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Birney Montana Map

Explore Birney, 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 Birney, Montana

How to Use This Birney, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	45.415485
Longitude	-106.493383
Population	97
Density	2.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	59012, 59043
Area Code	406
County Seat	Forsyth
School District	Lame Deer High School District

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About Birney, Montana

Birney is a locality in Rosebud County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 97. The population density is 2.5 people per km². Birney is located at 45.4155°N, 106.4934°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 59012, 59043.

Birney exists as a quiet confluence of earth and water, defined primarily by the Tongue River that carves a persistent, silver path through the landscape. It lies 42.2 miles north-northeast of Sheridan, WY (from Sheridan, WY: bearing 31°T), and is situated 49.8 miles east-southeast of Crow Agency. The land surrounding Birney is defined by the deep, earthen scars of Nelson Draw and the expansive, sun-baked plains that stretch toward the faint, jagged silhouette of the Badger Hills on the horizon. Here, the air carries a dry, sharp clarity, and as dusk descends, the shadows lengthen across the grasses, turning the color of the soil into a muted, bruised violet. Sunlight catches the sediment in the water, giving the river a heavy, metallic shimmer that anchors the entire topography against the vast, open sky.

Custer National Forest edges close to the borders of the property, offering a dense, pine-scented contrast to the open rangeland where cattle grazing remains the primary rhythm of daily life. The history of Birney is written in the endurance of those who work the soil and manage the livestock, a livelihood that demands a patient, unyielding cooperation with the elements. Nearby, the still surface of Roberts Gulch Reservoir holds the reflection of the clouds, a rare, glassy stillness in a region otherwise shaped by the movement of currents and the persistent wind. Life in Birney moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, where the isolation is not a void, but a distinct character that keeps the traditions of the high plains intact and quiet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Custer National Forest (National Forest) — 2.9 mi, 118° SE · 1.2M acres
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 180° S
Poker Jim Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 6.4 mi, 126° SE
Wolf Mountains Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 9.8 mi, 206° SW
Tongue River Reservoir State Park (State Park) — 23.3 mi, 215° SW
Indian Chief Two Moons Historical Monument (Monument) — 23.8 mi, 290° W
Rosebud Battlefield State Park (State Park) — 26.6 mi, 238° SW
Welch Ranch Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 38.6 mi, 213° SW
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (National Monument) — 43.3 mi, 280° W · 780 acres
Weir Point (Viewpoint) — 44.3 mi, 281° W
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier & Peace Memorial (Monument) — 45.4 mi, 280° W
Bighorn National Forest (National Forest) — 46.4 mi, 210° SW · 1.1M acres
7th Cavalry Horse Cemetery (Monument) — 46.5 mi, 284° W
Thorne Ridge Stadium (Stadium) — 47.2 mi, 209° SW
Powder River Historical Museum & Macs Museum (Museum) — 52.6 mi, 087° E
Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 52.7 mi, 088° E
Bozeman Trail Museum (Museum) — 56.3 mi, 206° SW
Big Horn County Historical Museum (Museum) — 57.6 mi, 293° NW
The Brinton Museum (Museum) — 58.9 mi, 205° SW
Wagon Box Fight (Registered Battlefield) — 62.6 mi, 198° S
Bull Elk Park Natural Area (National Conservation Area) — 66.0 mi, 237° SW · 1,049 acres
Fortification Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 66.3 mi, 162° S · 13k acres
Cloud Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 67.6 mi, 206° SW · 192k acres
Thunder Basin National Grassland (National Grassland) — 72.6 mi, 128° SE · 553k acres
Horse on Carbon Hill (Public Artwork) — 75.2 mi, 025° NE
Auditorium (Theatre) — 75.4 mi, 024° NE

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