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Trenton North Dakota Map

Explore Trenton, 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 Trenton, North Dakota

How to Use This Trenton, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	48.070578
Longitude	-103.836871
Population	488
Density	180.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	58853, 58801
Area Code	701
County Seat	Williston
School District	Eight Mile Public School District 6

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About Trenton, North Dakota

Trenton is a locality in Williams County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 488. The population density is 180.0 people per km². Trenton is located at 48.0706°N, 103.8369°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP codes: 58853, 58801.

Trenton occupies a vast stretch of open prairie where the horizon pulls the eye toward an enormous, pale sky that shifts from bruised violet to gold as the sun retreats. It lies 11.4 miles west-southwest of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 242°T), and is situated 28.6 miles north-northeast of Sidney. Eightmile Creek carves a shallow, deliberate path through the earth, marking the land with a ribbon of green that deepens against the surrounding tawny grasses. Nearby, the quiet waters of Lake Trenton reflect the changing weather, while the jagged, sun-bleached rise of Crow Fly High Hill looms five miles to the distance, a silent sentinel over the plains. The terrain dips into the shadows of Bobs Coulee, where the wind gathers in the hollows and carries the scent of dry soil and sage across the open expanse.

Trenton carries the weight of a history rooted in the hard, honest labor of the Northern Plains, where the rhythm of life is dictated by the turning seasons and the demands of the soil. The local economy remains tethered to the land, drawing strength from the energy industry that pulses through the region and the agricultural legacy that has long defined the character of these high, wind-swept fields. Visitors and residents alike find respite at the Sakakawea Recreation Area, a place where the stillness of the landscape offers a rare, uncluttered clarity. Life in Trenton moves with the steady, unadorned pace of a place that understands the value of resilience, where the isolation is not a void but a wide, breathing space for those who know how to listen to the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sakakawea Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 186° S
Trenton (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 179° S
Lake Sakakawea (Recreation Area) — 2.2 mi, 124° SE
Lewis And Clark Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 126° SE
Williams County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 206° SW
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 9.6 mi, 264° W
Gn 3059 (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 063° NE
Sloulin Field International Airport (historic) (Historic Ruins) — 11.7 mi, 051° NE
Little Missouri National Grassland (National Grassland) — 14.5 mi, 173° S · 1.0M acres
Lewis and Clark Trail Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 150° SE
Centre Theatre (Cinema) — 28.8 mi, 211° SW
Culbertson Museum (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 280° W
Six Shooters Showall (Cinema) — 31.7 mi, 126° SE
Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 32.9 mi, 317° NW · 12k acres
Lake Zahl National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.1 mi, 012° N · 6,424 acres
Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.1 mi, 332° NW · 63k acres
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (National Park) — 35.9 mi, 149° SE · 70k acres
Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 36.7 mi, 152° SE · 30k acres
Oxbow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 37.2 mi, 150° SE
Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 45.1 mi, 234° SW
Savage Museum (Museum) — 48.7 mi, 209° SW
Sheridan County Agriculture Museum and Civic Center (Museum) — 58.1 mi, 327° NW
Baischs Dinosaur Digs LLC (Attraction) — 76.1 mi, 210° SW
Wibaux Settler Monument (Monument) — 76.2 mi, 192° S
The Gallery (Gallery) — 78.2 mi, 212° SW

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