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Ovando Montana Map

Explore Ovando, 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 Ovando, Montana

How to Use This Ovando, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	47.022877
Longitude	-113.181749
Population	83
Density	3.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59854
Area Code	406
County Seat	Deer Lodge
School District	Ovando Elementary School District

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About Ovando, Montana

Ovando is a locality in Powell County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 83. The population density is 3.6 people per km². Ovando is located at 47.0229°N, 113.1817°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59854.

Ovando emerges as a quiet settlement where the cold, clear pulse of Hoyt Creek carves a path through the valley floor, defining the rhythm of the surrounding meadows. It lies 41.9 miles east-northeast of Missoula, MT (from Missoula, MT: bearing 76°T), and is situated 59.7 miles west-northwest of Helena. The landscape here is defined by broad, expansive grasses that stretch toward the horizon, meeting the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains that rim the western sky. To the north, the terrain transitions into the dense, shadowed timber of the Clearwater State Forest, while the nearby Montana State Trust Lands offer a sprawling expanse of open range. The air in Ovando possesses a peculiar, thin clarity that sharpens the edges of every fence line and cottonwood, especially as the late afternoon light turns the dry stalks of the plains into a field of burnished copper.

Historical echoes of frontier trade and ranching remain the bedrock of the local economy, where the livelihood of the people is still tied to the health of the soil and the success of the cattle drives. Life in Ovando moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, far removed from the frantic intersections of modern commerce. Residents often look toward the nearby Dry Gulch or the quiet, still waters of Kleinschmidt Lake to find a reprieve from the labor of the day, or they follow the McCabe Lake Creek Trail when the high country invites exploration. This is a place where the community maintains a singular, sturdy independence, grounded by the steady, persistent flow of the creek and the immense, unblinking silence of the Montana sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 180° S
Monture Creek Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 1.9 mi, 295° NW
The Brand Bar Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 095° E
River Junction Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 197° S
University of Montana Land - Bandy Ranch (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 309° NW
Powell County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 331° NW
Blackfoot-Clearwater Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 282° W
Blackfoot River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.7 mi, 271° W · 6,057 acres
Lolo National Forest (National Forest) — 4.9 mi, 015° N · 2.3M acres
Wales Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 6.4 mi, 196° S · 11k acres
Helena National Forest (National Forest) — 13.5 mi, 115° SE · 984k acres
Scapegoat Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.3 mi, 016° N · 260k acres
Bob Marshall Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.0 mi, 344° N · 1.1M acres
Upper Blackfoot Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 103° E
Saddle Mountain Lookout (Viewpoint) — 24.0 mi, 162° S
Capt John Mullan (Public Artwork) — 24.6 mi, 176° S
Rattlesnake Graveyard Memorial (Monument) — 38.2 mi, 257° W
Phylis Washington Amphitheater (Theatre) — 39.3 mi, 254° W
Grizzly Statue (Monument) — 39.6 mi, 254° W
Dana Gallery (Gallery) — 39.7 mi, 255° W
Radius Gallery (Gallery) — 39.8 mi, 255° W
The Artists' Shop (Gallery) — 39.8 mi, 255° W
E3 Convergance Gallery (Museum) — 39.9 mi, 255° W
Roosevelt (Monument) — 40.0 mi, 255° W
West Side Studios & Theater (Theatre) — 40.2 mi, 256° W
Graffiti Wall (Arts Centre) — 40.5 mi, 256° W
National Museum of Forest Service History (Museum) — 43.8 mi, 262° W
Sheds (Attraction) — 47.3 mi, 154° SE
Chicken Coop (Attraction) — 47.3 mi, 154° SE
Bielenberg Barn (Attraction) — 47.3 mi, 153° SE

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