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Lawton North Dakota Map

Explore Lawton, 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 Lawton, North Dakota

How to Use This Lawton, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	48.302779
Longitude	-98.369274
Population	15
Density	6.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58345
Area Code	701
County Seat	Devils Lake
School District	Edmore Public School District 2

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About Lawton, North Dakota

Lawton is a locality in Ramsey County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 15. The population density is 6.4 people per km². Lawton is located at 48.3028°N, 98.3693°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lawton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58345.

Lawton emerges from the vast, open expanse of the North Dakota prairie like a quiet assertion against the weight of an enormous, unyielding sky. It lies 66.9 miles west-northwest of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 293°T), and is situated 26.8 miles east-northeast of Devils Lake. The land around Lawton stretches in subtle, rhythmic swells, a monochromatic stretch of earth where the horizon feels close enough to touch yet perpetually out of reach. Only a mile away, the Ramsey County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for seasonal migrations, its grasses bending in the persistent wind that carries the scent of dry soil and coming frost. Nine miles to the south, the Middle Branch Forest River carves a deliberate, narrow path through the terrain, its banks offering the only shade in a landscape defined by its exposure to the elements. During the long, golden hour of dusk, the light here turns a bruised violet, casting long, thin shadows that seem to anchor the buildings to the dirt as if they were grown rather than built.

Lawton stands as a testament to the endurance of those who settled this plains country, its history rooted deep in the cycles of the agricultural seasons. The economy functions in lockstep with the harvest, revolving around the golden yields of wheat and barley that flow through the local grain elevators, which serve as the vertical landmarks of the region. Life in Lawton maintains a spare, deliberate pace, where the labor of the day is measured by the steady hum of machinery and the quiet patience required to work land that has been cultivated for generations. Ten miles distant, the waters of Fox Lake remain a constant, silent presence in the collective memory of the residents, a reminder of the water that shaped the regional topography long before the first homesteads arrived. Here, the culture is defined by a deep-seated pragmatism, a way of living that honors the stillness of the plains and the necessity of communal reliance in a place where the distance between neighbors is measured in miles rather than city blocks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ramsey County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 360° N
Wild Prairie (State Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 296° NW
Walsh County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.5 mi, 027° NE · 312 acres
Nelson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.0 mi, 173° S
Crary (State Conservation Area) — 21.2 mi, 221° SW
Black Swan (State Conservation Area) — 23.6 mi, 188° S
Walsh County Water Management Board (State Recreation Area) — 23.7 mi, 049° NE
Lake Alice National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.7 mi, 278° W · 17k acres
Grahams Island State Park (State Park) — 36.0 mi, 241° SW
Icelandic State Park (State Park) — 42.5 mi, 040° NE
Long lake (Attraction) — 44.8 mi, 244° SW
Till Hill (Viewpoint) — 47.4 mi, 122° SE
Warrior of the North (Public Artwork) — 51.8 mi, 118° SE
Leonard Hall Geology Museum (Museum) — 65.6 mi, 113° SE
AFL CIO Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 66.6 mi, 114° SE
Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 67.0 mi, 112° E
Heritage Village (Museum) — 67.1 mi, 111° E
River Cinema 15 (Cinema) — 67.1 mi, 112° E
Flood Memorial (Monument) — 67.1 mi, 112° E
Pembina State Museum (Monument) — 68.8 mi, 047° NE
Prairie Village Museum (Museum) — 74.7 mi, 273° W

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