Hatton North Dakota Map

About Hatton, North Dakota

Hatton is a locality in Traill County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 712. The population density is 492.7 people per km². Hatton is located at 47.6397°N, 97.4534°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Hatton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58240.

Hatton occupies a quiet expanse of the North Dakota plains where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, demanding a constant acknowledgment of the vast, shifting sky. It lies 27.8 miles southwest of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 225°T), and is situated 28.3 miles southwest of East Grand Forks. The landscape here is characterized by a deliberate, flat geometry, interrupted only by the slow, meandering path of the North Branch Goose River as it cuts through the silty earth two miles away. Fields of grain extend in every direction, their colors shifting from the pale green of early spring to the heavy, sun-bleached gold of harvest, while the atmosphere retains a crisp clarity that renders distant silos into sharp, singular silhouettes. Near the gentle depressions of the land, one might find the stillness of North Golden Lake, which reflects the heavy, bruised purples of a gathering storm or the relentless brilliance of the midday sun with an unwavering, mirror-like composure.

Hatton grew from the ambitions of settlers who recognized the resilience required to coax a living from this deep, stubborn soil, establishing an economy fundamentally tethered to the cycles of wheat and soy. The legacy of these early days remains visible in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture that anchors the center of Hatton against the wind, a place where the rhythm of the day is measured by the changing pitch of the grain elevators and the seasonal movement of heavy machinery. Beyond the town limits, the Golden Lake provides a sanctuary for local wildlife, offering a sliver of uncultivated wildness that contrasts with the disciplined rows of the surrounding farmland. Life here proceeds with a functional, quiet gravity, sustained by a heritage that values the endurance of the land and the steady, predictable turning of the seasons above the frantic pace of the wider world.

About This Hatton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hatton, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.639709, -97.453422. 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 Hatton includes the ZIP code (58240), telephone area code (701), county seat of Traill County (Hillsboro), and school district assignment (Hatton-Eielson Public School District 7).

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.