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Petersburg North Dakota Map

Explore Petersburg, 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 Petersburg, North Dakota

How to Use This Petersburg, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	48.011105
Longitude	-98.001488
Population	162
Density	60.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58272
Area Code	701
County Seat	Lakota
School District	Dakota Prairie Public School District 1

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About Petersburg, North Dakota

Petersburg is a locality in Nelson County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 162. The population density is 60.8 people per km². Petersburg is located at 48.0111°N, 98.0015°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Petersburg is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58272.

Petersburg reveals itself as a quiet expanse where the horizon stretches into a wide, pale geometry of earth and sky. It lies 45.2 miles west of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 278°T), and is situated 45.5 miles west of East Grand Forks. The landscape around Petersburg remains defined by the rigorous, flat austerity of the prairie, where the light at dusk flattens the fields into a muted, copper-colored table. Two miles from the village, the North Branch Turtle River carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, offering a thin line of green against the pervasive gold of the wheat, while the nearby waters of Deer Lake hold the stillness of the North Dakota air. To the south, the Nelson County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory wings, punctuating the silence with the sudden, sharp rustle of grass and the calling of geese.

Agriculture anchors the rhythm of daily life here, as the seasonal harvest dictates the pulse of the local economy and the movement of heavy machinery along the grid of gravel roads. Established by settlers who sought permanence in the open expanse, Petersburg retains a character shaped by the necessity of endurance and a legacy of hard-won cultivation. The village remains a place where the scale of the environment dwarves the architecture, and the sight of Blue Mountain rising faintly in the distant west serves as a reminder of the vast, unsettled reaches of the region. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting the persistence of a community that has long learned to find beauty in the spare, unadorned clarity of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Nelson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 330° NW
Grand Forks County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.9 mi, 127° SE
Mcville (State Conservation Area) — 13.5 mi, 216° SW
Grand Forks County Water Management Board (State Recreation Area) — 17.5 mi, 095° E
Black Swan (State Conservation Area) — 19.8 mi, 257° W
Ramsey County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.7 mi, 290° W · 634 acres
Turtle River State Park (State Park) — 23.0 mi, 102° E
Till Hill (Viewpoint) — 23.8 mi, 102° E
Warrior of the North (Public Artwork) — 29.2 mi, 098° E
Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.7 mi, 096° E · 1,634 acres
Prairie Chicken (State Recreation Area) — 33.3 mi, 077° E
Leonard Hall Geology Museum (Museum) — 43.6 mi, 098° E
AFL CIO Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 44.3 mi, 100° E
Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 45.3 mi, 097° E
Flood Memorial (Monument) — 45.4 mi, 097° E
River Cinema 15 (Cinema) — 45.5 mi, 097° E
Heritage Village (Museum) — 45.7 mi, 095° E
Zavoral Monument (Monument) — 47.3 mi, 099° E
Grahams Island State Park (State Park) — 48.5 mi, 273° W
Long lake (Attraction) — 57.4 mi, 271° W
Sweetlight Gallery (Gallery) — 66.6 mi, 104° E
Viking Farmer Museam (Museum) — 75.1 mi, 078° E
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 75.2 mi, 180° S
Karlstad Pavilion (Theatre) — 78.4 mi, 060° NE
Kittson County Historical Museum (Museum) — 79.3 mi, 050° NE

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