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Ellendale North Dakota Map

Explore Ellendale, 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 Ellendale, North Dakota

How to Use This Ellendale, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.00275
Longitude	-98.527046
Population	1,125
Density	306.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58436
Area Code	701
County Seat	Ellendale
School District	Ellendale Public School District 40

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About Ellendale, North Dakota

Ellendale is a locality in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,125. The population density is 306.5 people per km². Ellendale is located at 46.0027°N, 98.5270°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ellendale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58436.

Ellendale occupies a vast, level expanse of the northern plains where the horizon stretches into a thin, vibrating line of pale blue. It lies 63.3 miles south of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 172°T), and is situated 37.2 miles north of Aberdeen. The landscape around Ellendale is defined by the subtle, persistent push of the wind against tall grasses and the quiet, meandering presence of Sewer Branch, which marks the low earth only a mile from the center. Beyond the immediate grid of streets, the terrain rises slightly toward the distant silhouette of Cannon Hill, and the air carries a crisp, dry weight that turns the light to a deep, honeyed amber as the sun dips low. Five miles away, the Dickey County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary of sloughs and tall reeds, while Pheasant Lake provides a reflective stillness seven miles out that anchors the surrounding fields.

Agriculture remains the pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the movement of heavy machinery and the quiet anticipation of the harvest. Historically, the arrival of the railroad shaped the layout of the streets, fostering an environment where the architecture of brick and wood remains functional and unpretentious. The people here move with a deliberate, steady pace, shaped by a climate that demands resilience and a landscape that offers little shelter from the enormous, open sky. Education has long served as a vital thread in the social fabric, grounding the identity of the inhabitants in a tradition of learning that persists despite the isolation of the plains. Life here is measured by the changing colors of the crops and the migration of birds, a slow, honest cycle that defines the character of the place.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dickey County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.2 mi, 287° W
Wantiee (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 125° SE
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 9.1 mi, 125° SE
Elm Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.6 mi, 224° SW
Elm Lake Game Production Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 227° SW
Colin Campbell Fur Post (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 193° S
Johnson's Gulch (State Conservation Area) — 16.0 mi, 268° W
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.2 mi, 136° SE · 39k acres
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 32.7 mi, 188° S
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 37.3 mi, 177° S
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 38.1 mi, 177° S
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 38.2 mi, 287° W
Aviation War Memorial (Monument) — 38.3 mi, 172° S
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 40.1 mi, 111° E
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 43.8 mi, 152° SE
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.1 mi, 088° E · 14k acres
Fort Ransom State Park (State Park) — 46.8 mi, 036° NE
Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 55.4 mi, 089° E
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 57.3 mi, 062° NE · 70k acres
Old Settlers Monument (Monument) — 58.9 mi, 298° NW
Bison 6 Cinema (Cinema) — 61.5 mi, 351° N
Frontier Village (Attraction) — 61.8 mi, 352° N
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 68.3 mi, 021° N

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