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Verndale Minnesota Map

Explore Verndale, 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 Verndale, Minnesota

How to Use This Verndale, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.398295
Longitude	-95.014746
Population	511
Density	191.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56481
Area Code	320
County Seat	Wadena
School District	Verndale Public School District

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About Verndale, Minnesota

Verndale is a locality in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 511. The population density is 191.2 people per km². Verndale is located at 46.3983°N, 95.0147°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Verndale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56481.

Verndale rests upon the broad, glacial plains of central Minnesota, where the horizon stretches wide and flat beneath a sky that claims the better part of the view. It lies 38.9 miles west of Brainerd, MN (from Brainerd, MN: bearing 274°T), and is situated 6.5 miles east-southeast of Wadena. The terrain here is defined by a quiet, persistent earthiness, characterized by fertile fields that yield to the subtle rise of Mount Nebo five miles distant. Water marks the boundaries of this geography, with the Wing River tracing a narrow, winding path just one mile away, its current cutting through the silt with a slow, deliberate purpose. Further afield, the landscape deepens into the denser timberlands of Lyons State Forest, while the Wadena State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush only four miles from the center of Verndale. When the autumn light turns thin and amber, the air carries a sharp, metallic clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every silo and fence line, revealing a land that is as starkly beautiful as it is utilitarian.

Hard work and the rhythm of the seasons have long defined the character of Verndale, a place where the legacy of early agricultural settlement is still visible in the sturdy architecture of its older buildings. The local economy remains anchored to the productivity of the surrounding soil, maintaining a quiet industriousness that favors the steady labor of the farm and the workshop over the frantic pace of larger centers. Life here moves in accordance with the demands of the harvest and the long, deep winters that pull the focus of the people inward, toward the hearth and the community gathering. Beyond the immediate reach of the town, the recreational pull of Tucker Lake eight miles away offers a summer reprieve, yet it is the daily, unsentimental connection to the land that provides Verndale with its enduring sense of place. History is not a preserved artifact here, but a living practice, reflected in the way the morning sun strikes the grain elevators and the manner in which the quiet of the plains settles over the streets long before the day has fully retreated.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wadena State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 348° N
Sunnybrook Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 299° NW
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 348° N
Softball / Horseshoe Complex (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 286° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.6 mi, 302° NW
Dower Lake Recreational Area (Local Recreation) — 8.4 mi, 111° E
Captain Black's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 9.7 mi, 294° NW
Lyons State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.0 mi, 032° NE
Staples State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.0 mi, 126° SE
Finn Creek Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 285° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mn (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.3 mi, 286° W · 240 acres
Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.3 mi, 286° W · 256 acres
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 171° S
Cultural Center (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 296° NW
Continental Divide Monument (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 296° NW
Inukshuk (Public Artwork) — 24.2 mi, 235° SW
CTC Center (Theatre) — 26.3 mi, 101° E
Glendalough State Park (State Park) — 29.8 mi, 263° W
Long Lake Theater & Event Center (Theatre) — 30.2 mi, 000° N
Todd County Museum (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 166° S
ITOW Veterans Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 297° NW
Inspiration Peak (Viewpoint) — 32.3 mi, 236° SW
Ox Cart Crossing (Historic Ruins) — 33.1 mi, 104° E
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 34.3 mi, 257° W
Historic caboose (Attraction) — 36.4 mi, 053° NE
Minnesota Military Museum (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 124° SE
Big Ole statue (Monument) — 39.1 mi, 206° SW
Alexandria Area Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 39.5 mi, 206° SW
Pine Grove Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 41.8 mi, 134° SE
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 43.5 mi, 022° N · 660k acres

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