Cando North Dakota Map
Explore Cando, 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 Cando, North Dakota
How to Use This Cando, North Dakota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cando, 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 Cando.
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 | Cando |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Towner County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 48.486668 |
| Longitude | -99.209859 |
| Population | 1,117 |
| Density | 671.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 58324 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| County Seat | Cando |
| School District | North Star School District |
About Cando, North Dakota
Cando is a locality in Towner County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,117. The population density is 671.8 people per km². Cando is located at 48.4867°N, 99.2099°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Cando is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58324.Cando emerges from the expansive North Dakota prairie as a collection of low-slung buildings anchored against an enormous, shifting sky. It lies 97.4 miles east of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 79°T), and is situated 30.1 miles north-northwest of Devils Lake. The horizon here is a flat, unyielding line, interrupted only by the silver geometry of grain elevators that rise above the fields like markers of a slow, seasonal devotion. Two miles from the center, the winding path of Mauvais Coulee cuts through the earth, a subtle depression in the landscape that gathers the spring melt and serves as a quiet artery for the surrounding plains. To the east, the stillness of Lake Alice provides a pale, reflective surface that mirrors the changing intensities of the sun, while the nearby Towner County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary where the grass hums with the movement of migratory wings.
Cando maintains a rhythm defined by the soil and the harvest, its economy an enduring conversation between the local farmers and the demands of the weather. Settled by those who recognized the fertility of this northern expanse, the community carries the quiet weight of history in its grid of wide streets and sturdy, weathered storefronts. The life of Cando is measured not by the clock, but by the turning of the crops and the arrival of the first frost, which turns the stubble of the fields into a brittle, golden landscape. Even when the wind scours the plains, the town remains a persistent presence, a cluster of warmth and industry that persists long after the harvest has been hauled away and the light has faded to a deep, resonant gray.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Towner County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 014° N
- Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.7 mi, 159° S · 17k acres
- Benson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.9 mi, 213° SW
- Ramsey County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.5 mi, 096° E · 634 acres
- Nesvig (State Conservation Area) — 17.6 mi, 212° SW
- Kenner Marsh (State Conservation Area) — 19.1 mi, 157° SE
- Grahams Island State Park (State Park) — 30.4 mi, 168° S
- Wild Prairie (State Recreation Area) — 31.4 mi, 106° E
- Town Mural (Public Artwork) — 31.7 mi, 324° NW
- Long lake (Attraction) — 32.4 mi, 183° S
- Northern Lights Tower (Monument) — 37.1 mi, 256° W
- Prairie Village Museum (Museum) — 37.1 mi, 256° W
- Buffalo Lake (State Recreation Area) — 43.2 mi, 223° SW
- Grand Opening Marker (Monument) — 52.3 mi, 313° NW
- Peace Poles (Monument) — 52.4 mi, 313° NW
- Souris Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 54.3 mi, 263° W · 105 acres
- Lake Metigoshe State Park (State Park) — 59.7 mi, 306° NW
- Old Baldy Overlook (Viewpoint) — 63.6 mi, 297° NW
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About This Cando Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cando, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.486668, -99.209859. 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 Cando includes the ZIP code (58324), telephone area code (701), county seat of Towner County (Cando), and school district assignment (North Star School District).
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. |
