Gackle North Dakota Map

About Gackle, North Dakota

Gackle is a locality in Logan County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 281. The population density is 201.7 people per km². Gackle is located at 46.6258°N, 99.1421°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gackle is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58442.

Gackle holds the vast, open prairie in a firm embrace, defined by a horizon that stretches until the earth seems to dissolve into the pale, translucent blue of the sky. It lies 28.4 miles southwest of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 226°T), and is situated 57.7 miles west-southwest of Valley City. The land around Gackle is characterized by subtle swells of earth, a persistent, rhythmic topography that leads the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Streeter Moraine. Only a mile away, the Logan County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary where the grass shivers in the wind, offering a quiet refuge for migratory birds that congregate near the water’s edge. Arnies Lake sits three miles off, a reflective silver eye in the landscape, while Buffalo Creek meanders through the plains five miles away, carving a slow, deliberate path through the dark, fertile soil that has defined the character of the region for generations.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Gackle, where the seasonal turning of the wheat and the steady labor of the fields dictate the tempo of daily life. The heritage of the locality is rooted in the resilience of settlers who arrived to work this demanding, expansive terrain, building a life from the persistent cycle of planting and harvest. During the long, clear evenings, the quality of light transforms the fields into a deep, burnished gold, illuminating the silos and metal structures that punctuate the skyline like sentinels. There is an enduring stillness here, a sense of place where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and the collective history of those who chose to cultivate this challenging, quiet corner of the plains.

About This Gackle Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gackle, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.625811, -99.142054. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Gackle includes the ZIP code (58442), telephone area code (701), county seat of Logan County (Napoleon), and school district assignment (Gackle-Streeter Public School District 56).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.