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Makoti North Dakota Map

Explore Makoti, 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 Makoti, North Dakota

How to Use This Makoti, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.961121
Longitude	-101.80461
Population	148
Density	105.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58756
Area Code	701
County Seat	Minot
School District	Lewis and Clark Public School District 161

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About Makoti, North Dakota

Makoti is a locality in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 148. The population density is 105.8 people per km². Makoti is located at 47.9611°N, 101.8046°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Makoti is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58756.

Makoti anchors itself upon the vast, open expanse of the North Dakota prairie, where the horizon stretches into an infinite, pale blue distance that seems to swallow the sun each evening. It lies 30.0 miles southwest of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 232°T), and is situated 31.7 miles east of New Town. The land here is defined by a rhythmic, undulating topography that rises toward the modest prominence of Round Top Hill, a silhouette that breaks the flatness of the sky. Nearby, the quiet currents of East Fork Shell Creek carve a subtle path through the tall grasses, while the nearby Ward County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a sanctuary for migratory wings that pattern the clouds. In the soft light of dusk, the earth assumes a deep, bruised violet hue, and the air carries a crisp, dry sharpness that clarifies every distant fence post and grain bin.

Makoti preserves the legacy of early agricultural settlement, where the economy remains tethered to the patient toil of the surrounding fields and the fluctuating fortunes of the grain trade. The rhythmic clatter of rail lines once defined the pulse of the local commerce, leaving behind a quietude that now settles over the streets like a fine, golden dust. Residents find their reflection in the stillness of Hiddenwood Lake, a place where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow rotation of the seasons and the cycle of the harvest. Life in Makoti moves with a deliberate, steady cadence, sustained by the enduring bonds of a population that understands the weight of the enormous sky above them and the resilience required to thrive upon this ancient, wind-swept soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ward County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.0 mi, 349° N
Ryder Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 117° SE
Mclean County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.8 mi, 167° S
Mclean National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.1 mi, 216° SW · 684 acres
Shell Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.5 mi, 319° NW · 1,572 acres
Deepwater (State Conservation Area) — 20.9 mi, 222° SW
Vanhook (State Conservation Area) — 21.1 mi, 264° W
Ziegler School (Historic Ruins) — 22.0 mi, 188° S
Sakakawea Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 24.9 mi, 166° S
Lake Sakakawea (Recreation Area) — 27.0 mi, 180° S
Fort Stevenson State Park (State Park) — 30.4 mi, 145° SE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 30.6 mi, 049° NE
Lake Sakakawea State Park (State Park) — 33.7 mi, 151° SE
Little Missouri National Grassland (National Grassland) — 39.6 mi, 277° W · 1.0M acres
David Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 50.0 mi, 077° E
Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 54.7 mi, 328° NW · 5,522 acres
Seamans Overlook (Viewpoint) — 56.7 mi, 144° SE
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (Museum) — 57.8 mi, 142° SE
Scientific Center of North America (Monument) — 59.1 mi, 156° SE
Six Shooters Showall (Cinema) — 69.4 mi, 261° W
Monument 670A (Attraction) — 74.6 mi, 016° N
Salem Sue (Public Artwork) — 78.6 mi, 167° S

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