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Ludden North Dakota Map

Explore Ludden, 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 Ludden, North Dakota

How to Use This Ludden, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.008582
Longitude	-98.12538
Population	15
Density	7.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58474
Area Code	701
County Seat	Ellendale
School District	Oakes Public School District 41

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About Ludden, North Dakota

Ludden is a locality in Dickey County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 15. The population density is 7.3 people per km². Ludden is located at 46.0086°N, 98.1254°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ludden is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58474.

Ludden emerges from the vast, treeless expanse of the Great Plains as a quiet collection of structures held fast against the relentless horizon. It lies 68.2 miles south-southeast of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 156°T), and is situated 41.4 miles north-northeast of Aberdeen. The earth here is a deep, fertile loam that stretches toward the Whitestone Hills, which mark the distant, hazy limit of the world to the west. Only a mile away, the James River cuts a slow, deliberate path through the tall grasses, its presence signaled by the slight dip in the terrain and the thicker growth of brush along its banks. Three miles out, the Hyatt Slough serves as a vital sanctuary, a shallow depression where the water gathers to mirror the immense, shifting clouds. When the sun begins to sink, the light turns a thin, bruised gold, catching the dust of the fields and giving the flat, open ground a weight and stillness that feels ancient.

Ludden exists as a remnant of the early agricultural expansion, a place where the economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of planting and harvest. The soil dictates the pace of life, demanding a patient endurance from those who work the grain elevators and maintain the machinery that keeps the fields productive. History here is not found in grand monuments but in the weathered wood of original structures and the steady, unadorned persistence of the families who have long managed the land. The presence of the Hyatt Slough, designated as a wildlife area, offers a rare, quiet refuge for migratory birds, punctuating the seasonal labor with the sudden, frantic beat of wings. Life in Ludden moves with the changing seasons, marked by the smell of drying stalks in the autumn and the stark, freezing clarity of a winter wind sweeping across the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hyatt Slough (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 187° S
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area Of Sd (Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 190° S
Brown County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 190° S
Sand Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.2 mi, 194° S · 39k acres
North Sand Lake (State Recreation Area) — 8.4 mi, 199° S
Hecla Management (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 195° S
Taayer Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.0 mi, 046° NE
Sargent County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.8 mi, 045° NE · 646 acres
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 130° SE
Colin Campbell Fur Post (Monument) — 27.8 mi, 235° SW
Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 36.1 mi, 090° E
Fort Ransom State Park (State Park) — 38.0 mi, 013° N
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 39.0 mi, 178° S
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 40.6 mi, 216° SW
Aviation War Memorial (Monument) — 40.9 mi, 200° S
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 41.1 mi, 050° NE · 70k acres
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 41.5 mi, 205° SW
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 42.1 mi, 204° SW
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 42.6 mi, 133° SE
Enderlin Area Veterans Monument (Monument) — 49.4 mi, 030° NE
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 56.9 mi, 281° W
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 63.4 mi, 005° N
Frontier Village (Attraction) — 66.7 mi, 336° NW
Bison 6 Cinema (Cinema) — 66.8 mi, 335° NW
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 75.9 mi, 076° E

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