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Carrington North Dakota Map

Explore Carrington, 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 Carrington, North Dakota

How to Use This Carrington, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.44972
Longitude	-99.126223
Population	2,080
Density	338.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58421
Area Code	701
County Seat	Carrington
School District	Carrington Public School District 49

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About Carrington, North Dakota

Carrington is a locality in Foster County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,080. The population density is 338.7 people per km². Carrington is located at 47.4497°N, 99.1262°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Carrington is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58421.

Carrington asserts itself as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising across the North Dakota plains. It lies 42.1 miles north-northwest of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 332°T), and is situated 47.2 miles south-southwest of Devils Lake. The landscape around Carrington is a vast, open expanse where the light during the golden hour turns the dry grasses into a sea of muted amber, casting long, thin shadows that emphasize the subtle swells of the terrain. Three miles to the west, the winding path of Scotts Slough offers a thin ribbon of moisture to the thirsty soil, while the nearby Foster County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a vital refuge for migratory birds, their calls echoing through the stillness of the morning. To the north, the gentle depression of Russell Lake holds the reflection of the immense, cloud-dappled sky, and on the clearest days, the distant shape of Hawks Nest rises faintly against the backdrop of the western plains, a solitary point of elevation in a world defined by its breadth.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of life in Carrington, as the seasonal rhythms of sowing and harvest govern the pace of the streets and the quiet industry of the grain elevators that stand like sentinels over the rail lines. The local economy remains deeply tied to the productivity of the surrounding fields, where the dark, rich soil supports a persistent tradition of farming that has defined the character of the inhabitants for generations. Beyond the machinery and the commerce, a specific stillness defines the experience of being in Carrington, a sense of deliberate patience that settles over the brick storefronts and residential blocks as the sun sinks low. There is a distinct, honest weight to the air here, composed of the scent of turned earth and the dry, clean breeze that moves across the open plains, reminding anyone present that the land is the primary architect of the day-to-day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Foster County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 179° S
George Karpen (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 217° SW
Stutsman County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 11.6 mi, 189° S
Robert L. Morgan (State Conservation Area) — 14.7 mi, 280° W
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.6 mi, 123° SE · 27k acres
Sweetgrass (State Recreation Area) — 21.8 mi, 254° W
Pipestem Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 21.9 mi, 159° S
Hoornaert (State Recreation Area) — 25.8 mi, 292° W
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.0 mi, 205° SW · 8,708 acres
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 32.0 mi, 205° SW · 4,204 acres
Long lake (Attraction) — 39.7 mi, 352° N
Grahams Island State Park (State Park) — 40.4 mi, 004° N
Bison 6 Cinema (Cinema) — 43.5 mi, 154° SE
Frontier Village (Attraction) — 43.6 mi, 153° SE
World's Largest Buffalo (Monument) — 43.6 mi, 152° SE
World's Largest Sandhill Crane (Public Artwork) — 54.9 mi, 223° SW
Established 1883 (Monument) — 64.0 mi, 124° SE
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 64.2 mi, 124° SE
Prairie Village Museum (Museum) — 74.2 mi, 328° NW
Northern Lights Tower (Monument) — 74.3 mi, 328° NW

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