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Riverdale North Dakota Map

Explore Riverdale, 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 Riverdale, North Dakota

How to Use This Riverdale, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.497499
Longitude	-101.371271
Population	223
Density	62.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	58565, 58531
Area Code	701
County Seat	Washburn
School District	Underwood Public School District 8

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About Riverdale, North Dakota

Riverdale is a locality in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 223. The population density is 62.1 people per km². Riverdale is located at 47.4975°N, 101.3713°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Riverdale is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 58565, 58531.

Riverdale commands a vast expanse of northern prairie where the earth seems to bow under the weight of an immense, unobstructed sky. It lies 50.9 miles south of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 184°T), and is situated 18.3 miles northeast of Hazen. The landscape is defined by the expansive, shimmering waters of Lake Sakakawea, which stretches out to meet the horizon, and the steady, rhythmic pull of the Missouri River just a mile away. Low, sun-bleached grasses bend in the constant wind, and the air carries a crisp, arid clarity that sharpens the edges of every distant fence line. Far to the west, the faint, jagged silhouettes of the Prophets Mountains blur into the twilight, grounding the wide, open plains in a silent, geologic permanence.

Riverdale emerged from the industrial ambition of the mid-twentieth century, built to support the monumental engineering efforts that tamed the local waterways. The economy remains tethered to the management of these vital resources and the surrounding agricultural lands, fostering a quiet, deliberate pace of life that values resilience over haste. Residents often gather at the Sakakawea Recreation Area, a place where the stillness of the lake provides a respite from the seasonal demands of harvest and maintenance. In the quiet evenings, the light turns a deep, bruised gold, casting long shadows across the fields and highlighting a way of life that remains deeply attentive to the changing moods of the terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sakakawea Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 325° NW
Riverdale (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 172° S
Lake Sakakawea (Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 338° N
Wolf Creek-mallard Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 010° N
Lake Sakakawea State Park (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 289° W
Fort Stevenson State Park (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 341° N
Mclean County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.4 mi, 119° SE
Harmony Lake (State Recreation Area) — 14.4 mi, 238° SW
Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.2 mi, 063° NE · 4,848 acres
Arroda Lake (State Recreation Area) — 19.1 mi, 161° S
Seamans Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.1 mi, 136° SE
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 131° SE
Lake Holmes WDA (National Conservation Area) — 21.8 mi, 098° E · 726 acres
Scientific Center of North America (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 172° S
Ziegler School (Historic Ruins) — 25.6 mi, 294° NW
Ryder Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 32.2 mi, 334° NW
Mclean National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.0 mi, 308° NW · 684 acres
Salem Sue (Public Artwork) — 44.6 mi, 183° S
Myron Atkinson and T. Clem Casey Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 51.4 mi, 148° SE
David Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 51.9 mi, 033° NE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 52.1 mi, 003° N
AMC CLASSIC Bismarck 8 (Cinema) — 53.5 mi, 148° SE
North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum (Museum) — 54.5 mi, 149° SE
Archeology & Historic Preservation (Museum) — 54.5 mi, 149° SE
Griffon Theaters (Cinema) — 78.5 mi, 239° SW

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