The Middle River winds through the lower reaches of the local topography, a quiet artery of water that marks the slow, deliberate transition of the seasons across the fields.

Strathcona persists as a testament to the endurance of those who settled this lean, northern frontier, turning the heavy loam into a steady rhythm of harvest and preparation. The local economy remains tethered to the pulse of the land, with small-scale agriculture dictating the pace of life and the changing colors of the rural view. Life in Strathcona moves with the gravity of the seasons, demanding a quiet vigilance from those who work the earth and navigate the long, deep winters that settle over the plains. Even in the stillness of a mid-afternoon, there is a palpable weight to the silence, a sense that the history of the region is written not in stone, but in the recurring cycles of the crop and the enduring, stoic character of a place that asks for little and offers deep, solitary space in return.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Thief Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 159° S
Huntly State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 248° W
Veteran War Memorial (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 178° S
Goose Capitol of Minnesota Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 8.3 mi, 179° S
Marshall County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.0 mi, 151° SE
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.2 mi, 141° SE · 124k acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.7 mi, 298° NW · 12k acres
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.9 mi, 144° SE · 5,094 acres
Karlstad Pavilion (Theatre) — 16.2 mi, 276° W
Holt Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 183° S
Lake Bronson State Park (State Park) — 21.0 mi, 303° NW
Viking Farmer Museam (Museum) — 25.5 mi, 205° SW
Kittson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 299° NW
Anderson/Bagaas Burial (Monument) — 26.4 mi, 253° W
Roseau County Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 042° NE
Hayes Lake State Park (State Park) — 27.6 mi, 079° E
Beltrami Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 28.6 mi, 079° E · 174k acres
Warroad Heritage Center and Museum (Museum) — 45.8 mi, 058° NE
Heritage Village (Museum) — 57.4 mi, 223° SW
Sweetlight Gallery (Gallery) — 57.5 mi, 201° S
River Cinema 15 (Cinema) — 58.5 mi, 223° SW
Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 58.9 mi, 223° SW
Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 64.1 mi, 151° SE
Northern Most Point of the Continental United States of America (Attraction) — 73.5 mi, 038° NE
Till Hill (Viewpoint) — 74.5 mi, 236° SW
Northern Most Point Contiguous U.S.A Angle Inlet, MN (Attraction) — 77.1 mi, 044° NE

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