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Barney North Dakota Map

Explore Barney, 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 Barney, North Dakota

How to Use This Barney, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.267182
Longitude	-97.00064
Population	40
Density	83.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58008
Area Code	701
County Seat	Wahpeton
School District	Wyndmere Public School District 42

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About Barney, North Dakota

Barney is a locality in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 40. The population density is 83.9 people per km². Barney is located at 46.2672°N, 97.0006°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Barney is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58008.

Barney occupies a singular expanse of level prairie where the horizon pulls the eye toward an infinite, pale blue distance. It lies 42.3 miles south of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 187°T), and is situated 18.9 miles west of Wahpeton. The air here holds a crisp, dry clarity that sharpens the silhouettes of distant grain elevators against the dusk, while the ground itself remains a testament to the quiet persistence of the Great Plains. To the west, the landscape flattens into an uncompromising grid of fertile earth, occasionally broken by the modest, winding path of South Branch Antelope Creek. While the distant Whitestone Hills suggest a rugged topography far beyond the reach of the local plains, the immediate vicinity feels defined by the Sheyenne National Grassland, which preserves the native prairie grasses that once stretched uninterrupted across this territory.

Barney emerged from the expansion of the rail lines, serving as a vital artery for a regional economy anchored deep in the productivity of the soil. Life in Barney moves in rhythm with the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest, a pattern established by the generations who first broke this sod. Though the pace of modern industry has shifted the focus of the surrounding fields, the core identity of the locality remains tied to the cultivation of wheat and corn. Residents often look toward the quiet reaches of Stacks Slough for a respite from the labor of the fields, finding in its stillness a reflection of the town’s own enduring character. It is a place where the weight of history is measured not in monuments, but in the steady, recurring work that sustains the community through the deep, silent winters.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 9.4 mi, 177° S · 70k acres
Stack Slough (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 183° S
Richland County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 11.9 mi, 175° S
Wild Rice (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 215° SW
Swan Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 204° SW
Mud Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.2 mi, 168° S
Sheyenne Delta Fee (Conservation Area) — 16.5 mi, 292° W
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 090° E
Ransom County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 22.4 mi, 274° W
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.8 mi, 220° SW · 14k acres
Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 24.0 mi, 162° S
Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 25.4 mi, 225° SW
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 26.5 mi, 150° SE
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary (Monument) — 31.1 mi, 137° SE
Prairie Chicken Statue (Public Artwork) — 37.3 mi, 066° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.9 mi, 048° NE · 12k acres
Fire Museum (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 046° NE
Roger Maris Museum (Museum) — 41.6 mi, 010° N
Minuteman II ICBM (Attraction) — 45.1 mi, 012° N
Immersive Reality Room (Attraction) — 45.9 mi, 010° N
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 46.7 mi, 088° E
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 48.7 mi, 228° SW
Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (Attraction) — 49.2 mi, 047° NE
Maplewood State Park (State Park) — 50.6 mi, 072° E
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 51.4 mi, 206° SW
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 58.7 mi, 114° SE
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 61.4 mi, 089° E
Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 62.0 mi, 061° NE
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 65.6 mi, 314° NW
Detroit Lakes Sports Arena (Stadium) — 66.0 mi, 055° NE

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