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Sanborn North Dakota Map

Explore Sanborn, 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 Sanborn, North Dakota

How to Use This Sanborn, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.942207
Longitude	-98.224259
Population	161
Density	103.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58480
Area Code	701
County Seat	Valley City
School District	Barnes County North Public School District 7

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About Sanborn, North Dakota

Sanborn is a locality in Barnes County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 161. The population density is 103.6 people per km². Sanborn is located at 46.9422°N, 98.2243°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Sanborn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58480.

Sanborn occupies a vast, level expanse of the prairie where the horizon pulls the eye toward an immense, pale sky. It lies 23.0 miles east of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 84°T), and is situated 10.5 miles west of Valley City. The land here remains stubbornly flat, interrupted only by the seasonal shifts in light that turn the stubble of harvested grain into a bruised, metallic gold by late afternoon. A mile from the center, the quiet waters of Round Lake mirror the movement of clouds, while the Barnes County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for the migratory birds that pass through the tall grasses. While the distant Grasshopper Hills remain a faint, jagged promise on the far western edge of sight, the immediate topography is defined by the steady, unyielding patience of the plains, where the wind carries the dry scent of earth and the quiet weight of isolation.

Sanborn emerged from the expansion of the railways, serving as a vital point for the movement of grain that anchored the local economy to the soil. The town maintains a modest, utilitarian character, defined by the rhythm of agricultural cycles and the persistence of those who work the black, heavy loam of the region. Seven miles away, the Sheyenne River carves a deeper, more shadowed path through the landscape, acting as a quiet artery for the surrounding fields. Life in Sanborn adheres to the deliberate pace of the seasons, where the primary concerns are the moisture of the spring thaw and the harvest’s yield. It is a place that requires a certain stillness of mind to appreciate, where the architecture of elevators and silos marks the intersection of human industry and the indifferent, expansive reach of the North Dakota prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Barnes County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 098° E
Hobart Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.1 mi, 112° E · 494 acres
Moon Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.2 mi, 154° SE
Lake Ashtabula (Recreation Area) — 9.4 mi, 046° NE
Established 1883 (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 098° E
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 10.6 mi, 097° E
Stutsman County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.2 mi, 280° W
Ray Holland (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 354° N
Valley City (State Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 069° E
World's Largest Buffalo (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 261° W
Ashtabula Rearing Pond (State Recreation Area) — 22.7 mi, 034° NE
Frontier Village (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 261° W
Bison 6 Cinema (Cinema) — 23.8 mi, 260° W
Arrowwood National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.0 mi, 299° NW · 27k acres
Fort Ransom State Park (State Park) — 29.3 mi, 153° SE
Enderlin Area Veterans Monument (Monument) — 36.7 mi, 126° SE
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 46.7 mi, 126° SE · 70k acres
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 56.4 mi, 274° W · 4,204 acres
Roger Maris Museum (Museum) — 65.4 mi, 095° E
Immersive Reality Room (Attraction) — 66.1 mi, 091° E
Minuteman II ICBM (Attraction) — 67.1 mi, 092° E
Angel of Hope (Public Artwork) — 68.0 mi, 094° E
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 74.2 mi, 224° SW
Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 76.3 mi, 148° SE

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