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Wendell Minnesota Map

Explore Wendell, 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 Wendell, Minnesota

How to Use This Wendell, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.035516
Longitude	-96.101169
Population	166
Density	64.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56590
Area Code	320
County Seat	Elbow Lake
School District	West Central Area

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About Wendell, Minnesota

Wendell is a locality in Grant County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 166. The population density is 64.5 people per km². Wendell is located at 46.0355°N, 96.1012°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wendell is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56590.

Wendell occupies a quiet stretch of the expansive prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by anything taller than a grain elevator. It lies 17.1 miles south of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 184°T), and is situated 28.9 miles east-southeast of Wahpeton. The landscape around Wendell consists of flat, fertile earth that shifts in color from the deep, rich black of spring plowing to the pale gold of autumn harvest. A mile to the west, the Mustinka River cuts a modest path through the silt, its flow often slowed by the flatness of the terrain, while Ash Lake sits two miles distant, a shallow basin that catches the wide, unfiltered light of the Minnesota sky. During the long winter months, the air turns sharp and thin, holding a stillness that makes the sound of a distant engine carry for miles across the frozen fields.

Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, defining the seasonal rhythm of the people who work the surrounding soil. The Mustinka State Wildlife Management Area provides a protected corridor of grasses and wetlands nearby, offering a sanctuary for migratory birds that move through the flyway each year. Established by settlers who recognized the potential in the heavy, productive dirt, Wendell retains a modest character shaped by generations of Scandinavian influence and the pragmatic demands of farming. Life here moves with a steady, predictable cadence, centered on the maintenance of equipment, the changing demands of the growing season, and the quiet endurance required to live in a place where the weather dictates the terms of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mustinka State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 044° NE
Grant County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.0 mi, 271° W
Shuck State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 300° NW
Otter Tail County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.2 mi, 346° N
Orwell Lake (Recreation Area) — 10.7 mi, 344° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.0 mi, 015° N · 12k acres
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 130° SE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 16.7 mi, 007° N
A Point in Time (Public Artwork) — 17.5 mi, 001° N
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 18.0 mi, 012° N
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary (Monument) — 23.3 mi, 253° W
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 24.7 mi, 101° E
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 25.1 mi, 047° NE
Runestone Replica (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 126° SE
Inspiration Peak (Viewpoint) — 26.2 mi, 074° E
Glendalough State Park (State Park) — 27.8 mi, 044° NE
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 305° NW
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 30.6 mi, 257° W
Maplewood State Park (State Park) — 31.6 mi, 010° N
Alexandria Area Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 36.3 mi, 106° E
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 40.5 mi, 278° W · 70k acres
Pope County Historical Museum (Museum) — 43.9 mi, 128° SE
Fire Museum (Museum) — 45.2 mi, 340° N
ITOW Veterans Museum (Museum) — 46.1 mi, 032° NE
Finn Creek Museum (Museum) — 46.8 mi, 052° NE
Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 47.1 mi, 014° N
Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (Attraction) — 49.5 mi, 353° N
Captain Black's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 51.8 mi, 056° NE
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.7 mi, 190° S · 23k acres

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