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Fort Ransom North Dakota Map

Explore Fort Ransom, North Dakota, with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the Fort Ransom, ND street map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail.

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. You will find live weather, local and world news further down the page.

Interactive Map of Fort Ransom, North Dakota

How to Use This Fort Ransom, North Dakota Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fort Ransom, 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 to zoom in and out.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, 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).

Drag the map to pan to any area of North Dakota or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of Fort Ransom and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.

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. 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 Fort Ransom.

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

Latitude	46.520804
Longitude	-97.926213
Population	106
Density	85.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code(s)	58033
Area Code	701
County Seat	Lisbon
School District	Fort Ransom Public School District 6

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About Fort Ransom, North Dakota

Fort Ransom is a locality in Ransom County, North Dakota, United States. It is a small community with a population of 106. The population density is 85.3 people per km². Fort Ransom is located at 46.5208°N, 97.9262°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. ZIP code: 58033.

Fort Ransom occupies a verdant valley carved by the steady, persistent passage of the Sheyenne River, which curls through the landscape like a ribbon of hammered silver. It lies 45.8 miles southeast of Jamestown, ND (from Jamestown, ND: bearing 126°T), and is situated 12.9 miles west-northwest of Lisbon. The terrain here rises abruptly in places, most notably at the elevation of The Pyramid, where the ground thrusts upward to command a view of the surrounding prairie. A short distance away, the thick canopy of the Sheyenne River State Forest provides a dark, cooling contrast to the luminous, wide-open sky that dominates the horizon. Travelers seeking the quietude of the wild often find themselves wandering the Fort Ransom Wildlife Management Area, where the air smells faintly of damp earth and crushed sage. When the light shifts toward evening, the shadows stretch long and thin across the grass, lending the entire valley a stillness that feels as old as the soil itself. Historical echoes persist in Fort Ransom, where the legacy of nineteenth-century military outposts informs the quiet endurance of the local culture. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land and the seasonal turn of the harvest, reflecting a life lived in careful negotiation with the climate. Nearby, the water of Mineral Springs Falls spills over stone, a constant, rhythmic sound that has outlasted the generations of settlers who once looked to the river for survival. While Lone Tree Lake sits only a few miles distant, the life of the people is concentrated here, within the embrace of the valley floor. The pace of existence follows the slow, deliberate work of those who tend the fields and the livestock, ensuring that the character of the place remains as sturdy and unvarnished as the wooden structures that still dot the countryside.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fort Ransom Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 248° W
North Dakota State Forest Service Land (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 133° SE
Fort Ransom State Park (State Park) — 1.6 mi, 360° N
Ransom County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 195° S
Englevale Slough (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 197° S
Lamoure County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.5 mi, 289° W
Enderlin Area Veterans Monument (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 065° NE
Sheyenne National Grassland (National Grassland) — 22.6 mi, 100° E · 70k acres
Sargent County Waterfowl Production Area (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.6 mi, 172° S · 646 acres
Taayer Lake (State Recreation Area) — 25.9 mi, 180° S
Established 1883 (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 352° N
Omwick Theatre (Cinema) — 28.0 mi, 353° N
Mirror Pool (State Recreation Area) — 29.8 mi, 087° E
Tewaukon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 37.4 mi, 151° SE · 14k acres
Whitetail Trail Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 44.3 mi, 143° SE
World's Largest Buffalo (Monument) — 44.6 mi, 305° NW
Frontier Village (Attraction) — 44.7 mi, 305° NW
Bison 6 Cinema (Cinema) — 45.2 mi, 304° NW
Marshall County Prayer Rock Museum (Museum) — 51.1 mi, 170° S
Roger Maris Museum (Museum) — 56.3 mi, 065° NE
Immersive Reality Room (Attraction) — 59.0 mi, 062° NE
Angel of Hope (Public Artwork) — 59.2 mi, 065° NE
Minuteman II ICBM (Attraction) — 59.5 mi, 063° NE
Wilkin County Museum (Museum) — 66.3 mi, 105° E
South Dakota Game Fish and Parks - Wildlife Division (State Park) — 67.9 mi, 161° S
National Waterfowl Production Area (Nature Reserve) — 69.8 mi, 249° W
Fire Museum (Museum) — 72.1 mi, 082° E
Old Cannon (Registered Battlefield) — 74.8 mi, 186° S
Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 75.9 mi, 206° SW
Dacotah Prairie Museum (Museum) — 77.8 mi, 200° S

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