Steele North Dakota Map

About Steele, North Dakota

Steele is a locality in Kidder County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 665. The population density is 462.6 people per km². Steele is located at 46.8547°N, 99.9159°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Steele is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58482.

Steele marks a firm, quiet intersection where the vast North Dakota prairie stretches toward an horizon so expansive it seems to pull the very breath from one’s lungs. It lies 41.1 miles east of Bismarck, ND (from Bismarck, ND: bearing 85°T), and is situated 46.1 miles east of Mandan. The land around Steele consists of wide, grassy swells that catch the low-slung light of late afternoon, casting long shadows across the fields that reach toward the distant silhouette of McPhail Butte. Two miles to the west, the still surface of Weber Lake reflects the shifting clouds, while the Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge sits six miles away, offering a sanctuary for migratory birds that navigate the immense, empty sky. When the wind moves over the dry stalks of late summer, it creates a faint, rhythmic susurrus that defines the stillness of the countryside, a sound as ancient as the soil itself.

Steele serves as a functional anchor for the surrounding agricultural expanse, its identity forged in the steady labor of farmers and ranchers who have worked these plains for generations. Grain elevators stand as vertical landmarks against the sky, reminders of a local economy rooted in the harvest and the patient cycle of the seasons. While Random Creek winds through the landscape nineteen miles away, the life of the place remains firmly tethered to the rhythms of the earth and the perseverance of those who call it home. Residents move through their days with a deliberate, unadorned focus, finding a quiet dignity in the maintenance of their homesteads and the shared endurance required to thrive in a climate that demands both respect and resilience.

About This Steele Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Steele, North Dakota. Coordinates: 46.854706, -99.915938. 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 Steele includes the ZIP code (58482), telephone area code (701), county seat of Kidder County (Steele), and school district assignment (Kidder County School District 1).

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.