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Pekin North Dakota Map

Explore Pekin, 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 Pekin, North Dakota

How to Use This Pekin, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.79083
Longitude	-98.328156
Population	75
Density	114.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58361
Area Code	701
County Seat	Lakota
School District	Dakota Prairie Public School District 1

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About Pekin, North Dakota

Pekin is a locality in Nelson County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 75. The population density is 114.5 people per km². Pekin is located at 47.7908°N, 98.3282°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pekin is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58361.

Pekin emerges from the expansive North Dakota horizon as a quiet collection of structures anchored to the vast, open prairie. It lies 60.8 miles west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 262°T), and is situated 33.7 miles southeast of Devils Lake. The land here possesses a singular, austere geometry, where the sky exerts a heavy, luminous pressure upon the earth, turning the afternoon light into a pale, bruised gold that clings to the dry grasses. Only a few miles to the east, the waters of Stump Lake hold the reflection of an enormous, unclouded dome, while the Sheyenne River winds its subtle, serpentine path through the terrain just two miles away. Beyond the immediate reach of the grain elevators, the land occasionally breaks into the rugged, dormant depressions of Tolna Coulee, and on the clearest days, the faint, distant silhouette of Blue Mountain marks the furthest edge of the traveler’s vision.

Pekin remains a product of the agricultural ambition that defined the settlement of the northern plains, its economy tethered to the slow, seasonal pulse of the harvest. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the turning of the soil and the endurance of the local farmers, who navigate the cyclical challenges of a climate that demands both resilience and patience. Nearby, the Nelson County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a reminder of the wilder, uncultivated character of the region, providing a sanctuary for the migratory life that passes through the basin each year. In Pekin, the history of the land is not found in monuments, but in the enduring fiber of the people and the silent, persistent growth of the crops that stretch toward the horizon, mapping a life defined by the gravity of the soil and the shifting colors of the wind.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nelson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 013° N
Mcville (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 057° NE
Griggs County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.2 mi, 186° S
Stump Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.2 mi, 323° NW · 54 acres
Black Swan (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 338° N
Sibley Lake (State Recreation Area) — 19.2 mi, 182° S
Ramsey County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.8 mi, 349° N · 634 acres
Golden Lake (State Recreation Area) — 32.7 mi, 113° SE
Grahams Island State Park (State Park) — 37.6 mi, 298° NW
Turtle River State Park (State Park) — 38.9 mi, 075° E
Till Hill (Viewpoint) — 39.8 mi, 075° E
Long lake (Attraction) — 45.2 mi, 291° W
Warrior of the North (Public Artwork) — 45.4 mi, 076° E
Leonard Hall Geology Museum (Museum) — 59.1 mi, 081° E
AFL CIO Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 59.3 mi, 082° E
Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 60.8 mi, 081° E
Flood Memorial (Monument) — 61.0 mi, 081° E
River Cinema 15 (Cinema) — 61.1 mi, 081° E
Heritage Village (Museum) — 61.7 mi, 080° E
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 61.9 mi, 166° S
Established 1883 (Monument) — 62.0 mi, 166° S
Frontier Village (Attraction) — 64.7 mi, 196° S
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 73.2 mi, 225° SW · 4,204 acres
Sweetlight Gallery (Gallery) — 79.9 mi, 090° E

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