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Pettibone North Dakota Map

Explore Pettibone, 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 Pettibone, North Dakota

How to Use This Pettibone, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.119158
Longitude	-99.519556
Population	60
Density	127.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58475
Area Code	701
County Seat	Steele
School District	Kidder County School District 1

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About Pettibone, North Dakota

Pettibone is a locality in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 60. The population density is 127.3 people per km². Pettibone is located at 47.1192°N, 99.5196°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Pettibone is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58475.

Pettibone emerges from the vast, open expanse of the North Dakota prairie, where the horizon stretches into an immense, unbroken arc of sky. It lies 40.8 miles west-northwest of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 291°T), and is situated 29.4 miles southwest of Carrington. The land around Pettibone is defined by a rhythmic, glacial topography that gathers the light of the sun into sharp, clear glints across the surface of Ranch Lake, located just a mile away. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Brush Hills suggests a rugged edge to the world, though here the terrain remains dominated by the quiet perseverance of tall grasses and the subtle, shifting hues of earth and stubble. The air holds a distinct, dry clarity, often ringing with the sudden, sharp lift of wind that carries the scent of ripening grain and the cooling dampness of the earth.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Pettibone, where the local economy is written in the seasonal language of planting and harvest. The heritage of the region is anchored in the resilience of those who first broke this heavy soil, creating a landscape that is as much a labor of human will as it is a product of nature. Wildlife finds a sanctuary nearby at the Stutsman County Waterfowl Production Area, where the land is managed to preserve the wild, shifting character of the plains. Life in Pettibone moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons, far removed from the frantic cadence of larger centers, yet connected to the wider world through the shared cycle of the land and the vast, encompassing silence of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stutsman County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.0 mi, 153° SE
Lake Williams (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 276° W
Kidder County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 004° N
Missouri Coteau Fee (Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 101° E
Wetland Trust (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 137° SE
Chase Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 162° S
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.9 mi, 156° SE · 8,708 acres
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 6.9 mi, 156° SE · 4,204 acres
Horsehead Lake (State Recreation Area) — 13.7 mi, 255° W
Slade National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.5 mi, 205° SW · 5,998 acres
World's Largest Sandhill Crane (Public Artwork) — 25.7 mi, 226° SW
Bison 6 Cinema (Cinema) — 41.0 mi, 113° SE
Frontier Village (Attraction) — 41.7 mi, 112° E
World's Largest Buffalo (Monument) — 41.8 mi, 112° E
Old Settlers Monument (Monument) — 49.7 mi, 185° S
Myron Atkinson and T. Clem Casey Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 62.2 mi, 254° W
AMC CLASSIC Bismarck 8 (Cinema) — 62.5 mi, 252° W
North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum (Museum) — 63.0 mi, 251° W
Merci Train (Monument) — 63.0 mi, 251° W
Archeology & Historic Preservation (Museum) — 63.0 mi, 251° W
Long lake (Attraction) — 63.5 mi, 012° N
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 67.3 mi, 171° S
McLean County Museum (Museum) — 71.9 mi, 280° W
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (Museum) — 72.5 mi, 281° W
Seamans Overlook (Viewpoint) — 74.6 mi, 280° W

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