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Fairmount North Dakota Map

Explore Fairmount, 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 Fairmount, North Dakota

How to Use This Fairmount, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.054959
Longitude	-96.602294
Population	343
Density	400.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58030
Area Code	701
County Seat	Wahpeton
School District	Fairmount Public School District 18

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About Fairmount, North Dakota

Fairmount is a locality in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 343. The population density is 400.1 people per km². Fairmount is located at 46.0550°N, 96.6023°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Fairmount is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58030.

Fairmount stretches across a flat, expansive plateau where the horizon pulls the eye toward an immense, pale sky. It lies 57.5 miles south of Fargo, ND (from Fargo, ND: bearing 171°T), and is situated 14.5 miles south of Wahpeton. The land here remains stubbornly horizontal, defined by the quiet persistence of rich soil and the seasonal rhythm of shifting light that turns the stubble fields a deep, burnished gold during the harvest. Only a few miles away, the Bois de Sioux River carves a deliberate path through the terrain, its waters moving with a heavy, steady gravity that anchors the surrounding plains. To the west, the subtle rise of Devils Nest marks a faint interruption in the otherwise unbroken expanse, offering a rare point of focus in a landscape that values the quietude of open space over dramatic elevation.

Fairmount maintains a character forged by the disciplined labor of agriculture, where the prosperity of the region remains tethered to the cycles of planting and the steady yield of the earth. The local economy persists as a quiet engine, supporting a way of life that prizes self-reliance and the slow, methodical pace of rural commerce. Residents often look toward the Hunters Paradise State Wildlife Management Area for a connection to the raw, uncultivated prairie, a stark contrast to the orderly grid of the nearby fields. Even when the days grow short, there is a particular clarity to the air that makes the distance to East Clubhouse Lake feel like a brief, contemplative journey, reminding those who live here of the vast, interconnected quiet that defines their corner of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hunters Paradise State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 162° S
Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 167° S
White Rock (State Conservation Area) — 10.0 mi, 179° S
Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 215° SW
Lake Traverse (Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 181° S
Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 235° SW
Richland County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.5 mi, 251° W
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 003° N
Mud Lake (State Recreation Area) — 15.1 mi, 271° W
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 16.7 mi, 285° W · 70k acres
Roberts County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 17.8 mi, 241° SW
Swan Lake (State Recreation Area) — 24.6 mi, 274° W
A Point in Time (Public Artwork) — 29.0 mi, 056° NE
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.5 mi, 067° NE · 12k acres
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 32.1 mi, 059° NE
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.5 mi, 264° W · 14k acres
Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 35.7 mi, 106° E
Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 37.1 mi, 265° W
Maplewood State Park (State Park) — 41.9 mi, 044° NE
Fire Museum (Museum) — 42.1 mi, 012° N
Art of the Lakes (Gallery) — 45.3 mi, 069° E
Brandon Auditorium (Theatre) — 48.6 mi, 097° E
Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (Attraction) — 50.9 mi, 020° N
Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 53.0 mi, 171° S
Roger Maris Museum (Museum) — 56.7 mi, 348° N
Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 56.8 mi, 039° NE
Valley Queen Heritage Center (Museum) — 57.6 mi, 182° S
Grant County Historical Museum (Museum) — 57.7 mi, 182° S
Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 57.8 mi, 182° S

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