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Trosky Minnesota Map

Explore Trosky, 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 Trosky, Minnesota

How to Use This Trosky, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.889136
Longitude	-96.256976
Population	98
Density	26.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	56144, 56164
Area Code	320
County Seat	Pipestone
School District	Pipestone Area School District

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About Trosky, Minnesota

Trosky is a locality in Pipestone County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 98. The population density is 26.9 people per km². Trosky is located at 43.8891°N, 96.2570°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Trosky is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 56144, 56164.

Trosky maintains a quiet presence upon the expansive, open prairie where the sky seems to claim more of the horizon than the earth itself. It lies 37.9 miles west-northwest of Worthington, MN (from Worthington, MN: bearing 300°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-southeast of Pipestone. The landscape surrounding Trosky is defined by the subtle, persistent push of the wind against tall grasses and the enduring reach of the plains, which stretch outward until they meet the distant, hazy silhouette of Buffalo Ridge. A few miles away, the quiet waters of Splitrock Lake offer a stillness that contrasts with the persistent movement of the air, while the nearby Poplar Creek meanders through the landscape as a narrow, life-giving thread. In the late autumn, the light turns a sharp, translucent gold, casting long shadows that emphasize the vast, unencumbered geometry of the fields.

Trosky emerged from the rhythmic expansion of the railroad era, a legacy still visible in the skeletal remainders of grain elevators that once served as the primary pulse of the local economy. Agriculture remains the foundational labor here, with the cycle of planting and harvest dictating the pace of life far more effectively than any clock. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the Poplar Creek State Wildlife Management Area preserves a portion of the original prairie character, offering a sanctuary for native grasses and local fauna. While the distant, thundering rush of Winnewissa Falls draws those seeking the drama of moving water, the daily existence in Trosky favors the steady, predictable gravity of the farmstead and the deep, hushed silence of the Minnesota winter.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Poplar Creek State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 098° E
Eden State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 269° W
Split Rock Creek State Park (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 274° W
Westview Park (Local Park) — 8.5 mi, 334° NW
Pipestone National Monument (National Monument) — 8.8 mi, 340° N · 302 acres
Three Maidens (Historic Ruins) — 8.9 mi, 339° N
Inkpaduta Campsite (Viewpoint) — 9.2 mi, 339° N
Sundance Site (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 340° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.8 mi, 181° S · 12k acres
Blue Mounds State Park (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 164° S
Luverne Bell (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 172° S
Garretson Area Historical Society and Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 226° SW
The Buffalo (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 173° S
Palisades (State Recreation Area) — 18.1 mi, 225° SW
King & Queen Rock (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 224° SW
Dinosaur Statue (Public Artwork) — 25.9 mi, 284° W
Rock Island Depot Museum (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 172° S
Lyon County Historical Society Museum Complex (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 172° S
Lyon County Waterfowl Production Area 3 (National Conservation Area) — 31.9 mi, 028° NE · 235 acres
Museum of Visual Materials (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 225° SW
Eastbank Art Gallery (Gallery) — 33.1 mi, 225° SW
JK Gallery (Gallery) — 33.1 mi, 225° SW
The Coliseum (Theatre) — 33.1 mi, 226° SW
Exposure Gallery & Studios (Gallery) — 33.1 mi, 225° SW
Orpheum Theater Center (Theatre) — 33.1 mi, 225° SW
Old Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 33.2 mi, 225° SW
Blood Run Site (Historic Ruins) — 33.4 mi, 209° SW

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