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Cardwell Montana Map

Explore Cardwell, 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 Cardwell, Montana

How to Use This Cardwell, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	45.865085
Longitude	-111.964239
Population	62
Density	11.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59721
Area Code	406
County Seat	Boulder
School District	Cardwell Elementary School District

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About Cardwell, Montana

Cardwell is a locality in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 62. The population density is 11.1 people per km². Cardwell is located at 45.8651°N, 111.9642°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59721.

Cardwell occupies a quiet stretch of land where the persistent currents of the Jefferson Slough carve a path through the earth, marking the pulse of the terrain. It lies 29.7 miles east-southeast of Butte, MT (from Butte, MT: bearing 109°T), and is situated 29.8 miles west of Manhattan. The landscape surrounding Cardwell leans into the expansive openness of the high plains, where the light at dusk stretches shadows long and thin across the grasses, turning the horizon a bruised, dusty violet. Two miles to the east, the topography lifts toward the gentle rise of Summit Valley, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains remains a faint, hazy promise on the far western edge of the sky. Dry Lake waits seven miles away, a still and silvered eye in the landscape, reflecting the vast, unclouded Montana ceiling. At the Cardwell Fishing Access Site, the air holds the clean, sharp scent of damp soil and river-worn stone, a reminder of the quiet gravity that water exerts upon this dry, continental expanse.

History in Cardwell is written in the slow, deliberate work of those who have tended these acres, where the economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land and the endurance of seasonal cycles. The presence of the Jefferson Slough has long dictated the patterns of local life, drawing the eye toward the water’s edge where the riparian growth offers a stark, green contrast to the tawny plains. Life here moves with a steady, unforced cadence, shaped by the isolation of the high prairie and the necessity of self-reliance. Cardwell exists as a point of stillness, a place where the wind carries the sound of the world’s immense distances, and the daily labor of residents is marked not by the clamor of industry, but by the quiet maintenance of fence lines and the patient observation of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cardwell Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 152° SE
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 194° S
Mayflower Bridge Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 261° W
Lewis and Clark Caverns State Park (State Park) — 2.6 mi, 123° SE
Deerlodge National Forest (National Forest) — 5.8 mi, 347° N · 1.2M acres
Jefferson Valley Museum (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 270° W
Star Theater (Cinema) — 6.5 mi, 273° W
Black Sage Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 10.4 mi, 033° NE · 5,963 acres
Beaverhead National Forest (National Forest) — 12.9 mi, 181° S · 2.1M acres
Dry Mountain Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 13.3 mi, 301° NW
Elkhorn Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 16.1 mi, 010° N
Headwaters Heritage Museum (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 084° E
Headwaters Railroad & Trident Heritage Center (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 084° E
Madison Buffalo Jump State Monument (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 102° E
Our Lady of the Rockies Viewport (Viewpoint) — 25.0 mi, 292° W
Madison River (Wild & Scenic River) — 26.0 mi, 138° SE · 10k acres
Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 26.4 mi, 138° SE · 6,339 acres
Science Mine (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 291° W
Covellite Theater (Theatre) — 29.5 mi, 291° W
Bob Green (Public Artwork) — 30.3 mi, 290° W
Manhattan Area Museum (Museum) — 30.4 mi, 091° E
Robbers Roost Historical Marker (Monument) — 33.9 mi, 195° S
Edgewater Farms (Attraction) — 34.8 mi, 043° NE
Lee Metcalf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.4 mi, 147° SE · 238k acres
2 Story Outhouse (Monument) — 38.5 mi, 180° S
Stephano’s (Gallery) — 39.5 mi, 179° S
Opera House (Theatre) — 39.5 mi, 179° S
Place of Discovery (Monument) — 39.9 mi, 179° S
Buffalo Jump (Historic Ruins) — 40.7 mi, 225° SW
Union City Christeot Mill (Historic Ruins) — 44.6 mi, 177° S

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