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White Shield North Dakota Map

Explore White Shield, 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 White Shield, North Dakota

How to Use This White Shield, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	47.661393
Longitude	-101.845168
Population	363
Density	36.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	58775
Area Code	701
County Seat	Washburn
School District	White Shield Public School District 85

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About White Shield, North Dakota

White Shield is a locality in McLean County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 363. The population density is 36.9 people per km². White Shield is located at 47.6614°N, 101.8452°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58775.

White Shield exists as a quiet assertion of human endurance against the vast, unrelenting expanse of the northern prairie. It lies 46.9 miles south-southwest of Minot, ND (from Minot, ND: bearing 213°T), and is situated 27.7 miles north of Beulah. The landscape around White Shield is defined by a rigorous, open horizon where the land shifts into rhythmic, rolling contours that eventually rise toward the modest prominence of Paint Hill. Only a mile away, the Mclean County Waterfowl Production Area provides a sanctuary for migratory birds, its wetlands offering a stark contrast to the drier, wind-swept grasses that dominate the terrain. A few miles to the west, the West Branch Douglas Creek carves a thin, seasonal vein through the earth, while the broader, deeper basin of Lake Sakakawea waits six miles distant, its presence felt in the way the air holds a persistent, cool clarity even during the heat of a summer afternoon.

History in White Shield is tied deeply to the resilience of the Mandan, Hidatsa, and Arikara Nation, whose presence informs the cultural pulse and enduring character of the land. Economic life here remains tethered to the cycles of the plains, where agricultural labor and the shifting demands of the energy industry dictate the pace of the days. The light at dusk is particularly transformative, casting long, bruised purples and golds across the fields until the sky feels heavy and immense, pressing down upon the low-slung buildings. Life in White Shield proceeds with a deliberate, measured gravity, reflecting a people who have learned to thrive in a place where the wind is a constant companion and the horizon serves as a permanent, humbling reminder of the scale of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mclean County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 045° NE
Ziegler School (Historic Ruins) — 1.7 mi, 232° SW
Sakakawea Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.2 mi, 165° S
Lake Sakakawea (Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 165° S
Douglas Creek (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 115° SE
Mclean National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.7 mi, 334° NW · 684 acres
Hille (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 166° S
Ward County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 15.5 mi, 007° N
Ryder Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 024° NE
Fort Stevenson State Park (State Park) — 19.7 mi, 103° E
Lake Sakakawea State Park (State Park) — 20.2 mi, 118° SE
Harmony Lake (State Recreation Area) — 20.7 mi, 157° SE
Lake Nettie National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.3 mi, 094° E · 4,848 acres
Scientific Center of North America (Monument) — 42.1 mi, 143° SE
Seamans Overlook (Viewpoint) — 43.4 mi, 125° SE
Lewis and Clark Interpretive Center (Museum) — 45.0 mi, 123° SE
Little Missouri National Grassland (National Grassland) — 45.2 mi, 304° NW · 1.0M acres
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 47.8 mi, 031° NE
Salem Sue (Public Artwork) — 59.2 mi, 160° S
David Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 59.9 mi, 057° NE
Six Shooters Showall (Cinema) — 67.5 mi, 279° W
Griffon Theaters (Cinema) — 68.8 mi, 221° SW
Myron Atkinson and T. Clem Casey Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 73.9 mi, 137° SE
North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum (Museum) — 76.7 mi, 139° SE
Archeology & Historic Preservation (Museum) — 76.7 mi, 139° SE

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