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Wilder Minnesota Map

Explore Wilder, 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 Wilder, Minnesota

How to Use This Wilder, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	43.826625
Longitude	-95.197494
Population	62
Density	30.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	56101
Area Code	320
County Seat	Jackson
School District	Windom Public School District

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About Wilder, Minnesota

Wilder is a locality in Jackson County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 62. The population density is 30.3 people per km². Wilder is located at 43.8266°N, 95.1975°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wilder is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 56101.

Wilder emerges from the flat, expansive horizon of the southwestern Minnesota prairie as a quiet intersection of earth and sky. It lies 24.5 miles northeast of Worthington, MN (from Worthington, MN: bearing 54°T), and is situated 4.9 miles southwest of Windom. The landscape around Wilder is defined by the persistent, unyielding reach of open farmland, where the soil holds the deep, dark memory of glacial retreat and the seasonal weight of heavy snow. Timber Lake sits at the center of this terrain, its surface often reflecting the pale, thin light of a late autumn afternoon, while the Timber Lake State Wildlife Management Area offers a sanctuary of tall grasses and native brush that shifts in color from summer’s vibrant green to the muted, rusted gold of harvest time. Just two miles away, Judicial Ditch Number Twentyseven cuts a deliberate path through the fields, a necessary artery that governs the movement of water across the otherwise level expanse, ensuring the land remains productive despite the cycle of moisture and drought.

Wilder carries the quiet endurance of a settlement built upon the necessity of the iron rail and the abundance of the surrounding acreage. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the cycle of the grain elevators, which stand as vertical sentinels against the vast, unbroken sky. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the persistent maintenance of the grid and the collective memory of those who worked the heavy soil to sustain a life far from the reach of any coastline. Life in Wilder moves with a deliberate, measured pace, dictated by the demands of the harvest and the long, silent winters that force the community to turn inward. There is a distinct, austere beauty in the way the twilight clings to the flat horizon, casting long shadows over the fields and emphasizing the solitude that defines the daily experience of the people who call this place home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Timber Lake State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 134° SE
Jackson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 025° NE
Jackson County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mn (Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 025° NE
Wilder State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 005° N
Heron Lake Fee (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 229° SW
Island Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 060° NE
Windom Recreation Area (Local Park) — 5.3 mi, 056° NE
Des Moines River SNA (Nature Reserve) — 5.8 mi, 114° SE
Kilen Woods State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 135° SE
Heritage Village Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 062° NE
Mountain Lake Site (Historic Ruins) — 16.6 mi, 067° NE
Westbrook Heritage House Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 321° NW
Garden (Historic Ruins) — 19.5 mi, 021° N
Loon Lake Cemetery (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 166° S
Gull Point State Park (State Park) — 23.1 mi, 170° S
Welcome To Sherburn (Monument) — 25.8 mi, 116° SE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.1 mi, 330° NW · 12k acres
Dickinson County Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 171° S
Round House Railroad Club (Museum) — 29.5 mi, 070° E
Pearson Lakes Art Center (Arts Centre) — 30.0 mi, 173° S
Okoboji Summer Theatre (Theatre) — 30.1 mi, 173° S
Ranch Amusement Park (Theme Park) — 30.3 mi, 173° S
Ringham Habitat Area (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 30.5 mi, 148° SE
Higgins Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 174° S
Bike Monument (Monument) — 31.5 mi, 178° S
Estherville Rock Garden (Attraction) — 34.4 mi, 149° SE
Milford Pioneer Theatre (Cinema) — 34.8 mi, 176° S
The Stone Station (Attraction) — 35.2 mi, 324° NW

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