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Custer Montana Map

Explore Custer, 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 Custer, Montana

How to Use This Custer, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	46.129153
Longitude	-107.555075
Population	119
Density	145.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59024
Area Code	406
County Seat	Billings
School District	Custer K-12 Schools

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About Custer, Montana

Custer is a locality in Yellowstone County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 119. The population density is 145.9 people per km². Custer is located at 46.1292°N, 107.5551°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59024.

Custer commands a stark, expansive horizon where the golden grasses of the high plains stretch toward a sky of immense, unbroken blue. It lies 51.3 miles east-northeast of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 62°T), and is situated 27.5 miles north of Hardin. The earth here settles into the quiet, wide mouth of Big Coulee, a natural basin that funnels the wind across the sagebrush and dry, sun-bleached soil. Only a mile away, the Yellowstone River carves a persistent, silver path through the landscape, providing a vital artery of moisture that sustains the sparse, hardy vegetation. While the jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains wait far to the west, they remain distant silhouettes, allowing the immediate topography of the Montana State Trust Lands to define the quiet, rugged intimacy of the terrain.

Custer bears the weight of a history rooted in the iron expansion of the railroad, which once funneled the grain and livestock of the region toward distant markets. Today, the local economy lingers in the steady rhythm of ranching and the maintenance of the sprawling, open range that has sustained families for generations. Life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons and the demands of the land, far removed from the clamor of urban centers. Residents look toward the horizon with a practical, observant eye, finding beauty in the way dusk turns the dry earth to a deep, bruised violet. Those seeking the quietude of water might travel nine miles to Teds Reservoir, yet the true character of Custer remains tied to the stillness of the plains and the unyielding resilience of those who call this geography their own.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 039° NE
Manuel Lisa Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 077° E
Captain Clark Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 244° SW
Isaac Homestead Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 044° NE
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 19.0 mi, 049° NE
Grant Marsh Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.7 mi, 185° S
Yellowstone River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.3 mi, 245° SW · 1,744 acres
Pompeys Pillar National Monument (National Monument) — 23.1 mi, 247° SW · 58 acres
Big Horn County Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 184° S
Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument (National Monument) — 38.8 mi, 171° S · 780 acres
7th Cavalry Horse Cemetery (Monument) — 39.1 mi, 171° S
Weir Point (Viewpoint) — 41.8 mi, 169° S
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier & Peace Memorial (Monument) — 42.2 mi, 171° S
Rosebud County Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 43.2 mi, 077° E
Big Horn Design and Art Gallery (Gallery) — 48.7 mi, 245° SW
Place Where the White Horse Went Down Historical Marker (Monument) — 49.8 mi, 243° SW
Pictograph Cave (Historic Ruins) — 50.0 mi, 238° SW
Middle Cave (Historic Ruins) — 50.0 mi, 238° SW
Toucan (Gallery) — 50.3 mi, 243° SW
Nova (Theatre) — 51.3 mi, 243° SW
Del Alma Gallery & Studio (Gallery) — 51.4 mi, 243° SW
Babcock Theater (Cinema) — 51.6 mi, 243° SW
Art House Cinema & Pub (Cinema) — 51.7 mi, 243° SW
Wise Wonders (Museum) — 51.8 mi, 243° SW
Musselshell Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 52.0 mi, 295° NW
Billings Studio Theater (Theatre) — 53.1 mi, 245° SW
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 56.3 mi, 196° S · 45k acres
Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 58.5 mi, 298° NW · 22k acres
Chief Plenty Coups Museum (Museum) — 68.2 mi, 225° SW
Custer National Forest (National Forest) — 73.3 mi, 211° SW · 1.2M acres

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