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Balta North Dakota Map

Explore Balta, 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 Balta, North Dakota

How to Use This Balta, North Dakota Map

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

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	Balta
State	North Dakota (ND)
County	Pierce County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	48.166668
Longitude	-100.037078
Population	66
Density	112.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58313
Area Code	701
County Seat	Rugby
School District	Rugby Public School District 5

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About Balta, North Dakota

Balta is a locality in Pierce County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 66. The population density is 112.3 people per km². Balta is located at 48.1667°N, 100.0371°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Balta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58313.

Balta occupies a stretch of vast, open prairie where the horizon line remains unbroken by all but the occasional grain elevator or a cluster of wind-bent trees. It lies 58.2 miles east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 94°T), and is situated 14.1 miles south of Rugby. The earth here is a sturdy, dark loam that holds the memory of ancient grasses, shifting in hue from the pale gold of late summer to the stark, bleached gray of deep winter. Only a mile away, the Balta Dam provides a sanctuary for migratory birds that descend upon the quiet water, while the distant, low silhouette of Bald Butte marks the edge of a landscape that feels both immense and intensely private. When the sun begins to retreat, the sky turns a bruised, contemplative violet, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the fields like ink spilled on parchment.

Balta serves as a quiet sentinel of an agricultural tradition defined by the resilience of those who labor under an enormous, unyielding sky. The economy draws its strength from the cycles of planting and harvest, mirroring the patterns set by the earliest settlers who recognized the potential in these fertile, windswept plains. While Ranch Lake remains a nearby landmark for the patient observer, the North Fork Sheyenne River flows through the broader regional consciousness, shaping the way life moves across the territory. Daily existence in Balta follows the slow, deliberate rhythm of the seasons, where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and the constant, subtle reminder that the land demands both respect and endurance from those who make it their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Balta Dam (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 145° SE
Pierce County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 336° NW
Buffalo Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 150° SE
Benson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.7 mi, 086° E
Round Lake Township (State Recreation Area) — 12.4 mi, 245° SW
Prairie Village Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 009° N
Northern Lights Tower (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 009° N
Knox Slough (State Conservation Area) — 17.3 mi, 052° NE
North Dakota State Forest Service Land (State Resource Management Area) — 21.4 mi, 312° NW
Souris Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 21.7 mi, 313° NW · 105 acres
Denbigh Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 28.3 mi, 287° W · 595 acres
J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.9 mi, 326° NW · 110k acres
David Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 33.0 mi, 265° W
Long lake (Attraction) — 38.1 mi, 105° E
Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.3 mi, 078° E · 17k acres
Grahams Island State Park (State Park) — 44.4 mi, 100° E
Tommy Turtle (Public Artwork) — 48.8 mi, 338° N
Old Baldy Overlook (Viewpoint) — 54.1 mi, 339° N
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 57.5 mi, 359° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 58.5 mi, 276° W
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (Museum) — 75.9 mi, 218° SW
McLean County Museum (Museum) — 76.2 mi, 218° SW

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