Ryder North Dakota Map
Explore Ryder, 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 Ryder, North Dakota
How to Use This Ryder, North Dakota Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Ryder, 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 Ryder.
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 | Ryder |
| State | North Dakota (ND) |
| County | Ward County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Central Time (America/Chicago) |
| Latitude | 47.917508 |
| Longitude | -101.677943 |
| Population | 108 |
| Density | 79.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 58779 |
| Area Code | 701 |
| County Seat | Minot |
| School District | Max Public School District 50 |
About Ryder, North Dakota
Ryder is a locality in Ward County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 108. The population density is 79.6 people per km². Ryder is located at 47.9175°N, 101.6779°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Ryder is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58779.Ryder emerges from the vast, unyielding expanse of the North Dakota prairie like a lonely outpost anchoring the immense, shifting horizon. It lies 28.0 miles southwest of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 219°T), and is situated 38.4 miles south-southwest of Minot AFB. The landscape surrounding Ryder consists of open, grassy plains that stretch until they seem to dissolve into the very edge of the sky, broken only by the subtle rise of Round Top Hill ten miles to the west. A mile away, the Ward County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, its wetlands catching the pale, thin sunlight that defines the season. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that carries the scent of dry grass and deep earth, particularly at dusk when the shadows of the fence lines elongate across the fields and the sky bruises into deep shades of violet and gray.
Ryder exists as a product of the expansive agricultural ambition that defined the northern plains, maintaining a quiet rhythm dictated by the cycles of planting and harvest. While the economy remains rooted in the productivity of the soil, the presence of Middle Branch Douglas Creek eleven miles away serves as a reminder of the slow, persistent movement of water through this arid geography. Residents often look toward Hiddenwood Lake, seven miles distant, as a singular point of relief in a territory dominated by the industry of the oil patch and the steady labor of the farmstead. The character of Ryder is forged in the silence of these wide spaces, where the collective memory of the settlers lingers in the stark, functional architecture and the persistent, industrious spirit of those who choose to call this wide-open country home.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Ryder Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 095° E
- Ward County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 033° NE
- Mclean County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.1 mi, 180° S
- Mclean National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.7 mi, 238° SW · 684 acres
- Ziegler School (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 206° SW
- Sakakawea Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 21.1 mi, 176° S
- Douglas Creek (State Conservation Area) — 21.1 mi, 176° S
- Lake Sakakawea (Recreation Area) — 22.8 mi, 164° S
- Detrobriand Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 23.7 mi, 148° SE
- Fort Stevenson State Park (State Park) — 24.8 mi, 152° SE
- Lake Sakakawea State Park (State Park) — 28.4 mi, 159° S
- Amphitheater (Theatre) — 28.8 mi, 037° NE
- Upper Souris National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.2 mi, 013° N · 63k acres
- David Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 45.2 mi, 071° E
- Little Missouri National Grassland (National Grassland) — 45.8 mi, 280° W · 1.0M acres
- Seamans Overlook (Viewpoint) — 50.9 mi, 147° SE
- Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (Museum) — 51.9 mi, 145° SE
- Scientific Center of North America (Monument) — 54.2 mi, 161° S
- Lostwood National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 60.4 mi, 325° NW · 5,522 acres
- Salem Sue (Public Artwork) — 74.5 mi, 171° S
- Six Shooters Showall (Cinema) — 74.8 mi, 264° W
- Monument 670A (Attraction) — 76.1 mi, 011° N
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About This Ryder Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ryder, North Dakota. Coordinates: 47.917508, -101.677943. 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 Ryder includes the ZIP code (58779), telephone area code (701), county seat of Ward County (Minot), and school district assignment (Max Public School District 50).
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. |
