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Linton North Dakota Map

Explore Linton, 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 Linton, North Dakota

How to Use This Linton, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.266657
Longitude	-100.232892
Population	1,071
Density	532.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58552
Area Code	701
County Seat	Linton
School District	Linton Public School District 36

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About Linton, North Dakota

Linton is a locality in Emmons County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,071. The population density is 532.2 people per km². Linton is located at 46.2667°N, 100.2329°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Linton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58552.

Linton occupies a high, expansive plateau where the prairie sky stretches wide enough to swallow the horizon, broken only by the persistent, winding path of Beaver Creek as it carves a slow arc through the local earth. It lies 45.7 miles southeast of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 145°T), and is situated 49.7 miles southeast of Mandan. The land here possesses a raw, unadorned gravity, characterized by sweeping plains that shift in color from the parched gold of late summer to the stark, frozen white of the long winter months. To the west, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Altamont Moraine serves as a quiet reminder of the glacial forces that once rearranged this terrain, leaving behind a subtle, undulating topography that defines the local silhouette. The air remains crisp and thin, carrying the scent of dry grass and turned soil, a sensory reminder of the isolation that comes with living beneath such an enormous, unclouded expanse.

Linton remains anchored in the traditions of its agricultural roots, serving as a hub for those who work the vast, fertile fields that ripple out toward the nearby Horsehead Valley. The economy relies heavily on the patience of the harvest and the resilience of the local producers, who have cultivated this landscape since the early settlers first broke the stubborn sod. Beyond the immediate rhythms of the farm, residents often look toward the Oaha Recreation Area for a respite of quiet recreation, or find a simple, reflective stillness near the waters of Maier Lake. Life in Linton moves with a deliberate, measured pace, shaped by the cyclical demands of the seasons and a deep-seated connection to the land that has sustained generations of families through the quiet endurance of the Great Plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Oaha Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 7.9 mi, 267° W
Emmons County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.6 mi, 193° S
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 11.2 mi, 166° S
Sunburst Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.5 mi, 298° NW · 329 acres
Lake Oahe (Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 263° W
Hague (State Conservation Area) — 18.8 mi, 148° SE
Standing Rock Monument (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 238° SW
Mile 173 Border Monument (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 170° S
Mile 186½ North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 203° SW
Sitting Bull Visitor Center (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 240° SW
West Pollock Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 25.5 mi, 189° S
Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.4 mi, 000° N · 28k acres
Oahe Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 28.7 mi, 324° NW
Beaver Lake State Park (State Park) — 30.6 mi, 072° E
World's Largest Sandhill Crane (Public Artwork) — 43.8 mi, 020° N
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park (State Park) — 44.0 mi, 319° NW
Archeology & Historic Preservation (Museum) — 46.2 mi, 326° NW
North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum (Museum) — 46.2 mi, 326° NW
AMC CLASSIC Bismarck 8 (Cinema) — 47.1 mi, 327° NW
Myron Atkinson and T. Clem Casey Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 49.2 mi, 328° NW
The Klein Museum (Museum) — 50.6 mi, 192° S
Cedar River National Grassland (National Grassland) — 50.9 mi, 250° W · 6,714 acres
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 62.0 mi, 035° NE · 4,204 acres

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