Finley North Dakota Map
Finley, North Dakota — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Finley, Steele County.
Interactive Map of Finley, North Dakota
| City | Finley |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Steele |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 47.514158 |
| Longitude | -97.835925 |
| Population | 329 |
| Density | 35.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Finley, North Dakota
Finley is a locality in Steele County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 329. The population density is 35.7 people per km². Finley is located at 47.5142°N, 97.8359°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58230.
Finley lies like a quiet thought upon the broad, sweeping canvas of North Dakota's prairie. It lies 46.9 miles south-west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 233°T), and is situated 19.7 miles south-west of Northwood. The land here unfolds in vast, unbroken expanses, a gentle undulation of fertile soil that stretches to meet a sky that seems impossibly wide, especially when the sun dips low, painting the western horizon in hues of molten gold and bruised plum. The air itself carries a crispness, a scent of sun-baked earth and distant, ripening grain, a palpable breath of the immense agricultural heartland. Few trees break the horizon, save for the occasional, determined cluster around farmsteads, their silhouettes stark against the immense sky, like sentinels guarding the cultivated fields. This is a place where the history of the American homestead is written not in stone, but in the enduring spirit of those who coaxed life from this seemingly stark but deeply generous earth. Finley's story is one of grit and perseverance, of families who arrived with little more than hope and a plow, establishing the agricultural roots that continue to define its economy. Wheat, corn, and soybeans are the silent monarchs here, their golden and green seas rippling under the ceaseless wind, a testament to the enduring partnership between the farmer and the land. While no grand monuments mark its passage, the quiet hum of combines during harvest season, the scent of diesel mingling with the sweet perfume of cut grain, speaks volumes of the enduring legacy of this hardworking prairie settlement.
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About This Finley Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Finley, North Dakota with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Finley and Steele County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Finley is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Finley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
