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Gibson Flats Montana Map

Explore Gibson Flats, 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 Gibson Flats, Montana

How to Use This Gibson Flats, Montana Map

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

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	Gibson Flats
State	Montana (MT)
County	Cascade County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	47.46968
Longitude	-111.246918
Population	203
Density	23.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59405
Area Code	406
County Seat	Great Falls
School District	Great Falls Elementary School District

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About Gibson Flats, Montana

Gibson Flats is a locality in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 203. The population density is 23.5 people per km². Gibson Flats is located at 47.4697°N, 111.2469°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59405.

Gibson Flats opens wide under an immense, pale sky that seems to push the horizon into a distant, hazy blur. It lies 3.3 miles southeast of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 130°T), and is situated 3.9 miles southwest of Malmstrom AFB. The landscape here is defined by the steady, unadorned reach of the high plains, where the earth settles into a quiet, arid basin that catches the long, thin shadows of late afternoon. Only a short distance away, the water of Sand Coulee Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the soil, while the distant, serrated edge of the Rocky Mountains marks the western limit of the world. At Charles Russell Park, the wind moves through the dry grass with a dry, rushing sound, carrying the scent of sage and the cooling promise of evening.

Gibson Flats exists as a persistent echo of the labor that once defined the surrounding territory, shaped by the industrial pulse of nearby mining and the quiet endurance of agriculture. The proximity to Black Eagle Falls serves as a stark reminder of the power that once drew people to this basin, anchoring the local economy to the flow of water and the necessity of extraction. Life in Gibson Flats proceeds with a deliberate, measured pace, far removed from the frantic noise of larger centers, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the turning of the sun and the seasonal shift of the plains. Even the light here feels different—sharp, honest, and unforgiving—as it illuminates the quiet expanses that stretch toward Black Horse Lake, marking a geography that asks little of the traveler but patience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Charles Russell Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 000° N
Sand Hills Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 326° NW
Highland South Park (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 298° NW
Sibel Soccer Fields (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 024° NE
Cascade County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 327° NW
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 326° NW
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 3.0 mi, 280° W
White Bear Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 217° SW
Lewis and Clark Statue (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 299° NW
QGallery Sixteen (Gallery) — 3.4 mi, 316° NW
The History Museum (Museum) — 3.4 mi, 308° NW
Giant Springs State Park (State Park) — 3.4 mi, 347° N
American Music (Theatre) — 3.5 mi, 310° NW
Steamboat Island Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 003° N
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 4.0 mi, 005° N · 1.9M acres
A. Hooker's Gallery (Gallery) — 4.5 mi, 306° NW
Earle E Heikka Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 298° NW
Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.3 mi, 356° N · 25k acres
First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 271° W
First Peoples Buffalo Jump SP (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 273° W
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (National Monument) — 35.3 mi, 049° NE · 507k acres
Kendra Jayne Romain (Monument) — 35.3 mi, 048° NE
Fort Benton City Hall (Monument) — 36.1 mi, 048° NE
High Water Mark (Attraction) — 36.1 mi, 048° NE
Rider Of The Purple Sage (Attraction) — 36.1 mi, 048° NE
John Mullan Trail Marker (Attraction) — 36.3 mi, 048° NE
Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea Memorial (Attraction) — 36.4 mi, 048° NE
Teton Antique Tractor & Steam Engines (Museum) — 49.2 mi, 299° NW
Stageline Pizza and Theater (Cinema) — 65.7 mi, 166° S

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