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Garrison North Dakota Map

Explore Garrison, 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 Garrison, North Dakota

How to Use This Garrison, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.652222
Longitude	-101.415716
Population	1,462
Density	403.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58540
Area Code	701
County Seat	Washburn
School District	Garrison Public School District 51

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About Garrison, North Dakota

Garrison is a locality in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,462. The population density is 403.5 people per km². Garrison is located at 47.6522°N, 101.4157°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Garrison is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58540.

Garrison asserts its presence against the vast, unrelenting expanse of the North Dakota prairie, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a wire pulled tight against the sky. It lies 40.5 miles south of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 188°T), and is situated 31.8 miles north-northeast of Beulah. The land here is defined by a slow, rhythmic swell of earth, a topography that offers little resistance to the wind and demands a certain stubborn resilience from everything that takes root. Only a mile away, the expansive waters of Lake Sakakawea impose a deep, meditative blue upon the landscape, providing a stark contrast to the amber hues of the surrounding fields. Nearby, the quiet progress of Garrison Creek cuts through the terrain, a slender artery that traces the edges of the local geography. In the distance, the silhouette of Blue Hill rises as a singular, muted landmark, breaking the monotony of the plains and anchoring the view toward the west.

Garrison remains a place defined by the steady, cyclical labor of the soil and the quiet endurance of those who work it. The economy leans heavily on the rhythms of agriculture, though the nearby Sakakawea Recreation Area brings a seasonal shift in energy, drawing travelers who seek the open water and the stark, unvarnished beauty of the plains. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the sturdy architecture of the main street and the persistent memory of homesteads that once claimed these wild, open acres. Life in Garrison moves with a deliberate, measured pace, dictated by the changing light that turns the prairie into a palette of bruised purples and golds at dusk. It is a landscape that favors the observant, rewarding those who can appreciate the cold, clean clarity of the air and the immense, undisturbed silence that settles over the fields long after the sun has retreated behind the rim of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sakakawea Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 196° S
Detrobriand Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 172° S
Lake Sakakawea (Recreation Area) — 2.7 mi, 170° S
Fort Stevenson State Park (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 180° S
Mclean County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 010° N
Douglas Creek (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 249° W
Lake Sakakawea State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 190° S
Ward County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 16.0 mi, 001° N
Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.3 mi, 096° E · 4,848 acres
Harmony Lake (State Recreation Area) — 21.0 mi, 209° SW
Ziegler School (Historic Ruins) — 21.3 mi, 269° W
Ryder Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 327° NW
Mclean National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.7 mi, 293° NW · 684 acres
Lake Holmes WDA (National Conservation Area) — 27.3 mi, 120° SE · 726 acres
Seamans Overlook (Viewpoint) — 28.9 mi, 148° SE
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 144° SE
Scientific Center of North America (Monument) — 33.3 mi, 171° S
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 41.6 mi, 007° N
David Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 44.8 mi, 043° NE
Salem Sue (Public Artwork) — 55.2 mi, 181° S
Myron Atkinson and T. Clem Casey Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 61.7 mi, 151° SE
AMC CLASSIC Bismarck 8 (Cinema) — 63.8 mi, 152° SE
North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum (Museum) — 64.8 mi, 152° SE
Archeology & Historic Preservation (Museum) — 64.8 mi, 152° SE

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