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Selz North Dakota Map

Explore Selz, 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 Selz, North Dakota

How to Use This Selz, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.857225
Longitude	-99.891794
Population	40
Density	112.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	58341
Area Code	701
County Seat	Rugby
School District	Harvey Public School District 38

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About Selz, North Dakota

Selz is a locality in Pierce County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 40. The population density is 112.7 people per km². Selz is located at 47.8572°N, 99.8918°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58341.

Selz occupies a quiet expanse of high plains where the horizon stretches into an infinite, pale blue arc that seems to press down upon the earth with a singular, heavy grace. It lies 69.9 miles east-southeast of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 111°T), and is situated 50.2 miles west-southwest of Devils Lake. The landscape around Selz is defined by the subtle, rhythmic swell of the prairie, a terrain that holds the light of late afternoon in long, amber shadows that deepen as they cross the grass. Three miles to the north, the rise of Butte de Morale breaks the otherwise level line of the horizon, offering a modest elevation that catches the first cooling winds of evening. Four miles away, the Sheyenne River carves a narrow, winding path through the soil, its presence marked by the silver glint of water and the darker, verdant fringe of vegetation that persists despite the arid reach of the plains.

History lingers in the quiet architecture of Selz, where the remnants of early grain elevators and wooden structures stand as silent witnesses to the agricultural labor that once anchored the local economy. The rhythms of the day remain tied to the cycles of wheat and barley, a persistence of purpose that defines the character of those who work this stubborn, fertile soil. Beyond the immediate grid of the streets, the Wells County Waterfowl Production Area serves as a sanctuary for migratory birds, its wetlands providing a stark, vital contrast to the cultivated fields that dominate the surrounding miles. Even when the distant, icy stillness of winter arrives, the area retains a profound sense of solitude, punctuated only by the occasional, sharp call of a hawk circling above the vast, empty sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wells County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 7.4 mi, 165° S
Harvey Dam (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 199° S
Egg Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 170° S
Benson County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 10.1 mi, 074° E
Lonetree (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 195° S
Buffalo Lake (State Recreation Area) — 11.7 mi, 009° N
Pierce County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.2 mi, 340° N · 2,104 acres
Long lake (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 069° E
Prairie Village Museum (Museum) — 34.6 mi, 352° N
Northern Lights Tower (Monument) — 34.7 mi, 352° N
Grahams Island State Park (State Park) — 39.2 mi, 071° E
David Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 43.7 mi, 295° NW
Denbigh Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 44.9 mi, 311° NW · 595 acres
J. Clark Salyer National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 50.8 mi, 333° NW · 110k acres
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 61.2 mi, 162° S · 4,204 acres
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (Museum) — 65.9 mi, 235° SW
McLean County Museum (Museum) — 66.0 mi, 234° SW
Seamans Overlook (Viewpoint) — 67.9 mi, 236° SW
World's Largest Sandhill Crane (Public Artwork) — 68.8 mi, 181° S
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 70.6 mi, 293° NW
Grand Opening Marker (Monument) — 79.3 mi, 355° N

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