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Joliet Montana Map

Explore Joliet, 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 Joliet, Montana

How to Use This Joliet, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	45.485224
Longitude	-108.970427
Population	577
Density	813.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	59041
Area Code	406
County Seat	Red Lodge
School District	Joliet Elementary School District

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About Joliet, Montana

Joliet is a locality in Carbon County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 577. The population density is 813.1 people per km². Joliet is located at 45.4852°N, 108.9704°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Joliet is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59041.

Joliet claims its place upon the high, sun-bleached plains where the horizon stretches into an infinite, pale blue arc. It lies 30.6 miles southwest of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 228°T), and is situated 15.9 miles southwest of Laurel. Rock Creek carves a persistent path through the local topography, its waters tracing a silver line that sustains the verdant ribbons of vegetation amidst the surrounding arid expanse. To the west, the jagged, snow-dusted silhouettes of the Beartooth Mountains loom against the sky, serving as a silent, formidable anchor for the landscape. The air here carries a crystalline sharpness, particularly when the late afternoon light turns the dry grasses into fields of burnished copper, casting long, lean shadows that emphasize the vastness of the terrain. Beyond the immediate settlement, the rugged ridges of Wolf Canyon break the monotony of the plains, while the nearby Montana State Trust Lands offer a quiet refuge of sagebrush and wide, open quietude.

Joliet emerged from the necessity of the rail and the resilience of those who looked at the dry earth and envisioned rows of sugar beets and sturdy cattle. This history remains etched into the local economy, where the rhythm of the year is dictated by the cycles of planting, harvest, and the quiet labor of ranching. Life moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, far removed from the frantic pace of the coast, defined instead by the small, vital commerce of the main thoroughfare and the persistent endurance of its people. Residents often look toward Cooney Reservoir when the summer heat intensifies, finding a necessary respite in the cooling presence of the water. In the quiet evenings, the town feels like a singular, fragile cluster of warmth held against the immense, dark stillness of the Montana night, where the primary concerns remain the weather, the yield of the land, and the steady passage of the seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 269° W
Homestead Isle Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 027° NE
Lewis and Clark on the Yellowstone (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 014° N
Cooney State Park (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 255° W
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Mt (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.6 mi, 165° S · 522 acres
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 172° S
Clarks Fork of the Yellowstone Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 15.4 mi, 172° S
Vue and Brew (Cinema) — 16.0 mi, 037° NE
Museum of the Beartooths (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 309° NW
Chief Plenty Coups Museum (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 101° E
Carbon County Museum (Museum) — 24.4 mi, 213° SW
Depot Gallery (Gallery) — 24.4 mi, 214° SW
Kinzley (Gallery) — 24.6 mi, 213° SW
Beartooth Gallery Fine Art (Gallery) — 24.7 mi, 213° SW
Roman Theatre (Cinema) — 24.7 mi, 213° SW
Custer National Forest (National Forest) — 25.9 mi, 213° SW · 1.2M acres
Tippet Rise Art Center (Arts Centre) — 28.8 mi, 271° W
Billings Studio Theater (Theatre) — 29.5 mi, 043° NE
Wise Wonders (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 047° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 30.5 mi, 047° NE
Grass Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.6 mi, 349° N · 6,788 acres
Nova (Theatre) — 30.7 mi, 048° NE
Four Dances (Viewpoint) — 31.2 mi, 050° NE
Ghost Cave (Historic Ruins) — 31.3 mi, 056° NE
Middle Cave (Historic Ruins) — 31.4 mi, 056° NE
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.5 mi, 225° SW · 941k acres
Reed Point High School Football Field (Stadium) — 31.8 mi, 299° NW
Shoshone National Forest (National Forest) — 36.3 mi, 204° SW · 2.4M acres
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 40.5 mi, 125° SE · 45k acres
Yellowstone National Park (National Park) — 58.6 mi, 239° SW · 2.2M acres

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