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Washburn North Dakota Map

Explore Washburn, 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 Washburn, North Dakota

How to Use This Washburn, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.28916
Longitude	-101.029035
Population	1,300
Density	297.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58577
Area Code	701
County Seat	Washburn
School District	Washburn Public School District 4

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About Washburn, North Dakota

Washburn is a locality in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,300. The population density is 297.9 people per km². Washburn is located at 47.2892°N, 101.0290°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Washburn is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58577.

Washburn asserts itself upon the high, open plains where the horizon stretches toward an immense, pale sky. It lies 32.6 miles north-northwest of Mandan, ND (from Mandan, ND: bearing 348°T), and is situated 27.8 miles east of Hazen. The Missouri River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its heavy, silver-gray currents providing a constant, rhythmic pulse against the quietude of the surrounding prairie. To the west, the earth shifts into the rugged, broken terrain of Coal Lake Coulee, where the shadows lengthen early across the dry, sun-bleached grasses. Only a mile away, the Lewis And Clark Wildlife Management Area preserves a fragment of the wilder, uncultivated plains, offering a sanctuary of cottonwoods and brush that feel entirely removed from the steady, mechanical hum of modern industry. In the hush of late afternoon, the light here acquires a brittle, golden clarity, illuminating the textures of the soil and the deep, enduring stillness of the plains.

Washburn maintains a character forged by the pragmatism of the northern plains and the persistent influence of the energy sector that defines the regional economy. The legacy of coal mining and power generation remains an invisible weight, grounding the local life in a cycle of labor and seasonal endurance that stretches back through generations of settlers. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of those accustomed to the long winters, finding its focus in the small, essential rituals of daily work and the quiet maintenance of the community. While the distant silhouette of Horseshoe Butte marks the limit of the view, the immediate world centers on the riverbank and the expansive fields that define the livelihood of the region. Even the quiet, nearby expanse of Weller Slough seems to mirror this isolation, holding the stillness of the prairie in a way that suggests a landscape largely content to remain undisturbed by the passage of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lewis And Clark Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 260° W
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 325° NW
Cross Ranch Fee (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 192° S
Seamans Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 282° W
Cross Ranch State Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 159° S
Painted Woods (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 155° SE
Mclean County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 099° E
Arroda Lake (State Recreation Area) — 9.5 mi, 247° SW
Lake Holmes WDA (National Conservation Area) — 11.6 mi, 030° NE · 726 acres
Gdu Canal Lakes (Recreation Area) — 12.0 mi, 066° NE
Scientific Center of North America (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 239° SW
Sakakawea Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 16.3 mi, 335° NW
Heckers Lake WDA (National Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 081° E · 131 acres
Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.2 mi, 005° N · 4,848 acres
Myron Atkinson and T. Clem Casey Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 31.3 mi, 159° S
Florence Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.0 mi, 088° E · 2,920 acres
AMC CLASSIC Bismarck 8 (Cinema) — 33.4 mi, 159° S
North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 160° S
Archeology & Historic Preservation (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 160° S
Pioneer Family (Monument) — 34.6 mi, 160° S
All Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 34.6 mi, 160° S
Salem Sue (Public Artwork) — 35.5 mi, 212° SW
Ziegler School (Historic Ruins) — 46.5 mi, 302° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 67.6 mi, 349° N

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