Rolette North Dakota Map
Explore Rolette, 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 Rolette, North Dakota
How to Use This Rolette, North Dakota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rolette, 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 Rolette.
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 | Rolette |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Rolette County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 48.660833 |
| Longitude | -99.841533 |
| Population | 484 |
| Density | 185.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 58366 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| County Seat | Rolla |
| School District | Rolette Public School District 29 |
About Rolette, North Dakota
Rolette is a locality in Rolette County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 484. The population density is 185.4 people per km². Rolette is located at 48.6608°N, 99.8415°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Rolette is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58366.Rolette stretches across a vast, open expanse where the horizon pulls the sky down to meet the earth in a seamless, quiet union. It lies 72.9 miles east-northeast of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 66°T), and is situated 21.4 miles north-northeast of Rugby. The land surrounding Rolette is defined by the steady, rhythmic swells of the prairie, a terrain that feels ancient and undisturbed by the frantic pace of the wider world. Two miles to the north, the Rolette County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary for migratory wings, while the quiet waters of Little Gurr Lake and the meandering path of Ox Creek define the local drainage. On days when the atmosphere is thin and clear, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Turtle Mountains rises against the northern edge of the sky, serving as a reminder of the rugged geological shifts that shaped this region long ago. The light here has a peculiar, honest quality, turning the golden wheat fields into a sea of amber during the long, lingering dusk of midsummer.
Agriculture remains the lifeblood of Rolette, anchoring the community to the cycles of planting and harvest that have dictated the local economy for generations. Beyond the immediate fields, the influence of the nearby Shell Valley informs the topography, creating subtle shifts in elevation that catch the wind and hold the winter snows. The character of the people is forged in the endurance required by such a landscape, where the seasons demand both resilience and a deep, intuitive knowledge of the soil. Life in Rolette moves with the deliberate pace of a locomotive crossing the plains, valuing steady labor and the quietude of a life lived close to the land. Whether observing the early morning frost on a fence line or the stark, beautiful geometry of grain elevators against a storm-heavy sky, the observer recognizes a place where the human spirit is measured by its capacity to sustain itself amidst the vastness of the northern plains.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Rolette County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 325° NW
- Pierce County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.0 mi, 166° S · 2,104 acres
- North Dakota State Forest Service Land (State Resource Management Area) — 15.8 mi, 318° NW
- Town Mural (Public Artwork) — 17.1 mi, 037° NE
- Wakopa (State Conservation Area) — 19.0 mi, 358° N
- Benson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 21.9 mi, 177° S
- Northern Lights Tower (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 198° S
- Prairie Village Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 198° S
- Willow Lake (State Recreation Area) — 22.8 mi, 327° NW
- Knox Slough (State Conservation Area) — 22.9 mi, 167° S
- Horseshoe Lake (State Recreation Area) — 23.3 mi, 227° SW
- Grand Opening Marker (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 338° N
- Peace Poles (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 337° NW
- J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.0 mi, 248° W · 110k acres
- Lake Metigoshe State Park (State Park) — 30.2 mi, 320° NW
- Souris Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 31.3 mi, 233° SW · 105 acres
- Old Baldy Overlook (Viewpoint) — 32.5 mi, 301° NW
- Denbigh Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 43.8 mi, 235° SW · 595 acres
- Long lake (Attraction) — 52.2 mi, 148° SE
- Amphitheater (Theatre) — 72.7 mi, 248° W
- Monument 670A (Attraction) — 73.0 mi, 289° W
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About This Rolette Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rolette, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.660833, -99.841533. 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 Rolette includes the ZIP code (58366), telephone area code (701), county seat of Rolette County (Rolla), and school district assignment (Rolette Public School District 29).
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. |
