Explore Whipholt, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Whipholt, 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 Whipholt.
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 | Whipholt |
| State | Minnesota (MN) |
| County | Cass County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 47.040458 |
| Longitude | -94.385438 |
| Population | 70 |
| Density | 8.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 56484 |
| Area Code | 320 |
| County Seat | Walker |
| School District | Walker-Hackensack-Akeley School District |
Whipholt emerges from the dense, quiet reach of the North Woods, where the ground holds the damp memory of long winters and the persistent, dark green presence of pine and spruce. It lies 38.0 miles southeast of Bemidji, MN (from Bemidji, MN: bearing 140°T), and is situated 33.8 miles east-northeast of Park Rapids. Whipholt Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the landscape, its waters dark and steady as they move toward the expansive, irregular shoreline of Leech Lake. The air here carries a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of the horizon, where the massive, protective canopy of the Chippewa National Forest begins. In the autumn, the light turns a pale, translucent gold, casting long shadows across the uneven terrain and coloring the birch leaves until they glow against the deepening gray of the sky.
History in Whipholt remains etched in the quiet persistence of those who worked the timber and cleared the rugged earth, creating a life defined by the rhythm of the seasons rather than the rush of industry. The local economy stays tied to the land and the water, drawing travelers who seek the solitude of the wilderness or the quiet challenge of navigating the nearby Goose Lake Trail System. Ojibwe heritage and Scandinavian roots thread through the character of the place, manifesting in a reserved, sturdy hospitality that favors action over excessive speech. Life in Whipholt moves with a deliberate, measured pace, grounded by the vast, silent expanse of the surrounding woods and the enduring, deep-water presence of the lake that dictates the mood of every passing day.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Whipholt, Minnesota. Coordinates: 47.040458, -94.385438. 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 Whipholt includes the ZIP code (56484), telephone area code (320), county seat of Cass County (Walker), and school district assignment (Walker-Hackensack-Akeley 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. |