Alamo North Dakota Map
Explore Alamo, North Dakota, 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 Alamo, North Dakota
How to Use This Alamo, North Dakota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alamo, North Dakota. 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 North Dakota 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 Alamo.
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 | Alamo |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Williams County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 48.581695 |
| Longitude | -103.469912 |
| Population | 53 |
| Density | 37.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 58830 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| County Seat | Williston |
| School District | Grenora Public School District 99 |
About Alamo, North Dakota
Alamo is a locality in Williams County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 53. The population density is 37.3 people per km². Alamo is located at 48.5817°N, 103.4699°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Alamo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58830.Alamo anchors itself upon the vast, open expanse of the North Dakota prairie, where the horizon stretches into a thin, pale line against an enormous, unobstructed sky. It lies 30.8 miles north-northeast of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 13°T), and is situated 54.5 miles north of Watford City. The land around Alamo possesses a quiet, austere geometry, defined by the gentle rise of Indian Hill to the distance and the presence of Cottonwood Lake, which mirrors the shifting colors of the atmosphere from deep slate to blinding gold. Three miles away, the Little Muddy River carves a subtle, winding path through the soil, offering a muted ribbon of moisture to the otherwise sun-bleached grasses. The air here carries a crisp, singular clarity, particularly at dusk when the shadows of the Williams County Waterfowl Production Area lengthen, turning the fields into a mosaic of violet and earthen tones that seem to vibrate with the coming cold.
Alamo emerged from the early settlement patterns of the northern plains, shaped by the resilience required to thrive in a landscape that offers little shelter from the elements. While the local economy remains deeply rooted in the rhythms of agriculture, the influence of the regional oil industry has introduced a modern, industrial pulse that contrasts with the traditional stillness of the plains. Life in Alamo moves at the deliberate pace of the seasons, an existence defined by the hard-won independence of those who choose to remain in this remote, wind-swept corner of the country. Beyond the immediate reach of Pats Coulee, the landscape retains a sense of profound isolation, where the legacy of the land is measured not in monuments or grand architecture, but in the enduring, quiet persistence of the people who call this expanse their own.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Williams County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 116° SE
- Divide County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 005° N
- Blue Ridge (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 313° NW
- Lake Zahl National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.1 mi, 267° W · 6,424 acres
- Sakakawea Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 22.5 mi, 191° S
- Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 26.6 mi, 263° W
- Brush Lake State Park (State Park) — 28.8 mi, 273° W
- Sloulin Field International Airport (historic) (Historic Ruins) — 29.0 mi, 196° S
- Gn 3059 (Attraction) — 31.1 mi, 193° S
- Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.2 mi, 268° W · 63k acres
- Little Missouri National Grassland (National Grassland) — 36.3 mi, 150° SE · 1.0M acres
- Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 40.0 mi, 258° W · 12k acres
- Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 44.7 mi, 085° E · 5,522 acres
- Sheridan County Agriculture Museum and Civic Center (Museum) — 50.5 mi, 285° W
- Lewis and Clark Trail Museum (Museum) — 51.5 mi, 189° S
- Six Shooters Showall (Cinema) — 54.6 mi, 171° S
- Culbertson Museum (Museum) — 55.7 mi, 238° SW
- Theodore Roosevelt National Park (National Park) — 65.7 mi, 178° S · 70k acres
- Riverbend Overlook (Viewpoint) — 67.4 mi, 176° S
- Centre Theatre (Cinema) — 67.8 mi, 208° SW
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About This Alamo Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Alamo, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.581695, -103.469912. 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 Alamo includes the ZIP code (58830), telephone area code (701), county seat of Williams County (Williston), and school district assignment (Grenora Public School District 99).
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. |
