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Nye Montana Map

Explore Nye, 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 Nye, Montana

How to Use This Nye, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	45.435497
Longitude	-109.809065
Population	38
Density	41.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	59061, 59028
Area Code	406
County Seat	Columbus
School District	Absarokee High School District

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About Nye, Montana

Nye is a locality in Stillwater County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 38. The population density is 41.6 people per km². Nye is located at 45.4355°N, 109.8091°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 59061, 59028.

Nye anchors itself where the Stillwater River carves a cold, persistent path through the rugged terrain of the Montana high country. It lies 61.8 miles east-southeast of Bozeman, MT (from Bozeman, MT: bearing 105°T), and is situated 32.3 miles west-northwest of Red Lodge. The landscape rises in jagged silhouettes toward the distant Absaroka Range, while the immediate ground is defined by the steep, narrow descent of Robinson Draw and the quiet, still surface of Turco Pond. The air here carries a sharp clarity, tasting of pine needles and damp earth, especially near the spray of Woodbine Falls, where the water fractures against the stone in a perpetual, rhythmic pulse. Beyond the nearby Buffalo Jump Fishing Access Site, the land opens into expansive, broken stretches of timber and rock, holding the silence of the high plains while the shadows lengthen across the valley floor.

Nye grew from the hard necessity of extracting value from the earth, its identity forged by the mineral wealth buried within the surrounding hills and the persistent labor required to harvest it. The local economy remains tied to these geological veins and the rhythms of the land, operating with a stoic indifference to the frantic pace of the outside world. Residents navigate the seasons between the deep, isolating snows and the brief, brilliant summers, often looking toward the rugged slopes of Custer National Forest for timber or solitude. Even with the presence of Granite Glacier looming in the high altitudes, life in Nye feels grounded in the immediate, where the history of industry and the endurance of the frontier persist in the way the light catches the dust on a gravel road at dusk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Buffalo Jump Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 090° E
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 000° N
Custer National Forest (National Forest) — 2.0 mi, 180° S · 1.2M acres
Moraine Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 052° NE
Bad Canyon Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.7 mi, 004° N · 1,570 acres
Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.6 mi, 181° S · 941k acres
Gallatin National Forest (National Forest) — 8.5 mi, 356° N · 1.9M acres
Tippet Rise Art Center (Arts Centre) — 12.4 mi, 073° E
East Rosebud Creek, Montana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.4 mi, 152° SE · 3,836 acres
Natural Bridge State Park (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 292° W
Reed Point High School Football Field (Stadium) — 22.5 mi, 034° NE
Victorian Village Museum (Museum) — 28.0 mi, 344° N
Yellowstone Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 28.2 mi, 200° S · 2.0M acres
Yellowstone National Park (National Park) — 28.2 mi, 200° S · 2.2M acres
Cottonwood Cinema (Cinema) — 28.4 mi, 346° N
Erma Number 1 Mine (Historic Ruins) — 30.1 mi, 192° S
North Absaroka Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.1 mi, 187° S · 346k acres
Museum of the Beartooths (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 062° NE
Gallery Dan Hartman (Public Artwork) — 30.7 mi, 196° S
High Lakes Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 31.1 mi, 164° S · 15k acres
Depot Gallery (Gallery) — 32.1 mi, 122° SE
Carbon County Museum (Museum) — 32.2 mi, 122° SE
Kinzley (Gallery) — 32.2 mi, 122° SE
Beartooth Gallery Fine Art (Gallery) — 32.3 mi, 122° SE
Roman Theatre (Cinema) — 32.3 mi, 122° SE
Pilot & Index (Viewpoint) — 33.0 mi, 180° S
Fort Parker (Attraction) — 34.4 mi, 304° NW
Livingston Depot (Museum) — 39.7 mi, 293° NW
Yellowstone Gateway Museum (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 294° NW
Lewis and Clark on the Yellowstone (Monument) — 45.3 mi, 072° E

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