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Twin Lakes Minnesota Map

Explore Twin Lakes, 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 Twin Lakes, Minnesota

How to Use This Twin Lakes, Minnesota Map

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

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	Twin Lakes
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Freeborn County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	43.559678
Longitude	-93.422988
Population	134
Density	106.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	56089, 56589
Area Code	320
County Seat	Albert Lea
School District	Albert Lea Public School District

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About Twin Lakes, Minnesota

Twin Lakes is a locality in Freeborn County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 134. The population density is 106.2 people per km². Twin Lakes is located at 43.5597°N, 93.4230°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Twin Lakes is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 56089, 56589.

Twin Lakes occupies a quiet expanse of the interior plains where the horizon stretches wide and unburdened under a pale, expansive sky. It lies 6.7 miles south-southwest of Albert Lea, MN (from Albert Lea, MN: bearing 204°T), and is situated 20.0 miles southeast of Wells. Goose Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the local topography, its waters feeding the quiet margins of Lower Twin Lake, which serves as the primary anchor for the surrounding terrain. To the north, the verdant shadows of Hartland Forest offer a dense contrast to the open fields, while the persistent, thin light of late afternoon illuminates the tall grasses that sway in the cool breeze. The Ann & Leo Donahue State Wildlife Management Area provides a sanctuary where the land remains largely undisturbed, preserving a rugged, prairie-like character that defines the stillness of the region.

Twin Lakes reflects a history rooted in the rhythmic demands of agriculture and the patient endurance of those who first settled these fertile soils. The regional economy remains tethered to the cycles of the harvest, with the steady hum of machinery often marking the transition between the seasons. Residents move with a deliberate pace, their daily lives shaped by the presence of the water and the distant, subtle silhouette of Pilot Knob rising against the western sky. Whether dealing with the deep, biting cold of midwinter or the humid, growing warmth of summer, the people of Twin Lakes maintain a connection to the land that is as deep as the frost line itself, finding a quiet satisfaction in the continuity of their work and the persistence of the landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ann & Leo Donahue State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 316° NW
Freeborn County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 180° S
Brights Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 203° SW
Northern Prairie Wildlife Management Area (Local Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 203° SW
Silver Lake Park (Local Park) — 5.0 mi, 180° S
Thanks for Visiting Minnesota (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 139° SE
Minnesota Welcomes You (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 138° SE
Freeborn County Courthouse (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 024° NE
Myre-Big Island State Park (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 046° NE
Hogsback Marsh Waterfowl Production Area (State Resource Management Area) — 7.0 mi, 222° SW
Winnebago County Waterfowl Production Area Of Ia (Resource Management Area) — 7.0 mi, 222° SW
Christianson-Taylor Wildlife Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 135° SE
Freeborn County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 025° NE
Mall Cinema 7 Theatre (Cinema) — 9.1 mi, 021° N
Alden Community Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 315° NW
Rice Lake State Park (State Park) — 12.5 mi, 199° S
Myrtle Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 089° E
Worth County Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 128° SE
Swensrud School Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 128° SE
Summerset Theater (Theatre) — 22.9 mi, 069° E
Odvin Hagen Music Center (Arts Centre) — 23.2 mi, 208° SW
Buddy Holly Crash Site (Public Artwork) — 23.5 mi, 175° S
Brewery (Historic Ruins) — 28.4 mi, 156° SE
Old Mill (Historic Ruins) — 28.8 mi, 314° NW
Winnebago Trail (Nature Reserve) — 29.1 mi, 157° SE
Rancho Deluxe (Attraction) — 30.3 mi, 158° S
Mason City Communit Theatre (Theatre) — 30.5 mi, 158° S
Watts Theater (Cinema) — 36.2 mi, 122° SE
Union Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.2 mi, 245° SW · 5,668 acres
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.0 mi, 222° SW · 12k acres

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