Explore Lewistown, 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 Lewistown, 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 Lewistown.
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 | Lewistown |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Fergus County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 47.05138 |
| Longitude | -109.452399 |
| Population | 5,952 |
| Density | 401.6 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 59457 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| County Seat | Lewistown |
| School District | Fergus High School District |
Lewistown emerges from the high plains where the land stretches wide under an expansive, unyielding sky. It lies 92.8 miles east-southeast of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 108°T), and is situated 59.8 miles northwest of Roundup. The Little Casino Creek traces a quiet path through the center of the terrain, providing a constant, low murmur against the silence of the prairie. Five miles away, the landscape dips into the rugged shadow of Limekiln Canyon, while Carters Pond offers a small, still reflection of the clouds nearby. To the far west, the distant silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains provide a jagged boundary to the horizon. Hawthorne Park serves as a local focal point, offering a patch of green earth where the wind moves through the grass in long, rhythmic waves.
Gold seekers and homesteaders first arrived in Lewistown, drawn by the promise of the earth and the fertile potential of the valleys. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, as vast fields of wheat and barley define the seasonal labor of the people. Ranchers manage herds across the surrounding acreage, maintaining a traditional industry that has shaped the regional identity for generations. Small-scale manufacturing and service trades support the inhabitants, ensuring the stability of the local marketplace against the shifting demands of the wider world. The grit of the soil and the endurance required to work it have solidified a culture of self-reliance that persists in every business transaction.
Lewistown maintains a character defined by the steady, deliberate pace of those who live in close proximity to the seasons. The town square acts as a communal anchor, witnessing the quiet gatherings of residents who value the space between neighbors. Notable figures like the artist Russell Chatham once found inspiration in the light that settles over these plains, capturing the muted colors of the dusk. Local events often center on the harvest or the shared traditions of the ranching lifestyle, drawing people together under the bright, thin air. Visitors might spend an afternoon wandering through the quiet streets, observing how the architecture reflects a history of practical construction and survival.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lewistown, Montana. Coordinates: 47.05138, -109.452399. 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 Lewistown includes the ZIP code (59457), telephone area code (406), county seat of Fergus County (Lewistown), and school district assignment (Fergus High 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. |