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Wrenshall Minnesota Map

Explore Wrenshall, 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 Wrenshall, Minnesota

How to Use This Wrenshall, Minnesota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.616887
Longitude	-92.382415
Population	428
Density	110.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	55797
Area Code	218
County Seat	Carlton
School District	Wrenshall Public School District

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About Wrenshall, Minnesota

Wrenshall is a locality in Carlton County, Minnesota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 428. The population density is 110.8 people per km². Wrenshall is located at 46.6169°N, 92.3824°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wrenshall is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 55797.

Wrenshall occupies a landscape of quiet, glacial patience where the earth holds the chill of the long winters even into the brief, vibrant summers. It lies 8.1 miles south-southeast of Cloquet, MN (from Cloquet, MN: bearing 153°T), and is situated 17.4 miles southwest of Duluth. Clear Creek traces a path through the low-lying terrain only a mile away, its movement marking the subtle drainage of the surrounding fields into the darker, forested recesses of the region. To the east, the rugged topography of Jay Cooke State Park defines the local horizon, offering a dense expanse of rock and timber that feels distant from the open agricultural plots. Venoah Lake sits two miles to the west, a still, reflective presence that mirrors the pale, expansive sky. The air here carries the scent of damp pine needles and turned soil, a crisp, grounding fragrance that persists from the early thaw until the first frost hardens the ground once more.

Wrenshall emerged from the necessity of the rail and the rugged tenacity of those who cleared the timber to make space for the plow. The local economy has always looked toward the land and the transit of goods, favoring the steady labor of farming and the quiet maintenance of the infrastructure that keeps such an inland place connected to the wider world. While Elys Peak stands eight miles off as a silent sentinel, the life of the people remains rooted in the immediate textures of the soil and the seasonal shifts of the North Woods. Cultural memories here are tied to the slow, deliberate pace of the interior, where the silence of a heavy snowfall is as much a part of the local character as the industry that sustains the residents. Every afternoon, the light slants across the fields in a way that emphasizes the depth of the valley, lending a temporary, golden clarity to the barns and fences that define the edges of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jay Cooke State Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 027° NE
Wrenshall deer statue (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 326° NW
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 091° E
Fond Du Lac State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 091° E
Wrenshall State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 204° SW
Otter Creek State Aquatic Management Area (Carlton) (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 326° NW
St Louis River Streambank Protection Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 091° E
Lake Superior National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 4.3 mi, 091° E
Clear Creek State North Country Trail Area (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 113° SE
Douglas County Forest (Local Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 134° SE
Magney-Snivey Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 048° NE
Ely's Peak Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.8 mi, 053° NE
Band Shell (Theatre) — 8.1 mi, 331° NW
Statewide Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 8.8 mi, 074° E
Spirit Mountain Adventure Park (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 049° NE
Proctor Area Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.5 mi, 041° NE
Black Bear (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 050° NE
Cougar (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 050° NE
Coyote (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 050° NE
Phantom Galleries (Gallery) — 15.1 mi, 061° NE
A World of Accordions Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 062° NE
Hanni Strahl Concert Hall (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 062° NE
Kruk Gallery (Gallery) — 15.5 mi, 064° NE
Holden Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 15.6 mi, 064° NE
Ole Haugsrud Stadium (Stadium) — 15.8 mi, 063° NE
Old Stockade Site (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 067° NE
State of Wisconsin Fire & Police Hall of Fame (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 069° E
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 049° NE
St. Louis County Historical Society (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 049° NE
Superior National Forest (National Forest) — 27.4 mi, 296° NW · 2.1M acres

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