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Essex Montana Map

Explore Essex, 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 Essex, Montana

How to Use This Essex, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	48.278018
Longitude	-113.612604
Population	44
Density	32.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59916
Area Code	406
County Seat	Kalispell
School District	West Glacier Elementary School District

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About Essex, Montana

Essex is a locality in Flathead County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 44. The population density is 32.7 people per km². Essex is located at 48.2780°N, 113.6126°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59916.

Essex emerges from the dense, evergreen shadows of the Flathead National Forest as a rugged corridor of timber and steel defined by the persistent, cold rush of Essex Creek. It lies 32.7 miles east of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 80°T), and is situated 30.7 miles east of Evergreen. The landscape here is one of vertical intensity, where the ground rises sharply toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains that rim the western horizon. During the short, vibrant summers, the light catches the high, pale slopes of Grant Glacier, casting a sharp, crystalline brilliance over the deep ravines. Snowslide Gulch carves a dramatic, steep-sided scar into the nearby terrain, reminding the observer of the immense, slow-moving forces that have shaped this quiet corner of the wilderness.

Essex maintains a rhythm dictated by the iron veins of the railroad, which has historically served as the primary artery for its survival and growth. The local economy remains tethered to the transit of goods and the quiet persistence of those who manage the surrounding timberlands of the Flathead National Forest. For the occasional traveler, the Fielding Coal Creek Trail offers a path into the high, untamed backcountry, while the distant, deep basin of Hungry Horse Reservoir provides a stillness that contrasts with the constant, grinding momentum of the trains passing through. Life in Essex remains measured by the seasons, holding a quiet, enduring character that is forged in the isolation of high-altitude winters and the fleeting, golden intensity of the brief, mountain thaw.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Flathead National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 181° S · 2.4M acres
Flathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.2 mi, 084° E · 50k acres
Glacier Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 0.3 mi, 073° E · 931k acres
Glacier National Park (National Park) — 0.3 mi, 071° E · 1.0M acres
Great Bear Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 0.6 mi, 180° S · 287k acres
Goat Lick (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 126° SE
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 9.0 mi, 333° NW
Hungry Horse Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 9.0 mi, 229° SW
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 12.1 mi, 077° E · 1.9M acres
John Frank Stevens (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 077° E
Jewel Basin Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 13.2 mi, 241° SW
Coram Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 16.3 mi, 289° W
Glacier Fine Art (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 290° W
Echo Lake Cosway Entrance (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 242° SW
North American Wildlife Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 297° NW
Museum Of Wildlife (Museum) — 22.0 mi, 290° W
Glacier Highline (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 296° NW
Amazing Fun Center (Theme Park) — 22.3 mi, 297° NW
Bigfork Summer Playhouse (Theatre) — 25.9 mi, 235° SW
Base Camp Bigfork (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 235° SW
Swan River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.0 mi, 203° SW · 3,866 acres
Bob Marshall Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.3 mi, 161° S · 1.1M acres
Pine Grove Pond Fishing Access Sign (Attraction) — 31.1 mi, 267° W
Pine Grove Historic School Bell (Monument) — 31.1 mi, 267° W
Albino Buffalo (Public Artwork) — 32.0 mi, 261° W
Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 32.6 mi, 262° W
Glacier Art Museum (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 260° W
Northwest Montana History Museum (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 260° W
McClaren Hall (Theatre) — 32.9 mi, 264° W
Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery (Gallery) — 32.9 mi, 264° W

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