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McVille North Dakota Map

Explore McVille, 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 McVille, North Dakota

How to Use This McVille, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.763884
Longitude	-98.177321
Population	392
Density	105.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58254
Area Code	701
County Seat	Lakota
School District	Dakota Prairie Public School District 1

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About McVille, North Dakota

McVille is a locality in Nelson County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 392. The population density is 105.4 people per km². McVille is located at 47.7639°N, 98.1773°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. McVille is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58254.

McVille exists as a quiet anchor upon the expansive, open prairie where the horizon line seems to stretch toward an infinite, pale blue zenith. It lies 54.2 miles west-southwest of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 259°T), and is situated 54.7 miles west-southwest of East Grand Forks. The landscape around McVille remains defined by the subtle, persistent push of the wind against long grasses, broken only by the modest incision of McVille Coulee, which carves a shallow, seasonal path through the earth just a mile from the center. To the west, the distant profile of Butte Michaud offers a singular point of focus against the sky, while the nearby Nelson County Waterfowl Production Area and the quiet, glassy expanse of Dahl Slough provide a sanctuary for migratory wings. In these spaces, the quality of light at dusk possesses a singular, bruised violet clarity, turning the fields into a flat, monochromatic sea of gold and gray before the stars emerge in startling, unpolluted numbers.

Agriculture dictates the pulse of life here, as the seasons govern the rhythm of sowing and harvest across the surrounding fertile plains. McVille grew from the necessity of the rail, serving as a vital point for the movement of grain and the exchange of goods that sustained the early homesteaders. Today, the economy remains tied to the soil and the industrious spirit of those who manage the vast, mechanized fields that define the regional character. While the pace of daily affairs moves with a deliberate, steady hand, the presence of the Nelson County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a reminder of the wilder, uncultivated corners that persist alongside the industry of the plow. Life in McVille carries the weight of a long, cold winter and the sudden, explosive green of spring, creating a cycle of endurance that defines the people and the land alike.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nelson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 001° N
Mcville (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 357° N
Griggs County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 9.6 mi, 146° SE
Stump Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.0 mi, 312° NW · 54 acres
Black Swan (State Conservation Area) — 16.5 mi, 317° NW
Sibley Lake (State Recreation Area) — 19.0 mi, 204° SW
Golden Lake (State Recreation Area) — 25.5 mi, 115° SE
Ramsey County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.8 mi, 335° NW · 634 acres
Turtle River State Park (State Park) — 32.8 mi, 069° E
Till Hill (Viewpoint) — 33.7 mi, 069° E
Warrior of the North (Public Artwork) — 39.2 mi, 071° E
Grahams Island State Park (State Park) — 44.7 mi, 296° NW
Long lake (Attraction) — 52.4 mi, 290° W
Leonard Hall Geology Museum (Museum) — 52.5 mi, 078° E
AFL CIO Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 52.6 mi, 080° E
Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 54.3 mi, 078° E
Flood Memorial (Monument) — 54.5 mi, 078° E
River Cinema 15 (Cinema) — 54.6 mi, 078° E
Heritage Village (Museum) — 55.2 mi, 076° E
Zavoral Monument (Monument) — 55.8 mi, 080° E
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 58.7 mi, 172° S
Frontier Village (Attraction) — 65.2 mi, 202° S
Sweetlight Gallery (Gallery) — 72.9 mi, 089° E
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 77.0 mi, 229° SW · 4,204 acres

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