Kathryn North Dakota Map

About Kathryn, North Dakota

Kathryn is a locality in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 66. The population density is 43.9 people per km². Kathryn is located at 46.6780°N, 97.9687°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Kathryn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58049.

Kathryn anchors itself to the quiet floor of the valley where Spring Creek carves a persistent, silver ribbon through the deep, black earth. It lies 38.5 miles east-southeast of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 114°T), and is situated 17.0 miles south of Valley City. The landscape around Kathryn is defined by the expansive, open prairie that stretches toward the horizon, punctuated only by the subtle rise of the terrain and the occasional shelterbelt of trees. On clear days, the distant silhouette of the Whitestone Hills provides a faint, jagged geometry against the sky, while the air maintains a crisp, dry clarity that sharpens the edges of every fence line and silo. The light here is a heavy, golden weight during the late afternoon, turning the grasses into a sea of amber that ripples under the steady, unceasing breath of the plains.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of life in Kathryn, as the rhythms of planting and harvest dictate the comings and goings of the grain trucks that rumble past the local tracks. The heritage of the soil is written in the orderly geometry of the fields, a legacy of the settlers who broke the sod to tame the wilder stretches of the northern plains. Residents often look toward the nearby acreage of Clausen Springs for a respite in the shade, or venture toward Browen Lake when the heat of the summer solstice demands a cooler stillness. While the proximity of the Sheyenne River State Forest offers a deeper, timbered solitude, the daily existence in Kathryn remains tethered to the patient, mechanical hum of farm machinery and the enduring, stoic patience of those who watch the weather shift across the vast, unobstructed sky.

About This Kathryn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Kathryn, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.678031, -97.968712. 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 Kathryn includes the ZIP code (58049), telephone area code (701), county seat of Barnes County (Valley City), and school district assignment (Valley City Public School District 2).

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.