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Brandon Montana Map

Explore Brandon, 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 Brandon, Montana

How to Use This Brandon, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	45.468259
Longitude	-112.139713
Population	46
Density	40.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59749
Area Code	406
County Seat	Virginia City
School District	Sheridan Elementary School District

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About Brandon, Montana

Brandon is a locality in Madison County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 46. The population density is 40.1 people per km². Brandon is located at 45.4683°N, 112.1397°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59749.

Brandon sits upon a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic cutting of Mill Creek, which carves a shallow, verdant artery through the otherwise expansive high plains. It lies 41.6 miles south-southeast of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 153°T), and is situated 29.8 miles northeast of Dillon. Antelope Gulch lies but a mile to the west, its shadowed depressions offering a reprieve from the relentless clarity of the Montana sky. The horizon remains dominated by the immense, flat reach of the prairie, though the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains occasionally asserts itself against the sunset in shades of bruised purple and slate. Two miles away, the surface of Durham Reservoir holds a mirror to the clouds, providing a cool, static stillness that contrasts with the constant, low-frequency hum of the wind sweeping across the grasses.

Brandon maintains a quiet, deliberate economy rooted in the resilience of dryland agriculture and the long-standing tradition of ranching that first drew settlers to these rugged reaches. The nearby Montana State Trust Lands offer a sprawling expanse of open territory, serving as a reminder of the vast, public inheritance that shapes the local character and dictates the seasonal pace of life. Residents often navigate the local landscape by way of the Cow Creek Trail, a path that links the scattered clusters of homesteads and outbuildings to the broader, untamed geography of the region. Here, the passage of time is measured not in grand gestures but in the slow, seasonal shifts of the forage and the careful stewardship of the land, preserving a way of existence that values endurance over haste.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 205° SW
Beaverhead National Forest (National Forest) — 2.3 mi, 036° NE · 2.1M acres
Mill Creek Recreation Area Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 080° E
Silver Springs Bridge Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 220° SW
Robbers Roost Historical Marker (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 183° S
Deerlodge National Forest (National Forest) — 7.2 mi, 356° N · 1.2M acres
Ruby Mountains Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.4 mi, 205° SW · 27k acres
Lost Cabin Lake National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 8.2 mi, 027° NE · 24 acres
Ruby Island Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 9.8 mi, 176° S
Nevada City Museum Entrance & Music Hall (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 143° SE
2 Story Outhouse (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 143° SE
Alder Gulch Short Line Steam Railroad Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 143° SE
River of Gold (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 143° SE
Stephano’s (Gallery) — 15.2 mi, 142° SE
Opera House (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 143° SE
Kiskadden’s Stone Block (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 142° SE
J. Spencer Watkins Memorial Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 142° SE
Place of Discovery (Monument) — 15.7 mi, 143° SE
Axolotl Lakes Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.6 mi, 147° SE · 7,824 acres
Buffalo Jump (Historic Ruins) — 20.1 mi, 265° W
Union City Christeot Mill (Historic Ruins) — 20.3 mi, 147° SE
Big Hole River (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.6 mi, 264° W · 3,938 acres
Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.0 mi, 086° E · 6,339 acres
Lee Metcalf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.5 mi, 097° E · 238k acres
Star Theater (Cinema) — 27.8 mi, 004° N
The Guestbook (Attraction) — 35.9 mi, 111° E
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 36.0 mi, 111° E
Madison Base (Attraction) — 36.0 mi, 107° E
Madison Buffalo Jump State Monument (Attraction) — 39.5 mi, 055° NE
Covellite Theater (Theatre) — 42.3 mi, 333° NW

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