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East Helena Montana Map

Explore East Helena, 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 East Helena, Montana

How to Use This East Helena, Montana Map

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

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	East Helena
State	Montana (MT)
County	Lewis and Clark County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	46.589657
Longitude	-111.915546
Population	1,944
Density	186.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	59635
Area Code	406
County Seat	Helena
School District	East Helena K-12

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About East Helena, Montana

East Helena is a locality in Lewis and Clark County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,944. The population density is 186.8 people per km². East Helena is located at 46.5897°N, 111.9155°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. East Helena is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59635.

East Helena defines itself by the steady, rhythmic passage of Prickly Pear Creek, which cuts a silver line through the low, dry earth of the valley floor. It lies 5.7 miles east of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 92°T), and is situated 1.4 miles south of Helena Valley Southeast. The landscape radiates outward from this waterway in shades of sage and dusty gold, shifting toward the horizon where the distant, jagged peaks of the Big Belt Mountains anchor the sky. To the west, the land rises in subtle, arid folds, folding into the shadow of Holmes Gulch, while the stillness of the Northern Pacific Reservoir rests just a short distance away. At the center of daily life, Main Street Park offers a quiet clearing where the dry wind carries the scent of pine and high-altitude sunlight, grounding the neighborhood in a space of open, uncomplicated utility.

Industrial legacy remains the silent architect of East Helena, a place shaped by the heavy, enduring labor of smelting that once defined the regional economy and left a distinct imprint on the local character. The pace of life here is measured not by the frantic rush of urban centers, but by the slow movement of clouds over the plains and the seasonal shifts in the light that turn the valley floor a deep, muted copper at dusk. Men and women who walk the streets carry the quiet resilience of a settlement that grew up around the furnace and the rail line, maintaining a rugged, unvarnished identity. For those seeking the wider expanse of the high country, the distant Prairie Trail beckons, but the people of East Helena remain tethered to the valley, finding a particular, stark beauty in the way the shadows lengthen across the creek bed as the day retreats.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Main Street Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 264° W
Kennedy Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 306° NW
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 140° SE
Helena National Forest (National Forest) — 3.1 mi, 295° NW · 984k acres
Helena Valley Reservoir Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 023° NE
Upper Prickley Pear Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.2 mi, 315° NW
Elkhorn Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.2 mi, 190° S
Pearl Harbor Memorial (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 267° W
Montana Heritage Center (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 268° W
10 Commandments (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 267° W
Grandstreet Theater Scene Shop (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 277° W
Helena Avenue Theater (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 278° W
Thomas Francis Meagher Statue (Public Artwork) — 4.9 mi, 267° W
Robert and Elizabeth Fisk House (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 269° W
Mountain Sage Gallery (Gallery) — 5.8 mi, 271° W
Omerta Arts (Gallery) — 5.8 mi, 274° W
Cinemark Helena & XD (Cinema) — 5.8 mi, 274° W
Selfie Spot (Viewpoint) — 6.1 mi, 267° W
Mountain West Voices (Arts Centre) — 6.1 mi, 267° W
Reeder's Alley Interpretive And Convention Center (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 267° W
Four Georgians Mine (Historic Ruins) — 6.1 mi, 267° W
Lime Kiln Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 6.2 mi, 258° W
Lake Helena Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.4 mi, 348° N
Mt. Helena Ridge National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 7.6 mi, 267° W · 39 acres
Fish Hawk Day use Area (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 072° E
Lorelei day use area (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 080° E
Missouri River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.0 mi, 005° N · 1,055 acres
Gates Of The Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.9 mi, 003° N · 28k acres
Deerlodge National Forest (National Forest) — 18.0 mi, 184° S · 1.2M acres
Edgewater Farms (Attraction) — 32.7 mi, 139° SE

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