Benedict North Dakota Map

About Benedict, North Dakota

Benedict is a locality in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 68. The population density is 105.0 people per km². Benedict is located at 47.8303°N, 101.0824°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Benedict is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58716.

Benedict commands a vast expanse of prairie where the horizon stretches into a thin, pale line of amber light at the close of day. It lies 29.5 miles south-southeast of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 160°T), and is situated 42.3 miles south-southeast of Minot AFB. The landscape surrounding Benedict is defined by the subtle, rhythmic swells of the earth, an open terrain that feels both ancient and exposed under a sky of immense, shifting gray. To the west, the distant silhouette of Hogback Ridge marks the limit of the plains, while the local topography is broken by the quiet presence of McMann Lake just a short distance away. Water flows through the deeper depressions of the region, occasionally tracing the path of Oak Creek, which carves a modest, verdant vein through the soil. The land here possesses a stark clarity, where the grasses bow to the wind and the air holds a crisp, dry weight that settles over the fields long before the stars emerge.

History in Benedict remains written in the quiet endurance of the grain elevators and the steady, seasonal labor of the surrounding farms. The economy relies upon the rhythm of the harvest, an ancestral industry that dictates the pulse of life as much as the changing color of the wheat. Residents often look toward the Mclean County Waterfowl Production Area to witness the seasonal migration of birds, a movement that provides a wild counterpoint to the orderly, industrious rows of the nearby agricultural plots. For those traveling through, the deeper cuts of Robinson Coulee serve as a reminder of the erosive power of time on the plateau. Life in Benedict moves with a deliberate, measured pace, anchored by a connection to the soil that has persisted through generations, leaving the inhabitants to find their own comfort in the immense, quiet solitude of the North Dakota plains.

About This Benedict Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Benedict, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.830281, -101.082374. 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 Benedict includes the ZIP code (58716), telephone area code (701), county seat of McLean County (Washburn), and school district assignment (Max Public School District 50).

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.