Explore Tenstrike, Minnesota, with this interactive street and satellite map.
| City | Tenstrike |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Beltrami County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 47.656621 |
| Longitude | -94.674701 |
| Population | 186 |
| Density | 21.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 56647, 56683 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| County Seat | Bemidji |
| School District | Blackduck Public School District |
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.
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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).
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 generated | August 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |