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Lansford North Dakota Map

Explore Lansford, 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 Lansford, North Dakota

How to Use This Lansford, North Dakota Map

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

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	Lansford
State	North Dakota (ND)
County	Bottineau County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	48.628909
Longitude	-101.375716
Population	238
Density	261.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58750
Area Code	701
County Seat	Bottineau
School District	Mohall-Lansford-Sherwood Public School District 1

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About Lansford, North Dakota

Lansford is a locality in Bottineau County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 238. The population density is 261.8 people per km². Lansford is located at 48.6289°N, 101.3757°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lansford is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58750.

Lansford rises from the flat, unyielding expanse of the northern plains, where the horizon stretches thin and taut like a wire pulled against the sky. It lies 27.6 miles north of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 352°T), and is situated 14.5 miles north of Minot AFB. The earth here is a muted palette of tawny grasses and dark, worked soil, defined by the slow, seasonal transition from the bite of winter to the sudden, vibrant pulse of summer growth. Only a few miles to the east, the Bottineau County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary where the tall reeds sway in the constant wind, and the path of Little Deep Creek carves a subtle, winding depression through the otherwise level topography. The air carries a crisp, dry weight, untempered by any cooling influence from the distant, unseen heights of Murphy Hill, ensuring that the light at dusk lingers long and golden over the fields, deepening the shadows until the land appears to dissolve into the coming night.

Lansford emerged from the expansion of the rail era, drawing its original purpose from the immense productivity of the surrounding wheat fields and the necessity of grain transport. Today, the economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, with the grain elevators standing as sentinels that mark the height of the skyline against the vast, empty sky. A quiet persistence defines the daily life of the residents, who navigate the seasonal demands of agriculture and the maintenance of a landscape that requires a rugged, practical temperament. While Lake Darling lies ten miles away, providing a nearby reach of water in an otherwise parched geography, the focus of the inhabitants remains squarely on the land they cultivate, honoring a history of settlement that values endurance above all else.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bottineau County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.9 mi, 145° SE · 434 acres
Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.2 mi, 225° SW · 63k acres
Renville County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.1 mi, 312° NW
Foxholm (State Conservation Area) — 19.9 mi, 213° SW
Monument 670A (Attraction) — 25.6 mi, 001° N
Manitoba - Saskatchewan boundary (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 001° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 26.4 mi, 173° S
Ward County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 31.2 mi, 216° SW
Denbigh Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 40.6 mi, 124° SE · 595 acres
Statue of Pierre Bottineau (Public Artwork) — 44.4 mi, 072° E
David Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 45.3 mi, 140° SE
Old Baldy Overlook (Viewpoint) — 45.8 mi, 066° NE
Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 48.1 mi, 272° W · 5,522 acres
Souris Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 48.1 mi, 111° E · 105 acres
Thompson Lake (State Recreation Area) — 50.4 mi, 068° E
Ryder Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 51.0 mi, 196° S
Lake Metigoshe State Park (State Park) — 53.0 mi, 061° NE
Horseshoe Lake (State Recreation Area) — 54.1 mi, 104° E
Prairie Village Museum (Museum) — 66.1 mi, 106° E
Ziegler School (Historic Ruins) — 71.7 mi, 199° S
Little Missouri National Grassland (National Grassland) — 72.0 mi, 235° SW · 1.0M acres

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