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Babb Montana Map

Explore Babb, Montana, 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 Babb, Montana

How to Use This Babb, Montana Map

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

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	Babb
State	Montana (MT)
County	Glacier County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	48.88791
Longitude	-113.451128
Population	130
Density	5.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59411
Area Code	406
County Seat	Cut Bank
School District	Browning Elementary School District

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About Babb, Montana

Babb is a locality in Glacier County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 130. The population density is 5.3 people per km². Babb is located at 48.8879°N, 113.4511°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59411.

Babb occupies a stark, wind-sculpted expanse where the Saint Mary Canal cuts a deliberate, man-made path through the golden grasses of the high plains. It lies 60.9 miles northeast of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 41°T), and is situated 27.9 miles northwest of North Browning. This landscape is defined by the expansive, open horizon that pulls the eye toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains, appearing as a hazy violet bruise against the twilight sky. Only a mile away, the waters of Lower Saint Mary Lake catch the shifting light, turning from a deep, opaque charcoal to the color of hammered silver as the sun retreats. The air here carries a sharp, thinning clarity, and the silence is rarely broken by anything other than the insistent, rhythmic sigh of wind moving through the sagebrush.

History in Babb remains tied to the resilient cadence of the Blackfeet Nation and the enduring labor of those who manage the irrigation systems that sustain the regional economy. Commerce here is quiet and sparse, centered on the necessities of ranching and the seasonal pulse of travelers moving toward the Glacier Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area. While the Siyeh Glacier remains a remote, icy sentinel far to the west, the local sense of time is better measured by the annual growth of hay or the long, heavy winters that demand a particular kind of stubborn patience. Residents often look toward the Cutoff Trail or anticipate the distant, hidden rush of Apikuni Falls as markers of the changing seasons, finding a steady, unadorned beauty in a life lived at the mercy of such vast, indifferent plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Glacier Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 5.3 mi, 219° SW · 931k acres
Glacier National Park (National Park) — 5.3 mi, 219° SW · 1.0M acres
Sunset Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 13.1 mi, 172° S
Great Northern Railway Buildings (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 241° SW
Glacier (Wilderness Study Area) — 16.8 mi, 297° NW · 21 acres
Weeping Wall (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 234° SW
Camp Disappointment (Monument) — 33.1 mi, 118° SE
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 34.4 mi, 165° S · 1.9M acres
Flathead National Forest (National Forest) — 34.9 mi, 201° S · 2.4M acres
Flathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 34.9 mi, 201° S · 50k acres
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 35.2 mi, 200° S
Farthest Point West (Monument) — 35.8 mi, 124° SE
Great Bear Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 36.2 mi, 200° S · 287k acres
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 38.9 mi, 256° W
John Frank Stevens (Monument) — 39.7 mi, 173° S
Amazing Fun Center (Theme Park) — 41.9 mi, 220° SW
North American Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 42.1 mi, 220° SW
Museum Of Wildlife (Museum) — 44.6 mi, 219° SW
The Bruck Bus-Truck (Attraction) — 52.0 mi, 231° SW
Stumptown Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 52.0 mi, 231° SW
O'Shaughnessy Center (Theatre) — 52.1 mi, 231° SW
Going to the Sun (Gallery) — 52.2 mi, 231° SW
Mudman Gallery (Gallery) — 52.2 mi, 231° SW
Frame Of Reference (Gallery) — 52.2 mi, 231° SW
Mountain Cinema (Cinema) — 52.7 mi, 230° SW
Bob Marshall Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 54.4 mi, 167° S · 1.1M acres
Cut Bank Penguin (Public Artwork) — 54.6 mi, 109° E
Pine Grove Pond Fishing Access Sign (Attraction) — 58.4 mi, 221° SW
Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 61.3 mi, 150° SE · 198k acres
Swan River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 69.4 mi, 195° S · 3,866 acres

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