Paint Hill rises as a prominent landmark in this section of McLean County, overlooking a landscape defined by the drainage of Buffalo Rock Coulee in the southwest. The terrain reflects the high plains of North Dakota, where the land is organized into a strict section-line grid of rural roads. This 2014 survey captures the infrastructure of the region, anchored by east-west thoroughfares like 16th St NW and 23rd St NW, intersected by a network of gravel and dirt avenues such as 67th Ave NW and 61st Ave NW. This geometry of transport across the undulating topography illustrates the enduring influence of the Public Land Survey System on modern North Dakota land use and navigation.
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1953 · Watford City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1954 · McClusky
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1956 · Makoti SW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Blackwater Lake NW
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Blackwater Lake
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1956 · Roseglen
USGS Topo · 1:24,000
1957 · Watford City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1958 · McClusky
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1967 · Watford City
USGS Topo · 1:250,000
1967 · Blackwater Lake SE
USGS Topo · 1:24,000