Explore Havre, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Havre, 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 Havre.
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 | Havre |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Hill County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 48.541911 |
| Longitude | -109.677956 |
| Population | 9,362 |
| Density | 974.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 59501 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| County Seat | Havre |
| School District | Havre Elementary School District |
Havre commands a vast expanse of high plains where the horizon stretches into an infinite, pale blue distance. It lies 104.1 miles northeast of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 45°T), and is situated 100.0 miles northeast of Malmstrom AFB. Bullhook Creek carves a winding path through the local terrain, offering a modest ribbon of movement across the dry earth. Sands Lake sits quietly just a short distance away, reflecting the immense sky that defines this high-altitude country. While the Rocky Mountains remain a distant, jagged silhouette on the western edge of the world, the immediate land is defined by the subtle, rhythmic rise of open prairie. Harroum Coulee adds a deeper texture to the surrounding topography, grounding the landscape in a quiet, enduring permanence.
Havre emerged as a vital node for the Great Northern Railway, transforming from a simple supply point into a hub for transcontinental trade. The local economy remains deeply tethered to the rhythm of agriculture and the movement of freight across the northern plains. Generations of laborers built their lives around the iron rails, establishing a culture of resilience that persists in the grain elevators and wide, utilitarian streets. Wheat fields dominate the surrounding acreage, swaying under the relentless wind that defines the harvest season. Industrial activity here is sparse but essential, focused on the processing of raw materials that sustain the regional livelihood.
Havre maintains an understated character, shaped by the hard-won independence of those who choose to live beneath such an expansive sky. Us Bank Park serves as a central gathering space where the community gathers to watch the seasons shift against the backdrop of the plains. The town honors its heritage through the preservation of the Havre Beneath the Streets, an underground network that whispers of the rougher, earlier days of settlement. While the region is not typically associated with celebrity, notable individuals like the influential author James Welch have contributed to the cultural depth of the larger Montana experience. Daily life follows a steady, predictable cadence, marked by the changing light that transforms the prairie from a muted gray at dawn to a vibrant gold by late afternoon.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Havre, Montana. Coordinates: 48.541911, -109.677956. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Havre includes the ZIP code (59501), telephone area code (406), county seat of Hill County (Havre), and school district assignment (Havre Elementary School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |