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Underwood Minnesota Map

Explore Underwood, 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 Underwood, Minnesota

How to Use This Underwood, Minnesota Map

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

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	Underwood
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Otter Tail County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	46.285238
Longitude	-95.870885
Population	356
Density	234.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56586
Area Code	320
County Seat	Fergus Falls
School District	Underwood Public School District

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About Underwood, Minnesota

Underwood is a locality in Otter Tail County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 356. The population density is 234.2 people per km². Underwood is located at 46.2852°N, 95.8709°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Underwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56586.

Underwood emerges from the expansive, glacially-sculpted plains of western Minnesota as a quiet assembly of rooftops and grain silos. It lies 9.9 miles east of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 89°T), and is situated 25.7 miles south-southwest of Perham. Bass Lake sits at the very edge of the residential grid, its still surface reflecting the pale, thin light of a northern afternoon that turns the surrounding fields into a canvas of muted copper and gray. Beyond the immediate cluster of buildings, the land stretches out in a rhythmic succession of low ridges, while the Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sprawling, uncultivated sanctuary where the tall grasses sway in the wind. The Pomme de Terre River moves with a deliberate, sluggish patience through the lowlands three miles away, carving a subtle path through the soil that has sustained this territory long before the first settlers arrived to break the prairie sod.

Underwood maintains a steady, agrarian character, its economy deeply rooted in the seasonal cycles of the surrounding farmland that dictates the pace of the calendar. The architecture speaks to a history of Scandinavian perseverance, where sturdy timber and brick structures were built to withstand the long, deep winters that define the region's temperament. Residents move with a practiced efficiency, acknowledging the legacy of the early pioneers who recognized the fertility of the black earth and the utility of the nearby waterways. On clear days, the silhouette of Inspiration Peak rises eighteen miles away on the distant horizon, a reminder of the broader geological theater in which Underwood plays its part. Life here is measured by the harvest and the changing of the light, an existence that favors the quiet endurance of a community tied closely to the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 229° SW
North Turtle Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Otter Tail) (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 057° NE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 332° NW
East Lost Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Crow Wing) (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 032° NE
Broken Down Dam Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 271° W
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 7.5 mi, 092° E
Delagoon Park (Local Park) — 8.0 mi, 256° W
Glendalough State Park (State Park) — 8.7 mi, 071° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.8 mi, 240° SW · 12k acres
A Point in Time (Public Artwork) — 10.8 mi, 271° W
Orwell Lake (Recreation Area) — 12.3 mi, 250° W
Grant County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.3 mi, 186° S
Maplewood State Park (State Park) — 14.1 mi, 349° N
Inspiration Peak (Viewpoint) — 17.5 mi, 126° SE
ITOW Veterans Museum (Museum) — 25.7 mi, 032° NE
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.7 mi, 149° SE
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 25.9 mi, 182° S
Finn Creek Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 065° NE
Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 28.3 mi, 002° N
Continental Divide Monument (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 055° NE
Cultural Center (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 055° NE
Captain Black's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 34.0 mi, 070° E
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 34.1 mi, 268° W
Runestone Replica (Monument) — 34.3 mi, 163° S
Big Ole statue (Monument) — 36.1 mi, 139° SE
Detroit Lakes Sports Arena (Stadium) — 36.1 mi, 001° N
Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (Attraction) — 36.3 mi, 332° NW
Alexandria Area Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 36.4 mi, 139° SE
Fire Museum (Museum) — 36.4 mi, 314° NW
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.7 mi, 012° N · 86k acres

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