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Golden Valley North Dakota Map

Explore Golden Valley, 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 Golden Valley, North Dakota

How to Use This Golden Valley, North Dakota Map

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

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	Golden Valley
State	North Dakota (ND)
County	Mercer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/North_Dakota/Beulah)

Latitude	47.290842
Longitude	-102.064617
Population	191
Density	98.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58541
Area Code	701
County Seat	Stanton
School District	Beulah Public School District 27

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About Golden Valley, North Dakota

Golden Valley is a locality in Mercer County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 191. The population density is 98.6 people per km². Golden Valley is located at 47.2908°N, 102.0646°W. It observes the Central Time (America/North_Dakota/Beulah) timezone. Golden Valley is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58541.

Golden Valley emerges from the vast, unyielding expanse of the North Dakota plains, where the horizon stretches into an infinite, pale blue arc. It lies 44.4 miles northeast of Dickinson, ND (from Dickinson, ND: bearing 50°T), and is situated 13.6 miles west of Beulah. The terrain here is defined by a quiet, persistent gravity, characterized by the wide, open prairie that gives way to subtle shifts in elevation. To the west, the distant silhouette of London Bridge marks the edge of the sky, while the immediate landscape is drained by the steady, unassuming path of Spring Creek. The light at dusk possesses a peculiar, amber quality, catching the dry grasses until they seem to glow against the deepening gray of the soil. Beyond the immediate reach of the grass, the land remains largely indifferent to the passage of time, maintaining a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate.

Golden Valley holds the memory of settlers who carved a life out of this stubborn, windswept earth, finding sustenance in the rhythms of agriculture and the volatility of the seasons. The local economy persists in a dialogue with the land, tethered to the cycles of grain and the modern pulse of the regional energy industry. Residents often look toward the expansive horizon, or perhaps venture toward the quiet, reflective waters of Lake Sakakawea, which lies a short distance away. Those seeking a deeper connection to the local environment may find solace in the nearby Golden Valley, where the native flora remains undisturbed by the plow. Life here operates at a pace dictated by the wind and the harvest, a persistent endurance that defines the character of Golden Valley far more than any fleeting trend.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Golden Valley (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 002° N
Beaver Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 033° NE
Sakakawea Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.4 mi, 013° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 13.5 mi, 098° E
Lake Sakakawea (Recreation Area) — 15.8 mi, 009° N
Harmony Lake (State Recreation Area) — 19.2 mi, 072° E
Ziegler School (Historic Ruins) — 26.1 mi, 020° N
Lake Ilo National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.6 mi, 275° W · 7,222 acres
Little Missouri State Park (State Park) — 30.0 mi, 304° NW
Mclean National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.5 mi, 008° N · 684 acres
Scientific Center of North America (Monument) — 36.6 mi, 102° E
Salem Sue (Public Artwork) — 42.6 mi, 135° SE
Griffon Theaters (Cinema) — 43.6 mi, 232° SW
Little Missouri National Grassland (National Grassland) — 45.5 mi, 306° NW · 1.0M acres
Seamans Overlook (Viewpoint) — 45.8 mi, 089° E
Ryder Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 47.0 mi, 023° NE
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (Museum) — 47.9 mi, 089° E
McLean County Museum (Museum) — 48.5 mi, 090° E
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (National Park) — 59.6 mi, 291° W · 70k acres
Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 60.3 mi, 292° W · 30k acres
Belfield Theater (Cinema) — 60.3 mi, 243° SW
Myron Atkinson and T. Clem Casey Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 66.8 mi, 115° SE
Pioneer Family (Monument) — 68.6 mi, 118° SE
Archeology & Historic Preservation (Museum) — 68.7 mi, 118° SE
North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum (Museum) — 68.7 mi, 118° SE
Medora Slaughterhouse (Historic Ruins) — 73.5 mi, 250° W
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 75.1 mi, 028° NE

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