Whalan Minnesota Map

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.

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).

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.