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Birch Creek Colony Montana Map

Explore Birch Creek Colony, 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 Birch Creek Colony, Montana

How to Use This Birch Creek Colony, Montana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Birch Creek Colony, 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 Birch Creek Colony.

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	Birch Creek Colony
State	Montana (MT)
County	Pondera County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	48.247751
Longitude	-112.470323
Population	120
Density	97.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59486
Area Code	406
County Seat	Conrad
School District	Dupuyer Elementary School District

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About Birch Creek Colony, Montana

Birch Creek Colony is a locality in Pondera County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 120. The population density is 97.1 people per km². Birch Creek Colony is located at 48.2478°N, 112.4703°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59486.

Birch Creek Colony emerges from the vast, open plains where the B Canal carves a deliberate line through the earth, directing water across a landscape defined by its immense, unyielding horizon. It lies 74.9 miles northwest of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 314°T), and is situated 33.3 miles west-southwest of Shelby. The air here holds a thin, sharp clarity that clarifies the distance, rendering the faint, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains a mere suggestion against the western sky. To the north, the terrain dips toward the shallow, quiet expanse of Sober Up Coulee, while the surrounding fields reflect the subtle shifts of a sun that seems to linger longer over the high prairie than anywhere else. Near the edge of these cultivated plots, Montana State Trust Lands offer a quiet refuge of native grasses and wind-swept soil, preserving a stillness that remains largely undisturbed by the passage of modern life.

Labor and land are inextricably linked at Birch Creek Colony, where the rhythm of the day is governed by the persistent demands of agriculture and the maintenance of shared resources. The economy thrives through a disciplined, collective approach to farming, with the B Canal acting as the lifeblood that allows crops to flourish in a region where rainfall is a fickle guest. History here is written in the furrows of the fields and the sturdy, functional architecture that stands against the frequent, biting winds. Residents often find a peculiar beauty in the way the light catches the golden stalks at harvest, or how the gray, muted tones of the winter prairie contrast with the deep, saturated blues of the sky. Eight miles away, the waters of Lake Frances provide a rare, steady anchor in an environment dominated by the subtle, textured variations of the plains and the quiet persistence of those who call it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 017° N
Teddy Bear Fence (Public Artwork) — 8.6 mi, 155° SE
Bob Marshall Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.0 mi, 238° SW · 1.1M acres
Blackleaf Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 17.2 mi, 199° S
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 17.5 mi, 217° SW · 1.9M acres
Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 17.5 mi, 217° SW · 198k acres
Bynum Reservoir Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 18.4 mi, 169° S
Marias River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.5 mi, 051° NE
Flathead National Forest (National Forest) — 25.2 mi, 231° SW · 2.4M acres
Veterans Memorial Park (Monument) — 27.4 mi, 014° N
Glacier Cinemas (Cinema) — 27.5 mi, 013° N
Blackfeet and Buffalo Historical Marker (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 162° S
Farthest Point West (Monument) — 28.6 mi, 328° NW
Great Bear Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.2 mi, 257° W · 287k acres
Flathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 32.3 mi, 237° SW · 50k acres
Old Trail Museum (Museum) — 32.4 mi, 156° SE
Teton Antique Tractor & Steam Engines (Museum) — 33.2 mi, 156° SE
Glacier National Park (National Park) — 37.2 mi, 288° W · 1.0M acres
Glacier Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 37.4 mi, 288° W · 931k acres
Running Eagle Falls (Viewpoint) — 44.0 mi, 294° NW
Weeping Wall (Attraction) — 68.1 mi, 301° NW
Great Northern Railway Buildings (Attraction) — 69.7 mi, 302° NW
Echo Lake Cosway Entrance (Attraction) — 72.2 mi, 264° W
Earle E Heikka Museum (Museum) — 72.9 mi, 134° SE
North American Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 72.9 mi, 280° W
Amazing Fun Center (Theme Park) — 73.3 mi, 280° W
Glacier Fine Art (Gallery) — 73.4 mi, 278° W
Glacier Highline (Attraction) — 73.4 mi, 280° W
A. Hooker's Gallery (Gallery) — 73.6 mi, 134° SE
Museum Of Wildlife (Museum) — 73.8 mi, 278° W

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