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Wahkon Minnesota Map

Explore Wahkon, 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 Wahkon, Minnesota

How to Use This Wahkon, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.11829
Longitude	-93.521073
Population	235
Density	94.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56386
Area Code	320
County Seat	Milaca
School District	Isle Public School District

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About Wahkon, Minnesota

Wahkon is a locality in Mille Lacs County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 235. The population density is 94.9 people per km². Wahkon is located at 46.1183°N, 93.5211°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wahkon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56386.

Wahkon occupies a quiet expanse of land where the horizon is dominated by the vast, open presence of Mille Lacs Lake. It lies 36.5 miles east-southeast of Brainerd, MN (from Brainerd, MN: bearing 117°T), and is situated 19.9 miles north-northwest of Mora. The terrain here is defined by the slow transition from open sky to the dense, dark shadows of the North Woods, where the air often carries a sharp, resinous scent of pine and damp earth. Nearby, the Miscellaneous SRMA provides a buffer of protected land, allowing the wind to sweep across the fields without obstruction until it meets the heavy, slate-gray surface of the water. Three miles away, the Knife River carves a narrow, steady path through the soil, its current a constant, rhythmic presence in a landscape that otherwise seems to hold its breath through the long, frozen months of winter.

Wahkon holds the remnants of a legacy built upon the extraction of timber and the slow, deliberate work of those who settled this northern territory. The local economy persists as a reflection of its environment, turning toward the seasonal pulse of visitors who come to witness the changing light across the water or to seek solitude in the quiet reaches of the Rum River State Forest. Life in Wahkon moves with a measured gravity, shaped by the heritage of those who arrived to clear the woods and establish a foothold against the elements. Even now, there is a particular, somber beauty in the way the town settles into the dusk, the streetlights flickering to life as the temperature drops and the sprawling, expansive stillness of the region asserts itself once more.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 091° E
South Sucker Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Mille Lacs) (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 268° W
Father Hennepin State Park (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 022° N
Pope Point (Viewpoint) — 2.4 mi, 019° N
Mille Lacs State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 180° S
Mille Lacs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.2 mi, 354° N · 2 acres
Mille Lacs Kathio State Park (State Park) — 7.8 mi, 270° W
Rum River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.9 mi, 168° S
Giant Walleye (Public Artwork) — 18.9 mi, 310° NW
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.0 mi, 011° N · 36k acres
Rice Lake National Wildlife Refuge Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 26.0 mi, 011° N · 1,410 acres
Hinckley Fire Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 104° E
The Terrace (Theatre) — 30.1 mi, 343° N
Sandstone History and Art Center (Arts Centre) — 31.4 mi, 088° E
Rural School Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 128° SE
Pine County Historical Museum (Museum) — 35.7 mi, 082° E
WonderTrek Children's Museum (Museum) — 35.7 mi, 299° NW
Minnesota Military Museum (Museum) — 39.7 mi, 267° W
Play Inc. Community Theatre (Arts Centre) — 40.4 mi, 159° S
Ox Cart Crossing (Historic Ruins) — 40.8 mi, 287° W
Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway (Wild & Scenic River) — 41.7 mi, 131° SE · 21k acres
Stoney Brook Farms (Attraction) — 41.9 mi, 208° SW
Pine Grove Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 42.5 mi, 257° W
Lake Theatre (Cinema) — 43.0 mi, 057° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 45.3 mi, 033° NE
Crex Meadows (Monument) — 46.0 mi, 111° E
The Ojibwe's Sandy Lake Journey (Monument) — 46.2 mi, 011° N
Summerland (Theme Park) — 46.4 mi, 217° SW
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 54.8 mi, 032° NE · 2.1M acres

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