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Fairdale North Dakota Map

Explore Fairdale, 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 Fairdale, North Dakota

How to Use This Fairdale, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	48.490832
Longitude	-98.231219
Population	30
Density	36.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58229
Area Code	701
County Seat	Grafton
School District	Edmore Public School District 2

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About Fairdale, North Dakota

Fairdale is a locality in Walsh County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 30. The population density is 36.7 people per km². Fairdale is located at 48.4908°N, 98.2312°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairdale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58229.

Fairdale anchors itself to the vast, flat expanse of the northern plains where the horizon exerts a gravitational pull on everything beneath the enormous, unblinking sky. It lies 67.6 miles northwest of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 306°T), and is situated 39.5 miles northeast of Devils Lake. The land here is a study in horizontal lines, defined by the relentless geometry of tilled soil and the quiet, persistent presence of the Walsh County Waterfowl Production Area just a mile away, where seasonal migrations turn the air into a frantic, beating pulse. During the long hours of dusk, the light stretches thin and gold across the stubble, turning the earth into a muted mosaic of bronze and charcoal. Six miles to the west, the surface of Waterloo Lake catches the remaining fire of the sun, a mirror for the shifting clouds that dominate the regional climate. Even the North Branch Forest River, drifting seven miles distant, serves more as a suggestion of moisture in the thirsty soil than a barrier, its banks marking the slow, deliberate transition of the prairie.

Fairdale exists as a quiet testament to the fortitude of agrarian life, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the unpredictable temperament of the seasons. The settlement grew from the necessity of rail and grain, its physical character defined by the sturdy, utilitarian silhouettes of elevators that rise like cathedrals above the flat fields. Life in Fairdale moves with the measured pace of a long-practiced routine, where the primary concerns are the moisture levels of the topsoil and the health of the local crops. There is a singular, austere beauty in the way the local architecture keeps faith with the wind, low-slung and grounded against the gales that sweep across the open plains without obstruction. Residents navigate their days with a stoic awareness of the distance between neighbors, finding a communal sense of belonging in the shared labor of the season and the stillness that settles over the landscape once the machinery is finally silenced for the night.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Walsh County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 000° N
Cavalier County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 343° N
Walsh County Water Management Board (State Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 078° E
C.c. Cook (State Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 088° E
Wild Prairie (State Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 239° SW
Cavalier County (State Conservation Area) — 17.0 mi, 044° NE
Homme Lake (Recreation Area) — 19.8 mi, 106° E
Icelandic State Park (State Park) — 28.7 mi, 047° NE
North Dakota State Forest Service Land (State Resource Management Area) — 30.5 mi, 025° NE
Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.7 mi, 257° W · 17k acres
Towner County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.8 mi, 279° W · 782 acres
Grahams Island State Park (State Park) — 48.6 mi, 231° SW
Till Hill (Viewpoint) — 51.0 mi, 138° SE
Warrior of the North (Public Artwork) — 54.2 mi, 133° SE
Pembina State Museum (Monument) — 55.6 mi, 053° NE
Long lake (Attraction) — 56.8 mi, 235° SW
Survivor's Flower Bed (Monument) — 61.3 mi, 080° E
Leonard Hall Geology Museum (Museum) — 66.5 mi, 126° SE
Heritage Village (Museum) — 67.4 mi, 124° SE
River Cinema 15 (Cinema) — 67.7 mi, 125° SE
Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 67.7 mi, 125° SE
Flood Memorial (Monument) — 67.8 mi, 125° SE
Kittson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 73.7 mi, 076° E
Karlstad Pavilion (Theatre) — 78.4 mi, 085° E

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