The route begins at a junction with the northern terminus of Highway 539A next to the Sturgeon River, and travels north from that point.
The Shell Brook (more of a river) passes just to the north of the present community, flowing east to the Sturgeon River, which in turn flows into the North Saskatchewan River west of Prince Albert.
Sturgeon River, Minnesota, an unorganized territory in St. Louis County, Minnesota
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Idington is an unincorporated community in Angora Township, Saint Louis County, Minnesota, United States; located within the Sturgeon River State Forest.