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Walcott North Dakota Map

Explore Walcott, 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 Walcott, North Dakota

How to Use This Walcott, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.548853
Longitude	-96.936751
Population	262
Density	99.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58077
Area Code	701
County Seat	Wahpeton
School District	Kindred Public School District 2

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About Walcott, North Dakota

Walcott is a locality in Richland County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 262. The population density is 99.6 people per km². Walcott is located at 46.5489°N, 96.9368°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Walcott is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58077.

Walcott occupies a quiet stretch of the North Dakota plains where the horizon exerts a gravitational pull, drawing the eye toward a vast, uninterrupted expanse of sky. It lies 22.6 miles south of West Fargo, ND (from West Fargo, ND: bearing 184°T), and is situated 14.6 miles south of Horace. The terrain is defined by the steady, rhythmic flatness of the earth, punctuated only by the occasional windbreak of trees or the subtle verticality of grain elevators that serve as the landmarks of the region. Five miles to the east, the Wild Rice River cuts a narrow, meandering path through the soil, its presence marked by a thin ribbon of riparian growth that softens the severe geometry of the surrounding fields. To the west, the landscape begins its slow transition toward the Sheyenne National Grassland, where the tallgrass ecosystem maintains a resilient, ancient character against the persistent motion of the prairie wind.

Walcott persists as a place where the economy remains tethered to the slow cycles of the harvest and the deep-rooted traditions of dryland farming. The history of the settlement is etched into the grid of the surrounding acreage, reflecting the industrious spirit of those who first broke the sod to cultivate the heavy, dark loam. During the long, violet-shadowed hours of autumn dusk, the air carries a crisp, metallic edge that speaks to the shifting seasons and the steady, unadorned pace of life here. While the distant, carved depressions of Nyqist Coulee and the quiet waters of Mirror Pool offer a sense of physical diversity to the broader geography, the character of Walcott remains firmly rooted in the quiet endurance of its people and the singular, sweeping scale of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 8.2 mi, 257° W · 70k acres
Mirror Pool (State Recreation Area) — 14.4 mi, 265° W
Rutten Family Park (Local Park) — 14.9 mi, 018° N
Sheyenne Springs Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 17.5 mi, 268° W
Manston Marsh State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.1 mi, 106° E
Wilkin County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 20.4 mi, 108° E
Blue Star Memorial (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 010° N
Roger Maris Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 011° N
USS Robalo SS-273 (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 019° N
164th Infantry (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 018° N
Ole & Lena (Public Artwork) — 23.3 mi, 020° N
Minuteman II ICBM (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 014° N
Fire Museum (Museum) — 25.5 mi, 074° E
Northern Tallgrass Prairie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.9 mi, 077° E · 12k acres
Immersive Reality Room (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 012° N
Rothsay State Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 26.3 mi, 094° E
Buffalo River State Park (State Park) — 30.1 mi, 045° NE
Swan Lake (State Recreation Area) — 33.1 mi, 195° S
Western Minnesota Steam Threshers Reunion (Attraction) — 36.0 mi, 067° NE
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.8 mi, 206° SW · 14k acres
Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 42.9 mi, 209° SW
Maplewood State Park (State Park) — 44.6 mi, 090° E
Broken Down Dam (Historic Ruins) — 47.0 mi, 112° E
Viking Sword Museum (Museum) — 48.7 mi, 041° NE
Trowbridge Creek Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 52.3 mi, 078° E
Detroit Lakes Sports Arena (Stadium) — 54.3 mi, 070° E
Young at Art Co (Gallery) — 54.9 mi, 070° E
Odyssey Cinemas Washington Square 7 (Cinema) — 54.9 mi, 070° E
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 56.6 mi, 297° NW
Twin Valley Heritage & Art Center (Museum) — 58.7 mi, 033° NE

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