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Lakeside Montana Map

Explore Lakeside, 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 Lakeside, Montana

How to Use This Lakeside, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	48.018275
Longitude	-114.231916
Population	2,705
Density	74.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	59602, 59212, 59922
Area Code	406
County Seat	Wolf Point
School District	Somers Elementary School District

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About Lakeside, Montana

Lakeside is a locality in Roosevelt County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,705. The population density is 74.2 people per km². Lakeside is located at 48.0183°N, 114.2319°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 59602, 59212, 59922.

Lakeside rests upon a vast, high-plains landscape where the sky exerts a heavy, blue influence over the dry earth. It lies 26.3 miles west of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 259°T), and is situated 24.8 miles north of Sidney. Little Muddy Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the prairie floor, its thin ribbon of water providing the only consistent relief to the parched, sun-bleached grasses that stretch toward the horizon. To the west, the jagged silhouette of Antelope Butte rises six miles away, a solitary sentinel watching over the undulating terrain. A traveler might notice how the light at dusk turns the dusty soil a deep, bruised violet, casting long, lean shadows across the expanse of Benson Coulee, which sits three miles to the east as a quiet depression in the land.

Montana State Trust Lands offer a sprawling, open buffer just one mile from the center of Lakeside, preserving a quietude that defines the daily experience of those who work the surrounding soil. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture and the maintenance of the nearby Harmon Reservoir, four miles away, which serves as the primary anchor for local water management. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, shaped by the isolation of the plains and the necessity of self-reliance. It is a place where history is written in the maintenance of fences and the steady, persistent growth of wheat, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, favoring instead the honest, quiet labor of the high plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Flathead National Forest (National Forest) — 2.0 mi, 324° NW · 2.4M acres
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 2.6 mi, 340° N
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.9 mi, 183° S
Somers Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 358° N
Flathead County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 4.2 mi, 012° N
Flathead Lake/West Shore State Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 157° SE
Blacktail Mountain Ski Area Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.6 mi, 277° W
North Shore Flathead Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 035° NE
Black Tail-Wild Bill Orv National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 6.4 mi, 256° W · 87 acres
Base Camp Bigfork (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 069° E
Bigfork Summer Playhouse (Theatre) — 7.9 mi, 067° NE
Echo Lake Cosway entrance (Attraction) — 12.1 mi, 049° NE
Johnson Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 12.2 mi, 181° S
Johnson Barn (Historic Ruins) — 12.2 mi, 181° S
Family Life Christian Church Large Wooden Cross (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 335° NW
Glacier Art Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 344° N
Northwest Montana History Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 344° N
Albino Buffalo (Public Artwork) — 13.3 mi, 346° N
Memorial Bench (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 344° N
Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 344° N
Hogheaven Work (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 233° SW
Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery (Gallery) — 15.1 mi, 344° N
McClaren Hall (Theatre) — 15.1 mi, 344° N
Cinemark Signature Stadium 14 (Cinema) — 15.6 mi, 344° N
Pine Grove Pond Fishing Access Sign (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 350° N
Swan River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.5 mi, 113° SE · 3,866 acres
Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 167° S
Flathead Lake Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 24.7 mi, 166° S
Kootenai National Forest (National Forest) — 27.0 mi, 266° W · 1.8M acres
Glacier National Park (National Park) — 31.9 mi, 012° N · 1.0M acres

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