Birch Lake

Birch Lake is in Polk, Minnesota. Birch Lake is situated nearby to the hamlet Maple Bay.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maple Bay and Mentor.

Maple Bay

Hamlet

Maple Bay is an unincorporated community in Godfrey Township in central Polk County, Minnesota, United States. A community of second homes and cabins, it lies on the western end of Maple Lake, approximately six miles west of Erskine. Maple Bay is situated 3 miles west of Birch Lake.

Mentor

Village

Photo: Elcajonfarms, CC BY 3.0.

Mentor is a city in Polk County, Minnesota, United States. It is part of the Grand Forks-ND-MN Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 104 at the 2020 census. The city is near Maple Lake. Mentor is situated 5 miles north of Birch Lake.

Birch Lake

Type: Body of water
Location: Polk, Minnesota, Midwest, United States, North America
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Latitude

47.6283° or 47° 37′ 42″ north

Longitude

-96.16266° or 96° 9′ 46″ west

Elevation

1,191 feet (363 metres)

Open location code

86V5JRHP+8W

OpenStreetMap ID

way 42481983

OpenStreetMap feature

natural=water

GeoNames ID

5018470

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