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Thompson North Dakota Map

Explore Thompson, 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 Thompson, North Dakota

How to Use This Thompson, North Dakota Map

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

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	Thompson
State	North Dakota (ND)
County	Grand Forks County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	47.77359
Longitude	-97.109805
Population	1,101
Density	908.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58278
Area Code	701
County Seat	Grand Forks
School District	Thompson Public School District 61

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About Thompson, North Dakota

Thompson is a locality in Grand Forks County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,101. The population density is 908.3 people per km². Thompson is located at 47.7736°N, 97.1098°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Thompson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58278.

Thompson stretches across the flat, open horizon where the land meets an enormous, unyielding sky. It lies 11.1 miles south-southwest of Grand Forks, ND (from Grand Forks, ND: bearing 199°T), and is situated 11.5 miles south-southwest of East Grand Forks. The Elm Coulee carves a shallow, winding path through the soil, offering a rare break in the otherwise relentless expanse of the Red River Valley. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Altamont Moraine marks the edge of the plains, reminding travelers that the earth here was once shaped by the slow, grinding weight of ancient ice. The light at dusk here is thin and pale, casting long shadows that emphasize the absolute clarity of the horizon, where the transition from field to atmosphere is so sharp it feels like a physical threshold.

Thompson remains rooted in the deep agricultural rhythms of the region, where the economy is measured in the cycles of grain and the steady pulse of seasonal harvests. While the quietude of the plains suggests a stillness, the local character is defined by the persistent labor of those who cultivate the heavy, dark earth. Residents often look toward Ulland Park for a sense of reprieve, or travel toward the Grand Forks Sewage Disposal Ponds when they seek the specific, utilitarian landmarks that define the topography of the surrounding acreage. There is a profound, stoic patience in the way Thompson functions, a place where the history of the prairie is not found in monuments, but in the resilient daily work of maintaining a life in the center of such vast, open space.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ulland Park (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 016° N
Ryan Park / Lake (Local Park) — 7.1 mi, 018° N
AFL CIO Commemorative Plaque (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 015° N
Leonard Hall Geology Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 011° N
Zavoral Monument (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 032° NE
Sitting Bull (Public Artwork) — 10.8 mi, 010° N
Empire Theatre (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 019° N
Flood Memorial (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 020° N
Red River (State Recreation Area) — 11.3 mi, 018° N
River Cinema 15 (Cinema) — 11.4 mi, 020° N
Heritage Village (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 020° N
Crawford Oakville Prairie (State Recreation Area) — 12.8 mi, 315° NW
Malmberg Prairie State Scientific and Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.6 mi, 102° E
Kellys Slough National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.2 mi, 331° NW · 1,634 acres
Kellys Slough (State Conservation Area) — 15.8 mi, 336° NW
Grand Forks County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 15.9 mi, 342° N
Turtle River State Park (State Park) — 20.5 mi, 302° NW
Till Hill (Viewpoint) — 21.3 mi, 302° NW
Sweetlight Gallery (Gallery) — 23.3 mi, 090° E
Miscellaneous (State Resource Management Area) — 32.3 mi, 052° NE
Glacial Ridge National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.2 mi, 091° E · 46k acres
Viking Farmer Museam (Museum) — 44.9 mi, 046° NE
Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center (Museum) — 53.2 mi, 131° SE
Immersive Reality Room (Attraction) — 60.5 mi, 167° S
Minuteman II ICBM (Attraction) — 61.7 mi, 166° S
Karlstad Pavilion (Theatre) — 61.7 mi, 026° NE
Viking Sword Museum (Museum) — 62.3 mi, 140° SE
Agassiz National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 65.4 mi, 051° NE · 5,094 acres
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 72.1 mi, 216° SW
Community Art Center (Arts Centre) — 74.3 mi, 091° E

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