Busby Montana Map
Busby, Montana — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Busby, Big Horn County.
Interactive Map of Busby, Montana
| City | Busby |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Big Horn |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 45.537205 |
| Longitude | -106.955608 |
| Population | 569 |
| Density | 13.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Busby, Montana
Busby is a locality in Big Horn County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 569. The population density is 13.0 people per km². Busby is located at 45.5372°N, 106.9556°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59016.
Busby exists as a quiet punctuation mark on the vast Montana prairie, a place where the horizon stretches with an almost audacious breadth. It lies 76.5 miles east-south-east of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 102°T), and is situated 15.2 miles west-south-west of Lame Deer. The land here rolls with a gentle, persistent rhythm, not dramatic hills but the subtle swell of earth sculpted by wind and ancient waters, meeting the sky in an unbroken line. Sparse ranches dot the landscape, their weathered barns and fences stark against the endless expanse of grass and sagebrush, each a small testament to human resilience in this wide-open country. The air, when it’s not carrying the sharp scent of dust, often holds the faint, sweet perfume of wild grasses, a subtle fragrance that speaks of the land’s enduring vitality. Originally a stop along a vital railway line, Busby’s early life was tied to the movement of goods and people across the West. The local economy, even now, remains tethered to the ranching traditions that have long defined this region; cattle graze on pastures that have supported them for generations. There’s a palpable sense of continuity here, a feeling that the present is deeply informed by the past. The few businesses that line the main thoroughfare are practical, serving the immediate needs of those who call this country home, and the pace of life is dictated by the sun’s slow arc across the immense sky, a quiet counterpoint to the relentless march of time elsewhere.
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About This Busby Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Busby, Montana with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Busby and Big Horn County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Busby is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Busby is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
