Explore Hinsdale, 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 Hinsdale, 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 Hinsdale.
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 | Hinsdale |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Valley County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 48.404783 |
| Longitude | -107.086867 |
| Population | 193 |
| Density | 11.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 59241 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| County Seat | Glasgow |
| School District | Hinsdale Elementary School District |
Hinsdale occupies a vast, open expanse where the horizon stretches toward an infinite sky, defined by the steady, winding presence of the Milk River as it cuts through the plains. It lies 160.3 miles west of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 277°T), and is situated 24.7 miles west-northwest of Glasgow. Tank Coulee carves a subtle depression directly into the local terrain, grounding the site in a landscape of dry grasses and resilient soil that shifts in color from pale straw to deep amber as the sun traverses the arc of the day. To the south, the Larb Hills rise as a distant, shadowy silhouette against the clouds, while the nearby waters of Baalke Slough offer a quiet contrast to the persistent, arid breeze. The atmosphere holds a stillness that magnifies the sound of the wind, suggesting a place where the earth remains remarkably unburdened by the frantic pace of more crowded territories.
Hinsdale maintains a quiet, industrious character rooted in the rhythms of agriculture and the legacy of early rail expansion that first anchored this outpost to the surrounding frontier. The local economy persists as a reflection of the plains themselves, relying on the perseverance of those who manage the land and attend to the needs of the regional trade. A mile away, the area managed by Local Government serves as a reminder of the intentional stewardship required to sustain life in such an exposed climate. Life in Hinsdale moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, where the weight of history is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring habit of neighbors looking out for one another across the immense, silent distances of the high plains.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Hinsdale, Montana. Coordinates: 48.404783, -107.086867. 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 Hinsdale includes the ZIP code (59241), telephone area code (406), county seat of Valley County (Glasgow), and school district assignment (Hinsdale 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. |