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Outlook Montana Map

Explore Outlook, 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 Outlook, Montana

How to Use This Outlook, Montana Map

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

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.

CityOutlook
StateMontana (MT)
CountySheridan County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude48.887528
Longitude-104.777745
Population84
Density26.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code59252
Area Code406
County SeatPlentywood
School DistrictPlentywood K-12 Schools

About Outlook, Montana

Outlook is a locality in Sheridan County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 84. The population density is 26.0 people per km². Outlook is located at 48.8875°N, 104.7777°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Outlook is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59252.

Outlook commands a vast, uninterrupted expanse where the horizon stretches thin and pale against a sky of immense, unburdened blue. It lies 73.7 miles northwest of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 314°T), and is situated 85.8 miles north-northwest of Sidney. The landscape around Outlook is defined by the steady, measured cadence of the high plains, where the earth yields to the subtle rise of the terrain toward Kisler Butte in the distance. Only a mile away, the quiet passage of Plentywood Creek cuts a narrow, verdant vein through the soil, offering a rare reprieve of moisture to the surrounding grasses. Further out, the landscape finds a stillness near Syme Slough, where the water mirrors the shifting light of the afternoon, and the nearby Montana State Trust Lands preserve a quiet, wild integrity that defines the character of the soil.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of existence here, as the seasons are measured by the golden tilt of grain and the arrival of the harvest. Outlook emerged from the ambition of those who recognized the fertility of this northern prairie, establishing a life rooted in the endurance of the land and the isolation of the plains. The economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the farm, where the machinery of the fields hums against the silence of the open country. Life in Outlook moves with a deliberate, cautious grace, indifferent to the hurried pace of the wider world, favoring instead the deep, settled quiet that only persists when the nearest neighbors are measured in miles rather than feet.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 229° SW
  • Sheridan County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mt (Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 026° NE
  • Sheridan County Agriculture Museum and Civic Center (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 127° SE
  • Whitetail Reservoir Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 17.0 mi, 270° W
  • Daniels County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 19.6 mi, 253° W
  • Comertown Pothole Prairie Preserve (Conservation Area) — 23.8 mi, 090° E
  • Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.8 mi, 159° S · 63k acres
  • Monument 538B (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 285° W
  • Medicine Lake National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 30.8 mi, 155° SE · 12k acres
  • Brush Lake State Park (State Park) — 35.6 mi, 123° SE
  • Culbertson Museum (Museum) — 52.7 mi, 166° S
  • Lake Zahl National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 54.3 mi, 114° SE · 6,424 acres
  • Fort Peck Tribal Museum (Museum) — 55.9 mi, 200° S
  • Poplar Museum (Museum) — 56.4 mi, 199° S
  • Wolf Point Area Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 67.8 mi, 216° SW
  • Trenton (State Conservation Area) — 71.1 mi, 143° SE
  • Sakakawea Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 71.1 mi, 143° SE
  • Sloulin Field International Airport (historic) (Historic Ruins) — 71.5 mi, 133° SE
  • Gn 3059 (Attraction) — 73.8 mi, 134° SE
  • Lewis And Clark Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 75.6 mi, 146° SE

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About This Outlook Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Outlook, Montana. Coordinates: 48.887528, -104.777745. 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 Outlook includes the ZIP code (59252), telephone area code (406), county seat of Sheridan County (Plentywood), and school district assignment (Plentywood K-12 Schools).

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.