Herron Montana Map

About Herron, Montana

Herron is a locality in Hill County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 88. The population density is 7.3 people per km². Herron is located at 48.5341°N, 109.7718°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59501.

Herron emerges from the vast, dry expanse of the high plains as a quiet collection of structures defined by the relentless horizon. It lies 99.8 miles northeast of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 44°T), and is situated 4.7 miles west-southwest of Havre. The land surrounding Herron stretches out in muted tones of ochre and sage, punctuated by the subtle, low-slung contours of Indian Woman Coulee. Moisture is a rare visitor here, though the nearby basin of Stink Lake offers a stagnant, reflective presence against the arid earth, while the thin, winding ribbon of Beaver Creek carves a meager path through the dust. On the distant western edge of the world, the faint, jagged silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains provide a permanent, hazy boundary to the sky, serving as a reminder of the immense scale of the landscape that dwarfed early efforts to tame this ground.

Economic life in Herron remains tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the sprawling reach of Montana State Trust Lands, where the sparse vegetation dictates the limits of local industry. Generations have worked these reaches, finding a livelihood in the quiet persistence of agriculture and the maintenance of vast, fenced-in distances that separate one neighbor from the next. The air here carries a sharp, metallic clarity, especially as the sun slips behind the plains, casting long, bruised shadows that seem to stretch for miles. Life in Herron follows the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons, where the primary labor involves tending to the land, and the primary recreation is found in the stillness of the afternoon light as it settles over the dry, unyielding grass.

About This Herron Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Herron, Montana. Coordinates: 48.53413, -109.771759. 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 Herron includes the ZIP code (59501), telephone area code (406), county seat of Hill County (Havre), and school district assignment (Havre Elementary School District).

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.