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Tenstrike Minnesota Map

Explore Tenstrike, 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 Tenstrike, Minnesota

How to Use This Tenstrike, Minnesota Map

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

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.

CityTenstrike
StateMinnesota (MN)
CountyBeltrami County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude47.656621
Longitude-94.674701
Population186
Density21.9 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes56647, 56683
Area Code320
County SeatBemidji
School DistrictBlackduck Public School District

About Tenstrike, Minnesota

Tenstrike is a locality in Beltrami County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 186. The population density is 21.9 people per km². Tenstrike is located at 47.6566°N, 94.6747°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Tenstrike is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 56647, 56683.

Tenstrike emerges from the northern expanse as a quiet collection of dwellings anchored to the rugged topography of the North Woods. It lies 15.9 miles northeast of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 37°T), and is situated 53.8 miles north-northeast of Park Rapids. The horizon here is defined by the dense, coniferous reach of the Buena Vista State Forest, which wraps the landscape in a somber, evergreen stillness that persists even through the thaw. Gull Lake sits just a mile away, its surface often mirroring the slate-gray clouds that gather before a storm, while the nearby Gull River winds through the lowlands with a deliberate, muscular persistence. The air carries a crisp, pine-scented sharpness, particularly at dusk when the light thins into a pale violet, casting long, skeletal shadows across the frost-hardened earth.

Tenstrike bears the marks of a history etched by the timber industry and the steady, rhythmic labor of those who cleared the land long ago. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the forest and the land, where the seasonal work of woodcraft and the quiet maintenance of the wilderness define the daily cycle. Residents often find their way toward the Carter Lake Trail, a path that cuts through the surrounding timber and offers a vantage point into the deeper, undisturbed thickets of the Buena Vista State Forest. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the frantic velocity of distant centers, favoring instead the solitude of the woods and the enduring, stoic character of a place that knows both the biting cold of winter and the sudden, vivid green of a short, intense summer.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 1.0 mi, 093° E · 660k acres
  • Blackduck State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 173° S
  • Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 360° N
  • Carter Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Beltrami) (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 134° SE
  • Gull Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Beltrami) (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 278° W
  • Black Duck #3 (Public Artwork) — 7.5 mi, 049° NE
  • Lake Bemidji State Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 220° SW
  • Headwaters Science Center (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 217° SW
  • The Chief Theatre (Theatre) — 16.0 mi, 217° SW
  • Leech Lake Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 176° S
  • Lake Winnibigoshish (Recreation Area) — 18.4 mi, 113° SE
  • Unknown Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 19.4 mi, 169° S · 520 acres
  • Lost 40 Loop (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 074° E
  • Itasca State Park (State Park) — 36.5 mi, 218° SW
  • Beltrami Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 38.1 mi, 002° N · 174k acres
  • Mississippi River Headwaters (Viewpoint) — 38.1 mi, 221° SW
  • Walker Bay Lighthouse (Attraction) — 38.6 mi, 173° S
  • Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 39.3 mi, 278° W
  • Sugar Point Battle (Monument) — 44.5 mi, 160° S
  • Paul Bunyan Historical Museum (Museum) — 45.2 mi, 183° S
  • Helicopter (Monument) — 50.1 mi, 264° W
  • Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 56.9 mi, 226° SW · 86k acres
  • Long Lake Theater & Event Center (Theatre) — 58.9 mi, 196° S
  • Historic caboose (Attraction) — 66.2 mi, 169° S
  • Driftwood Gift Shop and Museum (Museum) — 70.1 mi, 165° S
  • Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 70.1 mi, 313° NW · 124k acres
  • Kay-Nah-Chi-Wah-Nung (Rainy River Mounds) (Historic Ruins) — 73.5 mi, 021° N
  • Mound 4 (Historic Ruins) — 74.3 mi, 036° NE
  • Hanna Mining Company Train Cabose (Attraction) — 76.6 mi, 103° E
  • Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center (Museum) — 78.9 mi, 250° W

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About This Tenstrike Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tenstrike, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.656621, -94.674701. 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 Tenstrike includes the ZIP code (56647, 56683), telephone area code (320), county seat of Beltrami County (Bemidji), and school district assignment (Blackduck 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.