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Heron Montana Map

Explore Heron, 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 Heron, Montana

How to Use This Heron, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	48.063758
Longitude	-115.98022
Population	173
Density	13.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59844
Area Code	406
County Seat	Thompson Falls
School District	Noxon Elementary School District

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About Heron, Montana

Heron is a locality in Sanders County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 173. The population density is 13.1 people per km². Heron is located at 48.0638°N, 115.9802°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59844.

Heron occupies a quiet intersection of water and timber where the swift current of the Clark Fork carves a deliberate path through the rugged terrain. It lies 43.4 miles east-northeast of Hayden, ID (from Hayden, ID: bearing 62°T), and is situated 31.3 miles east-southeast of Sandpoint. The landscape surrounding Heron is defined by the expansive presence of the Cabinet Gorge Reservoir, which holds the light of the setting sun in a stillness that contrasts with the constant motion of the nearby river. Beyond the immediate banks, the dense canopy of the Kaniksu National Forest provides a deep, evergreen backdrop, while the steep, shadowed reaches of Beaver Gulch offer a reminder of the verticality inherent to this land. High above the distant horizon, the silhouette of the Rocky Mountains marks the edge of the world, a faint, jagged line against the pale Montana sky that keeps the basin feeling both sheltered and vast.

History in Heron clings to the rhythm of the timber industry and the slow, deliberate work of those who have long harvested the bounty of the surrounding woods. Local life moves in harmony with the seasonal shifts of the forest, where the proximity of the Kaniksu National Forest dictates the flow of commerce and the quiet habits of the residents. Those seeking the solitude of the high country often traverse the Rice Draw Trail, a path that winds through the timber and provides a vantage point over the valley’s changing colors. While the frozen silence of the Blackwell Glacier remains a distant, icy presence far to the north, the daily pulse of Heron is anchored firmly in the valley floor, where the air smells of damp pine needles and the cold, clean water of the Clark Fork.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kaniksu National Forest (National Forest) — 0.7 mi, 075° E · 1.6M acres
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 190° S
Kootenai National Forest (National Forest) — 6.0 mi, 010° N · 1.8M acres
Bull River Bay Recreation Area Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 109° E
Lower Ross Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 8.3 mi, 005° N
Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 291° W
Coeur D'Alene River National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 9.1 mi, 217° SW · 96 acres
Upper Shoshone Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.2 mi, 181° S
Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area (Nature Reserve) — 10.3 mi, 016° N
Bull River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 029° NE
Cabinet Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.4 mi, 055° NE · 94k acres
Lightning Creek Streamside Zone Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 331° NW · 173 acres
Lake Pend Oreille (Recreation Area) — 13.8 mi, 305° NW
Bernard Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.1 mi, 251° W
Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout (Historic Ruins) — 25.9 mi, 340° N
Troy Museum (Museum) — 27.5 mi, 008° N
Statue of Liberty (Public Artwork) — 29.5 mi, 299° NW
Barlow Stadium (Stadium) — 30.1 mi, 298° NW
Richochet Rapids (Attraction) — 34.9 mi, 253° W
Avalanche Mountain (Attraction) — 34.9 mi, 253° W
Velocity Peak (Attraction) — 35.0 mi, 253° W
Rumble Falls (Attraction) — 35.0 mi, 253° W
Theatre of Illusion Magic Show (Theatre) — 35.2 mi, 253° W
Henley Airstrip (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 35.4 mi, 252° W
Sunshine Miners Memorial (Monument) — 37.1 mi, 185° S
Miner's Statue (Monument) — 40.5 mi, 177° S
Veteran's Monument (Monument) — 40.6 mi, 177° S
Oasis Bordello Museum (Museum) — 40.9 mi, 176° S
Captain John Mullan Museum (Museum) — 41.8 mi, 168° S
Hayden Discount Cinema (Cinema) — 43.4 mi, 240° SW

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