Larson North Dakota Map

About Larson, North Dakota

Larson is a locality in Burke County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 9. The population density is 8.5 people per km². Larson is located at 48.8898°N, 102.8585°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58727.

Larson stretches across the wide, unyielding expanse of the northern plains, where the horizon pulls the sky taut over a landscape defined by its immense and singular emptiness. It lies 62.0 miles northeast of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 34°T), and is situated 45.0 miles north-northwest of Stanley. The earth here is a palette of pale ochre and deep, sun-baked brown, marked by the slow, rhythmic sweep of wind that knows no obstruction. Two miles to the west, the West Branch Short Creek marks a subtle depression in the flat terrain, its presence signaled only by a deeper green in the grasses that cling to its banks. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the distant silhouette of Grand View rises faintly against the haze, a reminder of the tectonic weight that once shifted the foundations of this quiet territory. The air carries a crisp, thin clarity that makes the late afternoon light appear almost brittle, casting long, sharp shadows that transform the fence lines into ink-strokes on a vast, parchment-colored page.

Larson emerged from the turn of the century as a vital point of transit for the grain that fueled the expansion of the northern frontier, its economy forever tethered to the cycles of the soil and the volatile temperament of the seasons. The local character is tempered by the proximity of the Harris M. Baukol, a SCA that offers a necessary refuge of untamed prairie, preserving a fragment of the landscape as it existed before the plow and the oil rig. While the industry of the Bakken formation hums in the periphery, the daily life of Larson remains anchored in the stubborn resilience of those who cultivate the land, their routines dictated by the shifting weight of the harvest and the biting severity of the winter frost. Life here possesses a gravity that demands patience, a slow and steady endurance that finds its expression in the quiet industry of the grain elevators that serve as the vertical sentinels of the plains.

About This Larson Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Larson, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.889754, -102.858511. 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 Larson includes the ZIP code (58727), telephone area code (701), county seat of Burke County (Bowbells), and school district assignment (Burke Central Public School District 36).

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.