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Hardy Montana Map

Explore Hardy, 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 Hardy, Montana

How to Use This Hardy, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	47.186336
Longitude	-111.805822
Population	88
Density	30.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59421
Area Code	406
County Seat	Great Falls
School District	Cascade Elementary School District

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About Hardy, Montana

Hardy is a locality in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 88. The population density is 30.0 people per km². Hardy is located at 47.1863°N, 111.8058°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59421.

Hardy emerges from the high plains as a collection of quiet lines drawn against the vast, pale expanse of the Montana sky. It lies 32.1 miles southwest of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 228°T), and is situated 34.5 miles north-northeast of Helena Valley Northwest. Hardy Creek carves a persistent path through the sagebrush, its waters reflecting the shift of light that moves across the earth like a slow, heavy breath. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains anchor the horizon, while the immediate landscape remains defined by the rugged, open terrain of Tower Rock State Park, where sheer basalt cliffs rise abruptly to meet the clouds. Five miles away, the singular depression of The Devils Kitchen fractures the ground, creating a stark, shadowed contrast to the arid, sun-bleached grasses that dominate the surrounding plateau.

History in Hardy lingers in the remnants of iron rails and the persistent pulse of the regional economy, which remains tethered to the land and the patient work of the rancher. The local rhythm is measured not by the clock, but by the seasonal requirements of cattle and the maintenance of the dry, unforgiving soil. Residents often look toward the quiet expanse of Tintinger Slough, a small, reflective basin that marks the stillness of the geography. Life here is stripped of excess, favoring a solitary independence that honors the legacy of those who first traversed these plains, leaving behind a culture defined by resilience and an unspoken reverence for the immense, open spaces that keep the world at a distance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tower Rock State Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 309° NW
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 175° S
Prewett Creek Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 222° SW
Pelican Point Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 046° NE
Beartooth (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 180° S
Beartooth Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 180° S
Sleeping Giant Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 17.3 mi, 204° SW · 6,535 acres
Helena National Forest (National Forest) — 18.4 mi, 180° S · 984k acres
Gates Of The Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.4 mi, 180° S · 28k acres
Sheep Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 18.9 mi, 210° SW · 3,946 acres
Mann Gulch Firefighter Memorial (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 192° S
First Peoples Buffalo Jump SP (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 033° NE
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 25.2 mi, 103° E · 1.9M acres
Earle E Heikka Museum (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 044° NE
Lewis and Clark Statue (Public Artwork) — 31.5 mi, 048° NE
A. Hooker's Gallery (Gallery) — 31.6 mi, 045° NE
The History Museum (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 047° NE
American Music (Theatre) — 32.1 mi, 047° NE
QGallery Sixteen (Gallery) — 32.4 mi, 047° NE
Scapegoat Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 32.5 mi, 269° W · 260k acres
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art (Museum) — 33.0 mi, 048° NE
Cascade County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 33.0 mi, 048° NE
Two Camps Vista (Viewpoint) — 33.7 mi, 180° S
Fish Hawk Day use Area (Attraction) — 38.4 mi, 174° S
Lorelei day use area (Attraction) — 39.7 mi, 173° S
Helena Avenue Theater (Theatre) — 41.8 mi, 194° S
Mary Statue (Monument) — 41.9 mi, 195° S
Omerta Arts (Gallery) — 42.3 mi, 195° S
Cinemark Helena & XD (Cinema) — 42.3 mi, 195° S
Montana Heritage Center (Museum) — 42.6 mi, 194° S

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