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New Salem North Dakota Map

Explore New Salem, 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 New Salem, North Dakota

How to Use This New Salem, North Dakota Map

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

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	New Salem
State	North Dakota (ND)
County	Morton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/North_Dakota/New_Salem)

Latitude	46.844999
Longitude	-101.411254
Population	973
Density	271.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58563
Area Code	701
County Seat	Mandan
School District	New Salem-Almont School District

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About New Salem, North Dakota

New Salem is a locality in Morton County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 973. The population density is 271.2 people per km². New Salem is located at 46.8450°N, 101.4113°W. It observes the Central Time (America/North_Dakota/New_Salem) timezone. New Salem is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58563.

New Salem rises from the vast, open prairie of North Dakota where the horizon seems to pull the sky down until it brushes the earth. It lies 24.7 miles west of Mandan, ND (from Mandan, ND: bearing 273°T), and is situated 29.8 miles west of Bismarck. The landscape is defined by a rhythmic, undulating dryness, broken only by the thin, winding ribbon of Cut Bank Creek just a mile away, which serves as a modest artery through the plains. To the west, the subtle rise of Rocky Ridge punctuates the skyline, casting long, bruised shadows as the sun begins its slow descent. The air here carries a crisp, unadorned clarity, tasting faintly of dry grass and deep, turned soil, while the light at dusk turns the fields into a palette of burnished gold and slate gray.

New Salem preserves a quiet continuity of life, anchored by an economy built upon the enduring strength of the agricultural tradition and the steady pulse of regional commerce. The community remains a waypoint for those who traverse the immense, empty spaces of the plains, maintaining a character shaped by the resolve of early settlers who broke the sod of this high, wind-swept country. Residents often look toward the quiet recreation offered by Sweet Briar Lake, a SREC located six miles away, where the water serves as a rare, still mirror for the heavy clouds. Whether moving through the daily chores of the harvest or observing the seasonal shifts across the plains, New Salem persists as a deliberate presence in a landscape that demands both patience and respect.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Salem Sue (Public Artwork) — 0.9 mi, 307° NW
Sweetbriar Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.0 mi, 069° E
Storm Creek (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 290° W
Fish Creek (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 133° SE
Scientific Center of North America (Monument) — 23.4 mi, 013° N
Lake Tschida (Recreation Area) — 24.4 mi, 230° SW
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park (State Park) — 26.5 mi, 100° E
Arroda Lake (State Recreation Area) — 27.6 mi, 017° N
Myron Atkinson and T. Clem Casey Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 29.5 mi, 087° E
Pioneer Family (Monument) — 29.8 mi, 093° E
All Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 29.8 mi, 093° E
Archeology & Historic Preservation (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 093° E
North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum (Museum) — 29.9 mi, 093° E
AMC CLASSIC Bismarck 8 (Cinema) — 29.9 mi, 091° E
Oaha Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 30.1 mi, 110° E
BOR Lands (National Conservation Area) — 30.3 mi, 245° SW · 1,514 acres
Cross Ranch State Park (State Park) — 30.3 mi, 041° NE
Seamans Overlook (Viewpoint) — 34.8 mi, 026° NE
McLean County Museum (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 030° NE
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 029° NE
Cedar River National Grassland (National Grassland) — 53.9 mi, 176° S · 6,714 acres
Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.0 mi, 101° E · 28k acres
Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 55.3 mi, 020° N · 4,848 acres
Ziegler School (Historic Ruins) — 59.4 mi, 339° N
Sitting Bull Visitor Center (Attraction) — 63.0 mi, 146° SE
Griffon Theaters (Cinema) — 65.4 mi, 274° W
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 77.7 mi, 130° SE

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