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Martinsdale Colony Montana Map

Explore Martinsdale Colony, 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 Martinsdale Colony, Montana

How to Use This Martinsdale Colony, Montana Map

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

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	Martinsdale Colony
State	Montana (MT)
County	Wheatland County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	46.489393
Longitude	-110.267411
Population	97
Density	16.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59053
Area Code	406
County Seat	Harlowton
School District	Harlowton K-12 Schools

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About Martinsdale Colony, Montana

Martinsdale Colony is a locality in Wheatland County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 97. The population density is 16.8 people per km². Martinsdale Colony is located at 46.4894°N, 110.2674°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59053.

Martinsdale Colony emerges from the vast, high-plains geography as a collection of structures defined by the austere clarity of the Montana sky. It lies 65.8 miles northeast of Belgrade, MT (from Belgrade, MT: bearing 41°T), and is situated 58.8 miles north-northeast of Livingston. The landscape around Martinsdale Colony is dominated by expansive, open grasslands that stretch toward the faint, serrated silhouette of the Rocky Mountains rising in the distant west. A mile away, the North Fork Musselshell River carves a quiet, meandering path through the terrain, its banks providing a sliver of verdant relief against the sage-colored earth. Three miles to the east, the stillness of Martinsdale Reservoir reflects the drifting clouds, while the nearby expanse of Big Coulee adds a deep, rhythmic texture to the rolling topography. The air here holds a thin, sharp edge, and at dusk, the light loses its heat, turning the horizon into a bruised palette of violet and charcoal that seems to stretch into an infinite, quiet void.

Agriculture remains the singular, enduring pulse of the local economy, anchored by the disciplined labor of the Hutterite community that maintains these lands. Adjacent to the Montana State Trust Lands, the daily life of Martinsdale Colony is governed by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of harvest, a pattern that has persisted with little deviation for generations. The people here organize their days around the rhythm of the soil and the tending of livestock, finding a spare, functional grace in the order of their fields and workshops. Unlike the more frantic pace of modern life, the existence here is measured by the steady progress of work and the communal quiet that settles over the prairie when the wind dies down. It is a place where history is not a monument but a continuous, living practice, etched into the way the sun hits the weathered wood of the barns and the patient, deliberate movement of those who call these plains home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 360° N
Selkirk Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 1.8 mi, 124° SE
Martinsdale Reservoir Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 183° S
Haymaker Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 005° N
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 8.6 mi, 002° N · 1.9M acres
Bartleson Peak Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 13.9 mi, 020° N
Gallatin National Forest (National Forest) — 19.0 mi, 192° S · 1.9M acres
E57B - the Last Electric Locomotive (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 100° E
Middle Fork Judith Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 21.5 mi, 349° N · 81k acres
Stageline Pizza and Theater (Cinema) — 30.4 mi, 278° W
Utica Museum (Museum) — 34.1 mi, 014° N
Big Snowies Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 36.8 mi, 057° NE · 89k acres
Sod Buster Museum (Museum) — 40.4 mi, 014° N
Middle Fork Canyon National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 41.6 mi, 232° SW · 954 acres
Judith Basin County Museum (Museum) — 45.9 mi, 003° N
Cottonwood Cinema (Cinema) — 47.7 mi, 162° S
Victorian Village Museum (Museum) — 48.1 mi, 163° S
Chief Joseph (Monument) — 50.3 mi, 105° E
Fort Parker (Attraction) — 54.2 mi, 187° S
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.7 mi, 045° NE · 788k acres
Lewistown Art Center (Gallery) — 56.2 mi, 045° NE
Cowboy Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 56.3 mi, 045° NE
Yellowstone Gateway Museum (Museum) — 58.8 mi, 194° S
Fireflies Pottery & Art Gallery (Gallery) — 58.9 mi, 194° S
B.hive (Gallery) — 58.9 mi, 194° S
Edgewater Farms (Attraction) — 59.9 mi, 253° W
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 61.9 mi, 187° S · 941k acres
Montana Grizzly Encounter (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 63.2 mi, 206° SW
College 'M' (Viewpoint) — 63.3 mi, 213° SW
Reed Point High School Football Field (Stadium) — 64.2 mi, 147° SE

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