Explore Milton, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Milton, 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 Milton.
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 | Milton |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Cavalier County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 48.626384 |
| Longitude | -98.042602 |
| Population | 39 |
| Density | 32.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 58260 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| County Seat | Langdon |
| School District | Langdon Area Public School District 23 |
Milton occupies a vast, level expanse of the northern plains where the horizon pulls the sky down to meet the earth in an unbroken, relentless line. It lies 67.1 miles northwest of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 317°T), and is situated 32.5 miles west-northwest of Grafton. The North Branch Park River cuts a shallow, meandering path through the terrain nearby, its presence marked by a slight depression in the soil and a thinning of the grasses that otherwise blanket the region in shades of tawny gold and brittle green. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of the Pembina Hills offers the only interruption to the flat, rigorous geometry of the landscape. During the height of summer, the air remains dry and clear, carrying the sharp, clean scent of ripening grain and the occasional, restless vibration of wind moving across the open ground.
Milton persists as a quiet node of agricultural industry, defined by the seasonal cycles of planting and harvest that dictate the pace of life for those who remain. The local economy stays tethered to the productivity of the surrounding fields, where the deep, heavy soil supports a livelihood forged in the persistence of grain production. Nearby, the expanse of Cavalier County provides a rugged, untamed buffer against the encroaching silence of the prairie, while the presence of Waterloo Lake seven miles away serves as a modest focal point for the surrounding district. Life here is measured by the gradual shift of light across the silos and the stark, uncompromising beauty of the winters, when the entire world seems to contract into a singular, crystalline stillness.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Milton, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.626384, -98.042602. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Milton includes the ZIP code (58260), telephone area code (701), county seat of Cavalier County (Langdon), and school district assignment (Langdon Area Public School District 23).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |