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Lidgerwood North Dakota Map

Explore Lidgerwood, 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 Lidgerwood, North Dakota

How to Use This Lidgerwood, North Dakota Map

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

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.

CityLidgerwood
StateNorth Dakota (ND)
CountyRichland County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneCentral Time (America/Chicago)
Latitude46.075516
Longitude-97.151755
Population600
Density355.3 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code58053
Area Code701
County SeatWahpeton
School DistrictLidgerwood Public School District 28

About Lidgerwood, North Dakota

Lidgerwood is a locality in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 600. The population density is 355.3 people per km². Lidgerwood is located at 46.0755°N, 97.1518°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lidgerwood is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58053.

Lidgerwood asserts itself as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, where the horizon stretches into a pale, infinite distance that seems to swallow the sun before it can fully descend. It lies 56.5 miles south-southwest of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 192°T), and is situated 29.2 miles west-southwest of Wahpeton. The landscape surrounding Lidgerwood is defined by the flat, unyielding expanse of the prairie, a terrain that holds the morning light in a thin, crystalline layer over the soil. Only a mile away, the refuge of Swan Lake provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, its waters mirroring the vast, empty dome of the atmosphere. Further afield, the distant profile of the Whitestone Hills marks the edge of the world, while the Wild Rice River traces a slow, serpentine path through the terrain seven miles to the west, carving a subtle depression into the otherwise level plains.

Lidgerwood carries the weight of a history rooted in the rhythmic expansion of the railroad, which once served as the primary artery for the region’s agricultural vitality. The economy remains anchored to the productivity of the surrounding fields, where grain elevators stand as singular, stark monuments to the harvest and the persistent labor of the seasons. Life here maintains a deliberate pace, colored by the memory of early settlement and the quiet endurance of those who cultivate the land near the ancient, dried-out basin of the Park Lakebed. The air often carries the scent of turned soil, grounding the daily experience of the people in the physical reality of a geography that demands both patience and a deep, unspoken familiarity with the elements.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Swan Lake (State Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 072° E
  • Wild Rice (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 328° NW
  • Richland County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 164° S
  • Grant Township (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 259° W
  • Park Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 205° SW
  • Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 7.9 mi, 076° E · 70k acres
  • Sargent County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.4 mi, 247° SW
  • Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.5 mi, 237° SW · 14k acres
  • Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 11.6 mi, 246° SW
  • Mile 14 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 123° SE
  • Mile 8 North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 115° SE
  • Initial Point, North Dakota South Dakota boundary (Monument) — 29.8 mi, 109° E
  • Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 30.1 mi, 064° NE
  • Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 236° SW
  • South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 36.3 mi, 204° SW
  • Waubay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 44.7 mi, 190° S · 9,262 acres
  • Big Stone Lake State Park (State Park) — 47.4 mi, 154° SE
  • Prairie Chicken Statue (Public Artwork) — 50.1 mi, 056° NE
  • Fire Museum (Museum) — 52.9 mi, 041° NE
  • Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 56.0 mi, 074° E
  • Roger Maris Museum (Museum) — 56.1 mi, 015° N
  • Minuteman II ICBM (Attraction) — 59.7 mi, 016° N
  • Immersive Reality Room (Attraction) — 60.4 mi, 015° N
  • Roosevelt Hall (Theatre) — 61.7 mi, 100° E
  • Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 63.0 mi, 227° SW
  • Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (Attraction) — 63.7 mi, 043° NE
  • Paul Bunyan's Boat-Anchor (Attraction) — 64.0 mi, 147° SE
  • Valley Queen Heritage Center (Museum) — 64.1 mi, 157° SE
  • Mill Theatres (Cinema) — 64.2 mi, 157° SE

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About This Lidgerwood Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lidgerwood, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.075516, -97.151755. 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 Lidgerwood includes the ZIP code (58053), telephone area code (701), county seat of Richland County (Wahpeton), and school district assignment (Lidgerwood Public School District 28).

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.