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Wabasha Minnesota Map

Explore Wabasha, 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 Wabasha, Minnesota

How to Use This Wabasha, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.371107
Longitude	-92.0457
Population	2,559
Density	120.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55981
Area Code	218
County Seat	Wabasha
School District	Wabasha-Kellogg Public School District

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About Wabasha, Minnesota

Wabasha is a locality in Wabasha County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,559. The population density is 120.6 people per km². Wabasha is located at 44.3711°N, 92.0457°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wabasha is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55981.

Wabasha commands a singular presence where the land yields to the expansive, muscular path of the Mississippi River. It lies 27.6 miles east-southeast of Red Wing, MN (from Red Wing, MN: bearing 116°T), and is situated 12.4 miles east-southeast of Lake City. The heavy, humid air of midsummer clings to the limestone bluffs, which cast long, violet shadows across the valley floor as the sun dips behind the distant, jagged silhouette of Rattlesnake Ridge. To the northwest, the quiet waters of Robinson Lake mirror the changing sky, offering a stark stillness that contrasts with the relentless, southward pull of the river current. A mile away, the Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge provides a sprawling sanctuary of wetlands and bottomland hardwoods, where the seasonal migration of eagles brings a sharp, focused intensity to the winter months, their white heads bright against the gray, frozen expanse of the riverbed.

Wabasha carries the weight of a frontier history, having served as a vital trading post where the exchange of furs once defined the rhythm of human survival. The economy has long since shifted from the raw extraction of resources to a quieter, deliberate pace, though the architecture of the older streets maintains a stubborn, dignified scale that speaks to the endurance of the early settlers. Beyond the main thoroughfare, the deep, narrow folds of Schmidt Coulee cut into the earth, marking the rugged transition between the flat, fertile agricultural plains and the steep, wooded terrain that shelters the inhabitants. Life here remains tethered to the moods of the river, an enduring cycle that influences the local character, grounding the people in a reality defined by the slow, inevitable movement of the landscape rather than the frantic acceleration of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Arrowhead Bluffs Museum (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 190° S
R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 178° S
Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.6 mi, 346° N · 274k acres
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 338° N
Pool 4 State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 115° SE
Tiffany Wildlife Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 009° N
Lower Chippewa River State Natural Area - The Nature Conservancy Addition (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 038° NE
Beef Slough (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 098° E
Mc Carthy Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 155° SE
Statewide Wildlife Habitat - Wd (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 094° E
Site of Fort St. Antoine 1686 (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 306° NW
Fallen Officer Shawn Schneider Memorial (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 297° NW
Viking Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 137° SE
Plainview Area History Center (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 204° SW
Frontenac State Park (State Park) — 16.1 mi, 305° NW
Eagle Point (Viewpoint) — 18.3 mi, 307° NW
Whitewater State Park (State Park) — 20.3 mi, 181° S
Historical Society Museum (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 055° NE
Rock In the House (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 136° SE
Aliveo Military Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 299° NW
Red Wing Arts Clay And Creative Center (Arts Centre) — 27.6 mi, 299° NW
Red Wing Shoe Museum (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 299° NW
Goodhue County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 298° NW
Ice Arena (Stadium) — 28.5 mi, 142° SE
Performance Center (Arts Centre) — 28.5 mi, 142° SE
Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.4 mi, 135° SE · 14k acres
Chester Woods amphitheater (Theatre) — 29.4 mi, 207° SW
Red Wing Cinema 8 (Cinema) — 30.0 mi, 297° NW
Historic Structure (Historic Ruins) — 30.4 mi, 219° SW

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