Ross North Dakota Map

About Ross, North Dakota

Ross is a locality in Mountrail County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 95. The population density is 127.4 people per km². Ross is located at 48.3111°N, 102.5466°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ross is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58776.

Ross emerges from the vast, golden expanse of the prairie as a quiet collection of structures defined by the immense, unobstructed sky that presses down upon the plains. It lies 50.6 miles east-northeast of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 77°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west of Stanley. The horizon stretches thin and taut, broken only by the distant, muted silhouette of Big Butte to the west, while the land itself ripples in subtle, grassy folds toward the Little Knife River six miles away. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that intensifies as the sun begins to drop, turning the dry stalks of native grasses into flickering filaments of copper and pale bronze. Near the outskirts, the Mountrail County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary where the silence is punctuated only by the sudden, percussive rush of wings rising from the marshy lowlands.

Ross maintains an identity forged in the steady labor of the northern plains, where the rhythms of the agricultural season and the demands of the modern oil industry define the pulse of daily life. The legacy of early rail-side settlement lingers in the weathered grain elevators that serve as silent sentinels over the tracks, reminding observers of a time when the harvest was the singular heartbeat of the neighborhood. While Cottonwood Lake sits seven miles distant, providing a rare gathering point for the local flora and fauna, the true character of Ross is found in the resilience of those who endure the long, biting winters and the fierce, expansive heat of summer. Life here moves with a deliberate, unhurried gravity, shaped by the weight of the land and the quiet necessity of self-reliance in a corner of the world where the scale of nature dwarfs the works of humanity.

About This Ross Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ross, North Dakota. Coordinates: 48.31113, -102.546568. 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 Ross includes the ZIP code (58776), telephone area code (701), county seat of Mountrail County (Stanley), and school district assignment (Stanley Public School District 2).

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.