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Fairview Montana Map

Explore Fairview, 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 Fairview, Montana

How to Use This Fairview, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	47.856408
Longitude	-104.044933
Population	896
Density	431.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	59221
Area Code	406
County Seat	Sidney
School District	Fairview Elementary School District

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About Fairview, Montana

Fairview is a locality in Richland County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 896. The population density is 431.9 people per km². Fairview is located at 47.8564°N, 104.0449°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Fairview is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59221.

Fairview emerges from the expansive horizon of the high plains as a collection of structures held fast against the immense, restless sky of eastern Montana. It lies 28.2 miles southwest of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 225°T), and is situated 11.0 miles north-northeast of Sidney. The landscape surrounding Fairview is defined by a rigorous, open geometry, where the pale, sun-bleached grasses of the prairie stretch toward the distant silhouette of Bull Butte. To the north, the terrain dips into the quiet, eroded folds of Sheep Coulee, while the path of Third Hay Creek marks a subtle, meandering artery through the otherwise arid topography. The light here possesses a singular, crystalline quality, stripping away artifice and casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the vastness of the earth and the small, deliberate scale of the human hand.

Agricultural cycles dictate the pulse of Fairview, as the rhythm of planting and harvest mirrors the slow turning of the seasons across the surrounding fields. The economy remains tethered to the soil and the energy sector, sustaining a way of life that values persistence over spectacle. History is not found in grand monuments but in the quiet endurance of those who work the land, often bordering the expansive Montana State Trust Lands where the native flora remains undisturbed by the plow. Residents look toward the distant route of the Lewis and Clark Trail as a reminder of the region’s long heritage of passage and exploration, while the still, reflective surface of Nohly Lake serves as a rare, quiet anchor for the local landscape. The life of Fairview is quiet and measured, defined by the steady work of people who have learned to live in harmony with the wind and the uncompromising scale of the northern plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 182° S
Little Missouri National Grassland (National Grassland) — 4.6 mi, 146° SE · 1.0M acres
Diamond Willow Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.8 mi, 179° S
Ochs (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 021° N
Sakakawea Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 041° NE
Trenton (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 042° NE
Centre Theatre (Cinema) — 11.2 mi, 208° SW
Williams County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 12.1 mi, 035° NE
Lake Sakakawea (Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 050° NE
Lewis and Clark Trail Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 092° E
Gn 3059 (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 045° NE
Culbertson Museum (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 314° NW
Sloulin Field International Airport (historic) (Historic Ruins) — 29.0 mi, 040° NE
Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 246° SW
Savage Museum (Museum) — 31.1 mi, 206° SW
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (National Park) — 32.3 mi, 123° SE · 70k acres
Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 32.3 mi, 123° SE · 30k acres
Oxbow Overlook (Viewpoint) — 33.1 mi, 122° SE
Six Shooters Showall (Cinema) — 35.6 mi, 096° E
Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 40.9 mi, 342° N · 63k acres
Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 40.9 mi, 342° N · 12k acres
Poplar Museum (Museum) — 55.1 mi, 289° W
Baischs Dinosaur Digs LLC (Attraction) — 58.5 mi, 208° SW
Wibaux Settler Monument (Monument) — 60.0 mi, 186° S
The Gallery (Gallery) — 60.6 mi, 211° SW
Rock Bridge (Attraction) — 62.9 mi, 208° SW
Golden Valley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 65.1 mi, 178° S
Medora Slaughterhouse (Historic Ruins) — 69.3 mi, 159° S
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 69.6 mi, 159° S

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