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Fox Lake Montana Map

Explore Fox Lake, 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 Fox Lake, Montana

How to Use This Fox Lake, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	47.683072
Longitude	-104.622457
Population	231
Density	21.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59243
Area Code	406
County Seat	Sidney
School District	Lambert Elementary School District

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About Fox Lake, Montana

Fox Lake is a locality in Richland County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 231. The population density is 21.4 people per km². Fox Lake is located at 47.6831°N, 104.6225°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59243.

Fox Lake emerges from the expansive high plains of eastern Montana as a quiet convergence of water and wild prairie. It lies 56.5 miles southwest of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 236°T), and is situated 21.8 miles west of Sidney. The Middle Fork Fox Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the landscape, feeding the basin where Fox Lake serves as the primary catchment for local wildlife. Four miles to the west, the Three Buttes rise from the horizon, their silhouettes anchoring a vast, open sky that shifts from pale morning gold to a deep, bruised violet by evening. The Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area encompasses the surrounding expanse, preserving a habitat of native grasses and low-lying shrubs that sway in the relentless, dry wind.

Economic life around Fox Lake remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, defined by the seasonal demands of ranching and the careful stewardship of the prairie. History here is marked by the slow, deliberate work of generations who adapted to the isolation of the plains, building a life in the shadow of McCone Heights. While the modern world moves with frantic speed, the pace here is dictated by the movement of livestock and the changing color of the wheat fields. The Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area remains the most significant feature of the locality, providing a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the migratory calls of waterfowl and the occasional rustle of the grasses along the creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 070° E
Fox Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 270° W
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 250° W
Gartside Reservoir Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 17.2 mi, 113° SE
Seven Sisters Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 18.6 mi, 116° SE
Savage Museum (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 140° SE
Centre Theatre (Cinema) — 21.7 mi, 084° E
Little Missouri National Grassland (National Grassland) — 26.9 mi, 091° E · 1.0M acres
Intake Dam Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 27.0 mi, 171° S
Culbertson Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 011° N
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 33.8 mi, 183° S
Poplar Museum (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 320° NW
Baischs Dinosaur Digs LLC (Attraction) — 39.6 mi, 181° S
Fort Peck Tribal Museum (Museum) — 40.1 mi, 320° NW
The Gallery (Gallery) — 40.2 mi, 186° S
Makoshika State Park (State Park) — 40.8 mi, 182° S
Rose Theater (Cinema) — 41.4 mi, 190° S
Caines Coulee Overlook (Viewpoint) — 42.9 mi, 183° S
Rock Bridge (Attraction) — 43.6 mi, 184° S
Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.3 mi, 002° N · 63k acres
Wibaux Settler Monument (Monument) — 52.1 mi, 156° SE
Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 52.1 mi, 013° N · 12k acres
Theodore Roosevelt Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 54.3 mi, 095° E · 30k acres
Theodore Roosevelt National Park (National Park) — 55.4 mi, 123° SE · 70k acres
Gn 3059 (Attraction) — 56.3 mi, 055° NE
Sloulin Field International Airport (historic) (Historic Ruins) — 56.9 mi, 053° NE
Golden Valley Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 60.5 mi, 151° SE
Medora Slaughterhouse (Historic Ruins) — 73.7 mi, 136° SE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 74.1 mi, 136° SE

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