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Wishek North Dakota Map

Explore Wishek, 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 Wishek, North Dakota

How to Use This Wishek, North Dakota Map

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

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

Latitude	46.256918
Longitude	-99.557057
Population	864
Density	232.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	58495
Area Code	701
County Seat	Ashley
School District	Wishek Public School District 19

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About Wishek, North Dakota

Wishek is a locality in McIntosh County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 864. The population density is 232.5 people per km². Wishek is located at 46.2569°N, 99.5571°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Wishek is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 58495.

Wishek occupies a vast, level expanse of the northern plains where the horizon pulls the eye toward an immense, pale sky. It lies 60.5 miles southwest of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 222°T), and is situated 69.7 miles east-southeast of Bismarck. The land here remains defined by the slow, glacial work of the past, characterized by low, grassy swells and the occasional glint of May Lake, which sits quietly just a mile from the center of activity. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Streeter Moraine provides a jagged, uneven hem to the otherwise uniform prairie, while the regional landscape shifts through shades of tawny gold and deep, earthen brown with the turning seasons. During the quiet hours of dusk, the light stretches thin and amber across the stubble, turning the air into a cool, sharp presence that smells faintly of dry soil and coming frost.

Wishek maintains a character forged by the persistence of agricultural life and the steady, rhythmic labor of those who work the surrounding fields. The local economy draws its strength from the cycles of harvest and the resilient spirit of a community that understands the harsh demands of the climate. A few miles away, the Mcintosh County Waterfowl Production Area offers a sanctuary for migratory birds, serving as a reminder of the wilder, untamed character of the landscape that exists beyond the reach of the plow. While the South Branch Beaver Creek winds through the broader region, the life of the place remains firmly tethered to the town’s main thoroughfares, where the heritage of early settlers continues to shape the social fabric. Here, the pace of the day is dictated by the sun and the season, fostering a stillness that feels both heavy with history and entirely unconcerned with the noise of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mcintosh County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 142° SE
Doyle Memorial State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 134° SE
Green Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 124° SE
Logan County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.1 mi, 057° NE
Clear Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 144° SE
Logan County (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 032° NE
Beaver Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 345° N
Old Settlers Monument (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 345° N
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 14.4 mi, 118° SE
Mile 173 Border Monument (Monument) — 35.8 mi, 233° SW
Long Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 38.7 mi, 330° NW · 28k acres
Slade National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 39.1 mi, 350° N · 5,998 acres
World's Largest Sandhill Crane (Public Artwork) — 45.1 mi, 338° N
Mile 186½ North Dakota South Dakota boundary marker (Monument) — 47.1 mi, 243° SW
Chase Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 50.5 mi, 006° N · 4,204 acres
Sitting Bull Visitor Center (Attraction) — 54.9 mi, 258° W
Bison 6 Cinema (Cinema) — 58.8 mi, 042° NE
Frontier Village (Attraction) — 59.7 mi, 043° NE
The Klein Museum (Museum) — 65.0 mi, 222° SW
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 67.2 mi, 138° SE
Fort Abraham Lincoln State Park (State Park) — 69.8 mi, 300° NW
North Dakota Heritage Center & State Museum (Museum) — 69.9 mi, 304° NW
Archeology & Historic Preservation (Museum) — 69.9 mi, 304° NW
AMC CLASSIC Bismarck 8 (Cinema) — 70.5 mi, 305° NW
Myron Atkinson and T. Clem Casey Fine Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 72.1 mi, 306° NW
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 75.1 mi, 136° SE
Jewett Theater (Theatre) — 76.0 mi, 137° SE

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