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Embden North Dakota Map

Explore Embden, 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 Embden, North Dakota

How to Use This Embden, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.802197
Longitude	-97.433148
Population	41
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	58079
Area Code	701
County Seat	Fargo
School District	Central Cass Public School District 17

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About Embden, North Dakota

Embden is a locality in Cass County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 41. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Embden is located at 46.8022°N, 97.4331°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58079.

Embden occupies a quiet expanse of the North Dakota plains where the horizon stretches wide enough to swallow the sun whole each evening. It lies 25.7 miles west of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 259°T), and is situated 12.5 miles west-southwest of Casselton. Buffalo Creek carves a subtle, winding path through the surrounding fields, its banks providing a sliver of shade and shelter amidst the vast, unbroken flatness of the earth. The air here carries the scent of dry grasses and deep soil, a stillness that seems to vibrate under the pressure of an enormous, pale sky. Three miles to the north, the Cass County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, their seasonal cries adding a sharp, wild counterpoint to the low hum of the wind. Four miles away, the quiet surface of Lake Bertha reflects the changing colors of the seasons, acting as a mirror to the shifting amber and gold of the surrounding prairie.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Embden, as the rhythmic cycle of planting and harvest dictates the tempo of life for those who work the heavy, fertile dirt. The history of the region is written in the steel of grain elevators and the straight, persistent lines of fence rows that divide the land into a precise, geometric order. Beyond the immediate labor of the fields, the collective identity of Embden remains tied to the endurance of the settlers who first broke this sod, finding a way to thrive in a climate that demands both resilience and patience. Life here proceeds with a deliberate, steady weight, favoring the slow accumulation of experience over the frantic pace of larger centers. Even in the cold, biting clarity of winter, the land maintains a stark, honest beauty that reveals itself only to those who pause long enough to watch the shadows lengthen across the stubble of the fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cass County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 224° SW
Hamilton Wills (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 171° S
Magnolia (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 001° N
Ransom County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.0 mi, 183° S
Enderlin Area Veterans Monument (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 213° SW
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 16.8 mi, 162° S · 70k acres
Mirror Pool (State Recreation Area) — 18.8 mi, 160° S
Sheyenne Springs Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 19.0 mi, 162° S
Barnes County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.2 mi, 296° NW · 686 acres
Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 27.3 mi, 083° E
Roger Maris Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 082° E
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 28.1 mi, 287° W
Fort Ransom State Park (State Park) — 28.2 mi, 235° SW
Established 1883 (Monument) — 28.4 mi, 287° W
North Dakota State Forest Service Land (State Resource Management Area) — 28.7 mi, 225° SW
Immersive Reality Room (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 074° E
Minuteman II ICBM (Attraction) — 30.6 mi, 076° E
Angel of Hope (Public Artwork) — 30.9 mi, 081° E
Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.2 mi, 285° W · 494 acres
Buffalo River State Park (State Park) — 45.0 mi, 085° E
Fire Museum (Museum) — 49.1 mi, 102° E
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 54.8 mi, 132° SE
Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 55.1 mi, 177° S
Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (Attraction) — 56.8 mi, 093° E
Viking Sword Museum (Museum) — 58.6 mi, 070° E
Frontier Village (Attraction) — 60.2 mi, 276° W
Bison 6 Cinema (Cinema) — 61.1 mi, 276° W
Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center (Museum) — 63.8 mi, 060° NE
Detroit Lakes Sports Arena (Stadium) — 74.6 mi, 089° E
Young at Art Co (Gallery) — 75.0 mi, 089° E

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