Butte North Dakota Map
Butte, North Dakota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Butte, McLean County.
Interactive Map of Butte, North Dakota
| City | Butte |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | McLean |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 47.838058 |
| Longitude | -100.665419 |
| Population | 68 |
| Density | 84.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Butte, North Dakota
Butte is a locality in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 68. The population density is 84.0 people per km². Butte is located at 47.8381°N, 100.6654°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58723.
Butte, North Dakota, stretches out beneath a sky that seems to hold an almost impossible breadth, a vast canvas where clouds drift like slow ships across an ocean of blue. It lies 39.9 miles south-east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 133°T), and is situated 19.4 miles south-east of Velva. The landscape here is a study in subtle contours, a rolling expanse of prairie grass that shifts in hue with the passing seasons, from the vibrant green of early summer to the burnished gold of late autumn. Wind, a constant, unseen sculptor, shapes the very air, carrying the faint, earthy scent of cultivated fields and the distant whisper of unseen life. The horizon, an unbroken line, promises an endless reach, and in the quiet moments of dawn or dusk, the light paints the land in shades of rose and lavender, lending a profound stillness to the scene. The history of Butte is as deeply rooted as the grasses that still cover much of its surrounding terrain, an area once shaped by the aspirations of homesteaders seeking their fortune on the open plains. While the immediate vicinity of Butte itself might appear understated, its economic life has historically drawn from the agricultural bounty of McLean County, with grain elevators standing as silent sentinels to generations of harvest. The character of Butte is one of quiet resilience, a place where the pace of life is dictated by the sun and the soil, and where a deep sense of community persists, fostered by shared experiences under that immense prairie sky.
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About This Butte Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Butte, North Dakota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Butte and McLean County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Butte is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Butte is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
