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Lignite North Dakota Map

Explore Lignite, 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 Lignite, North Dakota

How to Use This Lignite, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	48.877532
Longitude	-102.562949
Population	141
Density	349.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58752
Area Code	701
County Seat	Bowbells
School District	Burke Central Public School District 36

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About Lignite, North Dakota

Lignite is a locality in Burke County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 141. The population density is 349.0 people per km². Lignite is located at 48.8775°N, 102.5629°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Lignite is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58752.

Lignite occupies a vast, open expanse where the horizon stretches into an uninterrupted line, pulling the gaze toward the immense, pale blue sky. It lies 69.9 miles northeast of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 43°T), and is situated 39.5 miles north-northwest of Stanley. The landscape around Lignite is defined by a quiet, rhythmic undulation of prairie grasses that shift in color from the deep emerald of spring to a brittle, sun-bleached gold by late summer. Two miles away, the waters of Shallow Lake gather in a modest basin, reflecting the changing moods of the clouds, while the nearby East Branch Short Creek carves a subtle, winding path through the soil. The Burke County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, their calls echoing across the silence of the plains. Even from a distance, the prominence of Ward Hill serves as a solitary anchor nineteen miles away, grounding the observer in a land that feels both ancient and exposed.

Lignite emerged from the earth itself, named for the dark, compressed coal that once fueled the ambitions of early settlers who sought to pull warmth and prosperity from the stubborn ground. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with heavy machinery moving slowly across the fields like slow-tide vessels against the grain of the wheat. The culture of Lignite is shaped by a profound awareness of the seasons, where the bitter, biting winters impose a shared resilience upon those who remain. Life here is measured not by the clock, but by the progress of the harvest and the persistent, whistling wind that seems to carry the history of the Northern Plains in its breath. It is a place where the stillness is not an absence of sound, but a heavy, meaningful presence that demands attention from any traveler passing through the high-plains geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Burke County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 222° SW
Short Creek (State Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 309° NW
Leaf Mountain (State Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 221° SW
Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.2 mi, 167° S · 55k acres
Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.2 mi, 167° S · 5,522 acres
Smishek Lake (State Recreation Area) — 17.3 mi, 193° S
Des Lacs National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.4 mi, 064° NE · 28k acres
Divide County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 19.5 mi, 236° SW
Sakakawea Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 50.6 mi, 189° S
Lake Sakakawea (Recreation Area) — 51.9 mi, 191° S
Little Missouri National Grassland (National Grassland) — 53.9 mi, 192° S · 1.0M acres
Monument 670A (Attraction) — 55.2 mi, 081° E
Manitoba - Saskatchewan boundary (Monument) — 55.2 mi, 081° E
Lewis And Clark State Park (State Park) — 59.6 mi, 211° SW
Sloulin Field International Airport (historic) (Historic Ruins) — 69.1 mi, 226° SW
Gn 3059 (Attraction) — 70.1 mi, 224° SW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 72.1 mi, 126° SE
Ryder Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 77.9 mi, 148° SE

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