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Viking Minnesota Map

Explore Viking, 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 Viking, Minnesota

How to Use This Viking, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	48.218584
Longitude	-96.40588
Population	79
Density	59.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56760
Area Code	320
County Seat	Warren
School District	Marshall County Central Schools

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About Viking, Minnesota

Viking is a locality in Marshall County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 79. The population density is 59.1 people per km². Viking is located at 48.2186°N, 96.4059°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Viking is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56760.

Viking emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the Red River Valley as a quiet collection of structures dwarfed by the immense, pale sky of the northern plains. It lies 35.3 miles northeast of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 55°T), and is situated 12.4 miles west-northwest of Thief River Falls. The landscape surrounding Viking consists of wide, fertile agricultural fields that stretch toward the horizon, punctuated only by the occasional windbreak of hardy trees and the distant, low-lying silhouettes of grain elevators. A mile to the west, the South Branch Snake River carves a subtle, winding path through the dark, heavy soil, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of riparian vegetation that turns a stark, brittle gold when the autumn frost settles deep into the earth. Four miles away, the Miscellaneous SRMA offers a stretch of untamed ground where the native grasses sway in a rhythmic, monochromatic dance, reflecting the relentless, clean quality of light that defines the afternoon here.

Viking remains a place defined by the slow, seasonal pulse of the harvest and the enduring legacy of the early settlers who broke this stubborn, rich sod. The local economy relies heavily on the success of these sprawling grain fields, where the work begins long before the sun crests the horizon and continues until the machinery is silenced by the encroaching chill of winter. Life in Viking moves with an unpretentious gravity, shaped by the memory of those who first recognized the potential in this remote expanse, and while the nearest water of size is found at Headquarters Pool twenty miles distant, the people maintain a steady connection to the land itself. On winter evenings, when the air turns sharp enough to crystalize the breath, the stillness of the countryside feels absolute, leaving only the distant, rhythmic hum of a passing train to remind the traveler that this quiet outpost remains tethered to the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Viking Farmer Museam (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 075° E
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 3.8 mi, 144° SE
New Folden State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 037° NE
Pembina State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 197° S
Holt Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 063° NE
Old Mill State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 322° NW
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.9 mi, 078° E · 124k acres
Goose Capitol of Minnesota Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 18.5 mi, 036° NE
Veteran War Memorial (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 037° NE
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.1 mi, 062° NE · 5,094 acres
Anderson/Bagaas Burial (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 317° NW
Karlstad Pavilion (Theatre) — 25.3 mi, 348° N
Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.7 mi, 179° S · 46k acres
Sweetlight Gallery (Gallery) — 32.0 mi, 197° S
Heritage Village (Museum) — 34.0 mi, 236° SW
River Cinema 15 (Cinema) — 35.0 mi, 235° SW
Lake Bronson State Park (State Park) — 35.2 mi, 349° N
Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 35.4 mi, 235° SW
Leonard Hall Geology Museum (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 236° SW
Kittson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 37.5 mi, 342° N
Beltrami Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 48.4 mi, 053° NE · 174k acres
Roseau County Museum (Museum) — 52.5 mi, 034° NE
Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 53.1 mi, 128° SE
Till Hill (Viewpoint) — 54.0 mi, 249° W

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