Explore Niagara, 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 Niagara, 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 Niagara.
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 | Niagara |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Grand Forks County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 47.996382 |
| Longitude | -97.870372 |
| Population | 46 |
| Density | 18.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 58266 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| County Seat | Grand Forks |
| School District | Dakota Prairie Public School District 1 |
Niagara reveals itself as a quiet expanse where the horizon stretches into an immense, pale blue dome, pressing down upon the flat, fertile earth of the plains. It lies 39.1 miles west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 278°T), and is situated 39.4 miles west of East Grand Forks. The land here possesses a stark, unadorned geometry, defined by the steady push of wind across fields that shift from the deep emerald of early summer to the brittle, golden hues of harvest. Only a mile away, the modest channel of Whisky Creek traces a thin, erratic line through the grass, while the still, reflective surface of Twin Lakes lies just two miles distant, offering a brief interruption to the relentless horizontal reach of the soil. When the sun begins its slow descent, the quality of light transforms the prairie into a theater of long, violet shadows, lending a sudden, profound weight to the stillness that hangs over the open ground.
Agriculture remains the singular pulse of Niagara, with the local economy rooted firmly in the cyclical labor of grain production and the patient stewardship of the land. Historically, the community grew as a waypoint for those navigating the vast, unforgiving expanses of the northern plains, leaving behind a legacy of resilience that persists in the austere, functional architecture of the region. Four miles away, the Grand Forks County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a sanctuary for migratory life, underscoring the deep connection between the inhabitants and the seasonal rhythms of the wild. Further afield, the distant, rugged depression of Skunk Coulee serves as a reminder of the ancient, slow-moving forces that shaped this terrain. Life in Niagara moves with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the clamor of distant centers, preferring instead the quiet satisfaction of a season well-tilled and the persistent, solitary beauty of an empty sky.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Niagara, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.996382, -97.870372. 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 Niagara includes the ZIP code (58266), telephone area code (701), county seat of Grand Forks County (Grand Forks), and school district assignment (Dakota Prairie Public School District 1).
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. |