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Fords Creek Colony Montana Map

Explore Fords Creek Colony, 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 Fords Creek Colony, Montana

How to Use This Fords Creek Colony, Montana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fords Creek Colony, 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 Fords Creek Colony.

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	Fords Creek Colony
State	Montana (MT)
County	Fergus County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	47.129698
Longitude	-108.915987
Population	5
Density	11.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59032
Area Code	406
County Seat	Lewistown
School District	Ayers Elementary School District

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About Fords Creek Colony, Montana

Fords Creek Colony is a locality in Fergus County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 5. The population density is 11.1 people per km². Fords Creek Colony is located at 47.1297°N, 108.9160°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59032.

Fords Creek Colony occupies a stretch of high, open prairie where the horizon seems to stretch into an infinite, pale blue distance. It lies 95.1 miles north-northwest of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 348°T), and is situated 24.5 miles east of Lewistown. Fords Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the soil, its water often appearing as a dark ribbon against the sun-bleached grasses that dominate the plains. A mile away, the Montana State Trust Lands offer a quiet expanse of sagebrush and native flora, providing a sanctuary for the local fauna that move through the tall, wind-rippled stalks in the cool hours of the morning. When the light of dusk descends, the sky deepens into a bruised plum color, casting long, lean shadows that emphasize the vastness of the landscape and the isolation of the ground beneath.

History at Fords Creek Colony is measured in the slow accumulation of generations who have worked the surrounding acreage, building an economy tied strictly to the resilience of the soil and the cycles of the climate. The livelihood here remains anchored in agricultural labor, with the rugged, expansive terrain dictating a pace of life that favors persistence over haste. While the distant, jagged peaks of the Rocky Mountains remain a faint, ethereal silhouette on the western edge of the world, the immediate reality for the inhabitants is the quiet maintenance of fence lines and the seasonal rhythms of the harvest. The proximity of Lone Tree Gulch serves as a reminder of the geologic patience of the region, grounding the residents in a landscape that demands respect for the immense, quiet forces of nature.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 330° NW
Acid Shale-Pine Forest Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.0 mi, 123° SE
Collar Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 12.9 mi, 287° W
War Horse National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.5 mi, 095° E · 5,706 acres
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 22.0 mi, 247° SW
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 22.6 mi, 191° S · 1.9M acres
Cowboy Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 24.4 mi, 260° W
Lewistown Art Center (Gallery) — 24.4 mi, 260° W
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (National Monument) — 24.6 mi, 010° N · 507k acres
Big Snowies Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 27.0 mi, 215° SW · 89k acres
Twin Coulee Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 29.5 mi, 207° SW · 6,840 acres
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.0 mi, 007° N · 788k acres
Upper Missouri National Wild & Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 36.2 mi, 011° N · 147k acres
Winifred Museum (Museum) — 36.7 mi, 324° NW
Slippery Ann Elk Viewing area (Viewpoint) — 37.5 mi, 026° NE
Gilmore Cabin River Stop (Attraction) — 46.7 mi, 355° N
Musselshell Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 50.4 mi, 159° S
Ul Bend National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 51.7 mi, 049° NE · 19k acres
Sod Buster Museum (Museum) — 53.9 mi, 265° W
Utica Museum (Museum) — 56.5 mi, 259° W
Chief Joseph (Monument) — 59.6 mi, 195° S
Judith Basin County Museum (Museum) — 61.4 mi, 272° W
E57B - the Last Electric Locomotive (Monument) — 64.6 mi, 223° SW

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