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Waterville Minnesota Map

Explore Waterville, 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 Waterville, Minnesota

How to Use This Waterville, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	44.218853
Longitude	-93.568002
Population	1,750
Density	392.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56096
Area Code	320
County Seat	Le Center
School District	Waterville-Elysian-Morristown Public School District

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About Waterville, Minnesota

Waterville is a locality in Le Sueur County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,750. The population density is 392.8 people per km². Waterville is located at 44.2189°N, 93.5680°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Waterville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56096.

Waterville emerges from the verdant, glacial plains where the currents of the White Water Creek cut a deliberate path through the earth. It lies 15.7 miles west-southwest of Faribault, MN (from Faribault, MN: bearing 251°T), and is situated 9.9 miles northeast of Janesville. The landscape here is defined by the heavy, moisture-laden air that clings to the lowlands and the quiet expanse of Sakatah Lake, whose waters mirror the shifting, bruised colors of a Midwestern dusk. Beyond the immediate periphery, the elevation rises toward the distant, solitary rise of Klondike Hill, anchoring a horizon that feels both immense and intimate. The soil, dark and rich with the legacy of ancient ice, supports a canopy of hardwoods that turn to copper and gold as the year wanes, grounding Waterville in a geography of profound, unadorned stillness.

Human endeavor in Waterville remains deeply tethered to this specific topography, drawing sustenance from the interplay of woodland and water. Early settlers recognized the utility of the creek and the proximity to the expansive Sakatah Lake State Park, creating a foundation built upon the rhythms of agriculture and the seasonal cycles of the North Woods. The local economy persists as a quiet reflection of these roots, where the labor of the land and the maintenance of essential trades sustain a measured pace of life. Even the distant, arid memory of the Dove Lakebed, miles to the west, serves as a reminder of the shifting climates that have shaped this region over millennia. In the quiet streets, one finds a character forged by the long, deep winters and the stubborn persistence of a culture that values the steady, reliable turn of the seasons over the frantic pulse of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sakatah Lake State Park (State Park) — 0.6 mi, 099° E
Townsend Woods State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 050° NE
Horseshoe Lake State Aquatic Management Area (Le Sueur) (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 021° N
Lesueur County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.9 mi, 300° NW
Le Sueur County Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 257° W
Voyager Valley Teepee (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 226° SW
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 225° SW
Waseca County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 162° S
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 12.1 mi, 305° NW
POW/MIA Memorial (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 037° NE
Arts and Heritage Center (Arts Centre) — 15.3 mi, 358° N
Rice County Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 070° E
Horse Arena (Stadium) — 15.7 mi, 066° NE
Regeneration (Public Artwork) — 17.3 mi, 115° SE
Union Depot (Historic) (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 118° SE
Arts Center of Saint Peter (Arts Centre) — 20.6 mi, 291° W
Anderson Theatre (Theatre) — 21.3 mi, 290° W
Bresnan Arena (Stadium) — 21.8 mi, 257° W
Ted Paul Theatre (Theatre) — 21.8 mi, 257° W
Conkling Art Center (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 257° W
Blue Earth County Heritage Center Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 259° W
Spotlight Theatres Mankato 4 (Cinema) — 22.0 mi, 260° W
410 Project (Gallery) — 22.1 mi, 260° W
Nerstrand Big Woods State Park (State Park) — 23.2 mi, 068° E
Minnesota Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.3 mi, 324° NW · 24k acres

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