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Gilby North Dakota Map

Explore Gilby, 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 Gilby, North Dakota

How to Use This Gilby, North Dakota Map

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

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	Gilby
State	North Dakota (ND)
County	Grand Forks County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	48.085267
Longitude	-97.470638
Population	243
Density	530.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58235
Area Code	701
County Seat	Grand Forks
School District	Midway Public School District 128

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About Gilby, North Dakota

Gilby is a locality in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 243. The population density is 530.1 people per km². Gilby is located at 48.0853°N, 97.4706°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Gilby is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58235.

Gilby emerges from the flat, expansive horizon as a cluster of structures defined by the immense, unyielding sky that characterizes the North Dakota plains. It lies 23.1 miles west-northwest of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 299°T), and is situated 23.2 miles west-northwest of East Grand Forks. The landscape surrounding Gilby is a study in horizontal lines, where the earth stretches toward the distant Altamont Moraine, a faint shadow against the pale, bleached light of late afternoon. Six miles away, the Turtle River carves a subtle, winding path through the soil, offering a rare break in the endless, manicured geometry of the surrounding fields. To the west, the ground holds the quiet, persistent memory of the prairie, a starkness that hums with the movement of wind through dry stalks and the shifting colors of the earth as the sun wanes.

Agriculture remains the singular pulse of the local economy, with the rhythm of the seasons dictating the quiet, deliberate pace of daily life in Gilby. The legacy of the land is visible in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture that has weathered generations of harsh winters and intense, productive summers. Just five miles away, the Prairie Chicken preserves a sliver of the native wild, standing in contrast to the heavily managed crops that provide the region’s livelihood. While Stewart Lake sits nine miles distant, the true character of the locale is found in the stillness of the open fields and the way the shadows lengthen across the road, grounding the people who work the soil in a landscape that demands both patience and respect.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Prairie Chicken (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 139° SE
Ed Bry (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 060° NE
Grand Forks County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.4 mi, 143° SE
Grand Forks County Water Management Board (State Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 224° SW
Turtle River State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 187° S
Warrior of the North (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 155° SE
Till Hill (Viewpoint) — 10.3 mi, 187° S
Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.0 mi, 130° SE · 1,634 acres
Ardoch National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.9 mi, 033° NE · 632 acres
Crawford Oakville Prairie (State Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 149° SE
Walsh County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 14.2 mi, 034° NE
Leonard Hall Geology Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 121° SE
AFL CIO Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 23.0 mi, 124° SE
Heritage Village (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 115° SE
Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 23.1 mi, 119° SE
River Cinema 15 (Cinema) — 23.2 mi, 118° SE
Flood Memorial (Monument) — 23.2 mi, 118° SE
Zavoral Monument (Monument) — 25.5 mi, 120° SE
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 42.0 mi, 092° E
Sweetlight Gallery (Gallery) — 45.3 mi, 118° SE
Icelandic State Park (State Park) — 48.7 mi, 346° N
Viking Farmer Museam (Museum) — 50.0 mi, 079° E
Karlstad Pavilion (Theatre) — 55.2 mi, 052° NE
Kittson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 58.3 mi, 039° NE

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