Busby Montana Map

About Busby, Montana

Busby is a locality in Big Horn County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 719. The population density is 19.4 people per km². Busby is located at 45.5256°N, 106.9775°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59016.

Busby occupies a sweep of high, sage-dusted prairie where the horizon seems to stretch until the curvature of the earth finally claims the sky. It lies 76.5 miles east-southeast of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 102°T), and is situated 34.5 miles east-southeast of Hardin. Busby Creek carves a shallow, wandering path through the dry grasses, its presence marked by the persistent, thin line of willows that lean toward the water’s edge. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that makes distant landmarks appear deceptively close, though the massive, jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains remain a distant, hazy suggestion far to the west. To the north, the landscape begins to wrinkle into the deeper shadows of Wood Gulch, while the quiet stillness of Rednose Reservoir offers a singular point of stillness in an otherwise expansive and restless terrain.

Life in Busby moves in accordance with the slow, deliberate rhythms of the land, shaped by a history deeply rooted in the Crow Reservation and the enduring traditions of the people who have long called this territory home. The local economy persists through the seasonal pulse of ranching and the careful stewardship of the surrounding plains, where cattle graze across the vast, open range. Beyond the immediate borders, the Montana State Trust Lands provide a sprawling expanse of wilder acreage that remains largely untouched by the reach of modern industry. The quality of light during the late afternoon, when the sun dips low and gilds the golden prairie grass in shades of amber and copper, reveals a stark, unadorned beauty that defines the character of Busby.

About This Busby Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Busby, Montana. Coordinates: 45.525636, -106.977522. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Busby includes the ZIP code (59016), telephone area code (406), county seat of Big Horn County (Hardin), and school district assignment (Lame Deer High School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.