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West Roy Lake Minnesota Map

Explore West Roy Lake, 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 West Roy Lake, Minnesota

How to Use This West Roy Lake, Minnesota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for West Roy Lake, 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 West Roy Lake.

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	West Roy Lake
State	Minnesota (MN)
County	Mahnomen County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	47.3116
Longitude	-95.5954
Population	56
Density	13.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	56557
Area Code	320
County Seat	Mahnomen
School District	Mahnomen Public School District

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About West Roy Lake, Minnesota

West Roy Lake is a locality in Mahnomen County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 56. The population density is 13.4 people per km². West Roy Lake is located at 47.3116°N, 95.5954°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 56557.

West Roy Lake emerges from a landscape of glacial debris and dense, tangled woodland where the soil holds a heavy, dark moisture. It lies 35.3 miles west-southwest of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 252°T), and is situated 36.1 miles north-northeast of Detroit Lakes. The terrain surrounding West Roy Lake is defined by a series of uneven rises and low-lying depressions, with the elevation of Hogback Hill looming four miles to the distant west, a blunt interruption in an otherwise level horizon. Water dominates the consciousness here, as the proximity to Roy Lake—only a mile away—and the meandering path of Roy Lake Creek, which flows two miles from the site, dictate the drainage of the marshy basins and the character of the vegetation. During the short, intense growing season, the air carries a sharp, pine-heavy clarity, while the approach of winter turns the light into a thin, brittle silver that catches on the frost-dusted grasses.

Human presence in West Roy Lake remains tethered to the rhythms of the North Woods, where the legacy of timber harvesting and subsistence agriculture lingers in the architecture and the slow, deliberate pace of daily life. The proximity to the White Earth State Forest, which serves as a sprawling wildlife area just one mile away, reinforces a local economy that balances small-scale land management with a deep, pragmatic reliance on the surrounding natural resources. Residents of West Roy Lake navigate a heritage shaped by the confluence of Ojibwe traditions and the subsequent waves of settlers who cleared the brush to establish homesteads. Life here is measured not by the clock, but by the seasonal transition from the thaw to the deep, silent freeze, a cycle that preserves a quiet, rugged endurance in the character of the people.

Nearby Outdoor Places

White Earth State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 002° N
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 160° S
Roy Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 096° E
Perch Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 035° NE
Mahnomen County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.9 mi, 284° W
Polk County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.2 mi, 342° N
Itasca State Park (State Park) — 14.9 mi, 110° E
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.6 mi, 180° S · 86k acres
Tamarac National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.6 mi, 180° S · 2,148 acres
Mississippi River Headwaters (Viewpoint) — 18.8 mi, 105° E
Helicopter (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 339° N
Fosston City Mural (New) (Public Artwork) — 19.7 mi, 338° N
Hamden Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.1 mi, 220° SW · 6,818 acres
Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 29.7 mi, 008° N
Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center (Museum) — 31.3 mi, 264° W
Les Hoien Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 31.7 mi, 264° W
Height of Land (Monument) — 32.3 mi, 182° S
Viking Sword Museum (Museum) — 35.1 mi, 243° SW
Headwaters Science Center (Museum) — 35.2 mi, 071° E
The Chief Theatre (Theatre) — 35.2 mi, 071° E
Odyssey Cinemas Washington Square 7 (Cinema) — 36.1 mi, 199° S
Young at Art Co (Gallery) — 36.1 mi, 199° S
Detroit Lakes Sports Arena (Stadium) — 36.9 mi, 199° S
Lake Bemidji State Park (State Park) — 37.0 mi, 072° E
Long Lake Theater & Event Center (Theatre) — 42.9 mi, 140° SE
Chippewa National Forest (National Forest) — 44.2 mi, 078° E · 660k acres
Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 44.3 mi, 196° S
Paul Bunyan Historical Museum (Museum) — 45.9 mi, 117° SE
ITOW Veterans Museum (Museum) — 49.2 mi, 179° S
Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (Attraction) — 49.3 mi, 218° SW

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