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Hilger Montana Map

Explore Hilger, 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 Hilger, Montana

How to Use This Hilger, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	47.253867
Longitude	-109.359902
Population	24
Density	33.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59451
Area Code	406
County Seat	Lewistown
School District	Fergus High School District

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About Hilger, Montana

Hilger is a locality in Fergus County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 24. The population density is 33.1 people per km². Hilger is located at 47.2539°N, 109.3599°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59451.

Hilger occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the prairie meets the high sky, defined largely by the quiet, persistent presence of Moccasin Creek as it carves a path through the earth. It lies 92.4 miles east of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 100°T), and is situated 13.6 miles north-northeast of Lewistown. The landscape here is characterized by an immense, open horizon, where the light at dusk stretches shadows long and thin across the grasses, turning the land a bruised shade of gold before the deep blue of evening takes hold. To the west, the distant, snow-dusted edges of the Rocky Mountains provide a jagged silhouette against the fading day, while the immediate terrain is broken only by the subtle depression of Mason Canyon and the nearby, quiet expanse of Upper Carters Pond. The air holds a sharp, clean clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every fence post and grain silo, lending the geography a stark, unadorned beauty that demands a patient eye.

Hilger remains deeply rooted in the cycles of agriculture and the rhythms of the land, with the nearby Montana State Trust Lands offering a reminder of the expansive, working heritage that defines the region. Historical remnants of rail transport and rural development linger in the weathered wood of old structures, marking a time when the economy relied heavily on the transit of goods across these wide, wind-swept plains. Life in Hilger moves with the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons, where the primary concerns are the yield of the soil and the health of the livestock that graze the surrounding acreage. This is a place of enduring, quiet labor, where the modern world feels like a distant hum against the steady, rhythmic pulse of the plains and the ancient, unchanging drift of the clouds.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 104° E
Judith Mountains Scenic Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.6 mi, 176° S
Collar Gulch Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.0 mi, 112° E
Upper Carter Pond Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 205° SW
Hruska Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 11.8 mi, 213° SW
Cowboy Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 13.3 mi, 194° S
Lewistown Art Center (Gallery) — 13.4 mi, 194° S
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.3 mi, 195° S · 788k acres
Beckman Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.9 mi, 298° NW
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 16.9 mi, 178° S
Winifred Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 358° N
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (National Monument) — 24.5 mi, 036° NE · 507k acres
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 26.8 mi, 177° S · 1.9M acres
Big Snowies Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 27.6 mi, 177° S · 89k acres
Upper Missouri National Wild & Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 31.3 mi, 358° N · 147k acres
Sod Buster Museum (Museum) — 35.5 mi, 248° W
Utica Museum (Museum) — 39.7 mi, 240° SW
Judith Basin County Museum (Museum) — 41.1 mi, 261° W
Gilmore Cabin River Stop (Attraction) — 41.2 mi, 023° NE
Slippery Ann Elk Viewing area (Viewpoint) — 44.9 mi, 056° NE
E57B - the Last Electric Locomotive (Monument) — 60.7 mi, 202° S
Chief Joseph (Monument) — 66.3 mi, 175° S
Musselshell Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 67.8 mi, 145° SE
Marias River Historical Marker (Attraction) — 71.2 mi, 311° NW
Mike Taylor (Monument) — 72.3 mi, 303° NW
Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea Memorial (Attraction) — 72.3 mi, 303° NW
John Mullan Trail Marker (Attraction) — 72.3 mi, 303° NW

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