Whalan Minnesota Map
Explore Whalan, 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 Whalan, Minnesota
How to Use This Whalan, Minnesota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Whalan, 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 Whalan.
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 | Whalan |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Fillmore County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 43.732186 |
| Longitude | -91.926543 |
| Population | 67 |
| Density | 60.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 55949 |
| Area Code | 218 |
| County Seat | Preston |
| School District | Lanesboro Public School District |
About Whalan, Minnesota
Whalan is a locality in Fillmore County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 67. The population density is 60.2 people per km². Whalan is located at 43.7322°N, 91.9265°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Whalan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55949.Whalan occupies a quiet stretch of land where the limestone bluffs hold back the sky and define the horizon. It lies 26.2 miles south-southwest of Winona, MN (from Winona, MN: bearing 213°T), and is situated 17.8 miles south-southeast of St. Charles. Charles. The Root River carves a serpentine path through the valley floor, its current pulling cool, dark water past the limestone foundations of the houses. To the south, the silhouette of Pigtail Ridge rises against the light, grounding the view in a constant, earthen weight. The R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest envelopes the perimeter, where the trees turn a rusted copper in the autumn and shed their leaves upon the damp, leaf-strewn soil. When the sun dips behind the ridge, the valley catches the fading amber glow, holding the heat against the stone and timber until the evening chill settles in from the surrounding high ground.
Whalan remains a place where the pace is set by the seasons and the slow accumulation of history, rather than the frantic demands of the modern world. Settlers once recognized the potential of this fertile bottomland, and today the local economy reflects a quiet persistence, often centered on the steady flow of travelers seeking the path of the river. The legacy of the area is tied to the strength of the land, where the labor of previous generations persists in the sturdy architecture and the deep-rooted habits of the residents. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, defined by the maintenance of the nearby R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest and the simple necessity of tending to the fields that roll toward the distant, hidden reaches of Lobland Valley.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- R J D Memorial Hardwood State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 0.1 mi, 180° S
- Gribben Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Fillmore) (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 101° E
- Diamond Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Fillmore) (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 084° E
- Lanesboro History Museum (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 252° W
- Preston Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.4 mi, 241° SW
- Preston Veteran's Memorial (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 241° SW
- Rushford Depot Museum (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 059° NE
- Fillmore County Historical Center (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 273° W
- Forestville Mystery Cave State Park (State Park) — 14.2 mi, 248° W
- Labyrinth (Public Artwork) — 14.9 mi, 330° NW
- Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 301° NW
- Pope & Young Club (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 301° NW
- Niagara Cave (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 203° SW
- Steam Engine Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 152° SE
- Beaver Creek Valley State Park (State Park) — 17.4 mi, 106° E
- Schechs Mill (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 104° E
- International Owl Center (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 18.0 mi, 083° E
- Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Caboose (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 320° NW
- Performance Center (Arts Centre) — 24.4 mi, 028° NE
- Ice Arena (Stadium) — 24.5 mi, 028° NE
- Valencia Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 25.5 mi, 030° NE
- USCGC Winona (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 034° NE
- Chester Woods amphitheater (Theatre) — 26.4 mi, 313° NW
- Upper Mississippi River National Wildlife And Fish Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.5 mi, 020° N · 274k acres
- Trempealeau National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.7 mi, 033° NE · 14k acres
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About This Whalan Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Whalan, Minnesota. Coordinates: 43.732186, -91.926543. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Whalan includes the ZIP code (55949), telephone area code (218), county seat of Fillmore County (Preston), and school district assignment (Lanesboro Public School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
