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Wanda Minnesota Map

Explore Wanda, 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 Wanda, Minnesota

How to Use This Wanda, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.316346
Longitude	-95.211664
Population	72
Density	107.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56294
Area Code	320
County Seat	Redwood Falls
School District	Wabasso Public School District

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About Wanda, Minnesota

Wanda is a locality in Redwood County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 72. The population density is 107.3 people per km². Wanda is located at 44.3163°N, 95.2117°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wanda is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56294.

Wanda occupies a quiet stretch of the Minnesota prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything save for the occasional silhouette of a grain elevator or a cluster of wind-bent trees. It lies 28.7 miles west-northwest of Brown, MN (from Brown, MN: bearing 282°T), and is situated 16.1 miles south-southwest of Redwood Falls. The land here holds the stillness of the deep interior, far removed from the coast, defined instead by the heavy, fertile soil that shifts in color from deep chocolate to pale dust depending on the season’s rain. Willow Lake State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and seasonal wetlands that spill across the local terrain, while the nearby Sleepy Eye Creek carves a slow, meandering path through the earth, marking the land with a ribbon of persistent moisture. During the long, clear evenings of autumn, the light turns a sharp, translucent gold, catching the edges of the fields and giving the air a brittle, expectant quality that seems to suspend the world in a moment of absolute clarity.

Wanda grew from the necessity of the harvest, its history bound to the iron-willed efforts of those who broke the sod to cultivate the vast, open plains. The local economy persists as a reflection of this agrarian heritage, where the rhythm of the day aligns with the turning of the seasons and the demands of the surrounding fields. Farther out, the Three Lakes Lakebed serves as a reminder of the shifting geologic past, a hollow in the landscape that contrasts with the steady, industrious pace of life within the grid of streets. While Hurricane Lake remains a distant point of reference on the map, the people of Wanda focus their attention closer to home, where the echoes of Scandinavian and regional traditions inform the quiet resilience of the neighborhood. It is a place where the work is tangible and the silence of the winter months provides a heavy, contemplative blanket over the landscape, demanding a patience that has become the hallmark of the local character.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.0 mi, 321° NW
Willow Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 082° E
Lamberton State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 171° S
Site of Sundown Village (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 083° E
Laura Ingalls' Dugout Home on Plum Creek (Historic Ruins) — 13.3 mi, 250° W
Our Lady of Victory (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 298° NW
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.5 mi, 233° SW · 12k acres
Swaybacked Bridge (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 015° N
Buffalo Rub (Historic Ruins) — 17.2 mi, 154° SE
Renville County Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 034° NE
The Stone Station (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 255° W
Wheels Across the Prairie Heritage Center (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 256° W
Westbrook Heritage House Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 210° SW
Elevated Lake Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 23.9 mi, 091° E
Sleepy Eye Depot Museum (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 093° E
Fort Ridgely State Park (State Park) — 24.8 mi, 068° E
Lake Shetek State Park (State Park) — 27.0 mi, 238° SW
The Mustang Statue (Public Artwork) — 28.5 mi, 289° W
Marshall 6 Theatre (Cinema) — 29.9 mi, 288° W
Heritage Village Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 151° SE
Minnesota Machinery Museum (Attraction) — 32.8 mi, 322° NW
Des Moines River SNA (Nature Reserve) — 36.1 mi, 169° S
Auditorium (Theatre) — 36.6 mi, 091° E

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