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Sunfish Lake Minnesota Map

Explore Sunfish 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 Sunfish Lake, Minnesota

How to Use This Sunfish Lake, Minnesota Map

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

Latitude	44.870799
Longitude	-93.098551
Population	522
Density	134.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55118
Area Code	612, 952
County Seat	Hastings
School District	West St. Paul-Mendota Heights-Eagan

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About Sunfish Lake, Minnesota

Sunfish Lake is a locality in Dakota County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 522. The population density is 134.5 people per km². Sunfish Lake is located at 44.8708°N, 93.0986°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sunfish Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55118.

Sunfish Lake occupies a hollow of glacial-carved terrain where the land yields to deep, quiet depressions and the heavy silence of mature hardwoods. It lies 2.1 miles east-southeast of Mendota Heights, MN (from Mendota Heights, MN: bearing 114°T), and is situated 5.7 miles south of St. Paul. Paul. The topography here is defined by a series of kettle ponds and steep, erratic slopes that rise toward the nearby elevation of Pilot Knob, creating a landscape that feels sequestered from the broader prairie expanses. Sunlight behaves differently in these wooded pockets, filtering through the canopy in long, amber shafts that catch the dust of late afternoon as it settles over the water. A short distance away, the Minnesota River exerts a subtle pull on the regional drainage, though the immediate vicinity remains characterized by the stillness of the local basin and the dense, green foliage of Musser Park that anchors the neighborhood in a state of permanent, protected growth.

History within Sunfish Lake resonates in the quiet preservation of its large, private lots and the deliberate absence of commercial density, reflecting a long-standing commitment to maintaining a rural character amidst suburban expansion. The local economy is largely defined by the stewardship of this environment, where the value of the land is measured in its ability to retain a sense of solitude rather than in industrial yield. Residents often look toward the wider metropolitan influence for professional life, yet they return to a pace dictated by the seasonal shifts—from the biting, iron-hard winters that lock the landscape into a gray stillness to the sudden, verdant urgency of the spring thaw. While the cascading waters of Minnehaha Falls draw visitors to the north, the daily rhythm here remains domestic and private, a slow, deliberate engagement with the earth that keeps the modern world at a respectful distance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Copperfield Ponds Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 284° W
Friendly Marsh Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 307° NW
Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 001° N
Harmon Park Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 119° SE
Dan's Path (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 125° SE
Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 038° NE
Thresher Fields (Local Recreation) — 2.4 mi, 210° SW
Fort Snelling State Park (State Park) — 3.0 mi, 308° NW
Bruce Vento Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 347° N
West St. Paul (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 014° N
WPA Work Camp No 1 (Historic Ruins) — 3.7 mi, 269° W
Mississippi National River and Recreation Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 3.8 mi, 059° NE · 64 acres
Pig's Eye Island Heron Rookery State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 053° NE
Great River Gallery (Gallery) — 4.0 mi, 336° NW
B52 Bomber Crash Site Memorial (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 145° SE
Central Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 240° SW
Woman and Wolf Statue (Public Artwork) — 4.3 mi, 009° N
Music Theatre (Theatre) — 5.1 mi, 000° N
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.2 mi, 263° W · 24k acres
Minnesota Museum Of American Art (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 004° N
Minnesota Children's Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 001° N
Popup Art Gallery (Gallery) — 5.3 mi, 002° N
Highland 1 & 2 (Cinema) — 5.4 mi, 307° NW
AZ Gallery (Gallery) — 5.5 mi, 008° N
Mound 3 (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 022° N
State Capitol Ground (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 359° N
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 143° SE
Cottage Grove Armory - Minnesota National Guard (Historic Castle / Fort) — 6.8 mi, 114° SE
Mosaic on a Stick (Arts Centre) — 7.0 mi, 332° NW
SEA LIFE Minnesota Aquarium (Aquarium) — 7.0 mi, 261° W

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