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Wheaton Minnesota Map

Explore Wheaton, 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 Wheaton, Minnesota

How to Use This Wheaton, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	45.804405
Longitude	-96.499233
Population	1,460
Density	324.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56296
Area Code	320
County Seat	Wheaton
School District	Wheaton Area Public School District

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About Wheaton, Minnesota

Wheaton is a locality in Traverse County, Minnesota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,460. The population density is 324.5 people per km². Wheaton is located at 45.8044°N, 96.4992°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wheaton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56296.

Wheaton stretches across a vast, flat expanse of the prairie, where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth in a relentless, unobstructed line. It lies 38.8 miles south-southwest of Fergus Falls, MN (from Fergus Falls, MN: bearing 212°T), and is situated 32.2 miles south of Wahpeton. The air here holds a crisp, dry quality that clarifies the silhouette of distant grain elevators, and the landscape is defined by the steady, rhythmic persistence of the soil. Eighteenmile Creek carves a shallow, winding path through the surrounding fields, its waters moving with a quiet gravity that marks the rhythm of the local topography. Only a few miles away, the expansive basin of Lake Traverse anchors the regional geography, while the Gravel Pit 3950 State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and quiet, uncultivated brush that contrast with the organized geometry of the neighboring farmlands.

Wheaton emerged from the necessity of the rail, its foundations laid in the ambition of those who transformed the deep, black earth into a breadbasket for the nation. The local economy persists as a reflection of this agrarian heritage, where the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of commerce and conversation. On quiet afternoons, one might notice how the sunlight catches the dust kicked up from gravel roads, casting a golden, transient glow over the machinery parked near the tracks. Life in Wheaton moves with a pragmatic, enduring grace, shaped by the collective memory of families who have weathered the long, deep winters of the plains, finding a particular beauty in the stark, monochromatic stillness of the snow-covered fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Traverse (Recreation Area) — 3.9 mi, 293° NW
Reservation Dam State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 244° SW
White Rock (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 313° NW
Miller Prairie Fee (Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 105° E
Traverse County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.0 mi, 203° SW
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 341° N
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 310° NW
Grant County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.8 mi, 088° E
Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 19.0 mi, 299° NW
Big Stone Lake State Park (State Park) — 26.2 mi, 203° SW
Mud Lake (State Recreation Area) — 26.6 mi, 311° NW
Hartford Beach (State Park) — 28.6 mi, 195° S
Willard Andrews Lookout (Viewpoint) — 28.9 mi, 196° S
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 29.9 mi, 314° NW · 70k acres
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 30.3 mi, 076° E
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 32.1 mi, 353° N
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.2 mi, 138° SE · 12k acres
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 35.2 mi, 175° S
Big Stone National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.8 mi, 176° S · 23k acres
A Point in Time (Public Artwork) — 38.6 mi, 030° NE
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 40.6 mi, 034° NE
Valley Queen Heritage Center (Museum) — 40.8 mi, 189° S
Grant County Historical Museum (Museum) — 40.9 mi, 189° S
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 41.0 mi, 189° S
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 44.7 mi, 075° E
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 50.1 mi, 048° NE
Alexandria Area Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 54.3 mi, 084° E
Swift County Historical Museum (Museum) — 54.7 mi, 128° SE
Pope County Historical Museum (Museum) — 54.9 mi, 101° E
Ordway Prairie (Nature Reserve) — 65.1 mi, 112° E

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