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Harlowton Montana Map

Explore Harlowton, 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 Harlowton, Montana

How to Use This Harlowton, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	46.435512
Longitude	-109.83435
Population	955
Density	589.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	59036
Area Code	406
County Seat	Harlowton
School District	Harlowton K-12 Schools

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About Harlowton, Montana

Harlowton is a locality in Wheatland County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 955. The population density is 589.0 people per km². Harlowton is located at 46.4355°N, 109.8344°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Harlowton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59036.

Harlowton stretches across a vast, golden expanse of prairie where the winds carry the scent of dry earth and sagebrush. It lies 77.9 miles northeast of Bozeman, MT (from Bozeman, MT: bearing 47°T), and is situated 47.4 miles south-southwest of Lewistown. Jawbone Creek meanders past the periphery, its quiet flow cutting through the landscape as it carves a path toward the horizon. To the west, the distant peaks of the Rocky Mountains silhouette against a sky that holds an immense, heavy clarity, while the nearby Dresback Coulee deepens the texture of the plains. Light here descends with a deliberate, lingering quality, washing the grasses in shades of amber and pale violet as the sun drops behind the land. At the Harlowton Fishing Access Site, the stillness of the afternoon suggests a rhythm dictated not by clocks, but by the slow, seasonal pulse of the plains.

Harlowton emerged from the grit of the railroad expansion, a place defined by the heavy steel of tracks that once brought industry to this remote corner of the high plains. The economy maintains a steady, rooted connection to the land, where the labor of ranching and the demands of agriculture provide the foundation for daily life. Beyond the town limits, the waters of Lode Reservoir sit tucked into the terrain, offering a quiet depth that reflects the shifting clouds above. The character of Harlowton remains tethered to these open distances, where the legacy of the early settlers persists in the sturdy, unadorned architecture and the resilience of those who continue to work the soil. Every movement within the grid of streets feels measured, a testament to a life lived in harmony with the expansive, unyielding silence of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

E57B - the Last Electric Locomotive (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 014° N
Harlowton Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 197° S
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 283° W · 1.9M acres
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 334° NW
Selkirk Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 18.4 mi, 276° W
Haymaker Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 20.8 mi, 305° NW
Bartleson Peak Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 21.0 mi, 320° NW
Big Snowies Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 25.4 mi, 026° NE · 89k acres
Gallatin National Forest (National Forest) — 27.0 mi, 216° SW · 1.9M acres
Chief Joseph (Monument) — 29.5 mi, 109° E
Middle Fork Judith Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 35.2 mi, 319° NW · 81k acres
Utica Museum (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 342° N
Cottonwood Cinema (Cinema) — 42.0 mi, 188° S
Victorian Village Museum (Museum) — 42.8 mi, 189° S
Sod Buster Museum (Museum) — 44.1 mi, 346° N
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 46.1 mi, 023° NE · 788k acres
Lewistown Art Center (Gallery) — 47.6 mi, 024° NE
Cowboy Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 47.7 mi, 024° NE
Lake Mason National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 47.7 mi, 069° E · 22k acres
Stageline Pizza and Theater (Cinema) — 51.3 mi, 279° W
Reed Point High School Football Field (Stadium) — 52.3 mi, 165° S
Judith Basin County Museum (Museum) — 52.9 mi, 340° N
Fort Parker (Attraction) — 57.1 mi, 209° SW
Musselshell Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 61.5 mi, 089° E
Fireflies Pottery & Art Gallery (Gallery) — 63.8 mi, 213° SW
Natural Bridge State Park (Attraction) — 63.8 mi, 196° S
B.hive (Gallery) — 63.8 mi, 213° SW
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 66.3 mi, 200° S · 941k acres
Tippet Rise Art Center (Arts Centre) — 66.7 mi, 169° S
Lewis and Clark on the Yellowstone (Monument) — 70.8 mi, 141° SE

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