Explore Hurdsfield, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Hurdsfield, 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 Hurdsfield.
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 | Hurdsfield |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Wells County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 47.44833 |
| Longitude | -99.928455 |
| Population | 64 |
| Density | 85.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 58451 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| County Seat | Fessenden |
| School District | Harvey Public School District 38 |
Hurdsfield occupies a stretch of high, open prairie where the horizon line remains an unbroken, exacting circle against the weight of an enormous sky. It lies 59.8 miles northeast of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 42°T), and is situated 59.7 miles northeast of Lincoln. The land here possesses a stark, tectonic stillness, characterized by low, ancient swells of earth that catch the amber light of late afternoon, casting long shadows that emphasize the grain of the soil. Only two miles distant, the James River carves a serpentine path through the terrain, its banks offering a rare verticality in a landscape dominated by the horizontal. To the south, the Wells County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a sanctuary for migratory birds, their seasonal cries adding a wild, piercing texture to the silence that otherwise defines the regional air.
Hurdsfield persists as a quiet outpost of agrarian tradition, tethered to the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest that have sustained families for generations. The local economy remains anchored in the stubborn vitality of dryland farming, a pursuit that demands a patient endurance from those who work the dirt beneath the frost-hardened surface. While the pace of daily life is measured by the turning of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock, the community retains a sturdy, unadorned character born of isolation and mutual reliance. On clear days, the distant silhouette of Wagon Wheel Hill provides a solitary landmark for the traveler, while the waters of Rush Lake wait eleven miles away, reflecting the vast, shifting colors of the prairie clouds.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hurdsfield, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.44833, -99.928455. 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 Hurdsfield includes the ZIP code (58451), telephone area code (701), county seat of Wells County (Fessenden), and school district assignment (Harvey Public School District 38).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |