Balta

Balta is a small town of 73 people in the Lakes and Gardens region of North Dakota. Its elevation is 1,542 feet.

Understand

So close, yet so far away: Balta is located about 16 miles south of the geographical center of North America. That distinction goes to Rugby, the county seat. Originally, the town was named Egan, in honor of Egan Pierce, an official with the Soo Line railroad. It was renamed by the locals after Balta, in Russian Ukraine, the original home of many immigrant settlers.

Get in

• By car: Exit 200 from I-94, north about 90 miles on ND-3 (past US-52).

Eat

• Balta Bar & Grill (Corner of Main and 2nd Ave), ☏ +1 701 542-3322. 

Sleep

• Davis Lake, ☏ +1 701 542-3321. Tent camping and 2 RV sites with electricity. Boat ramp. 

Go next

Routes through Balta

Dunseith ← Rugby ←

N  S

→ Harvey → Steele