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Potomac Montana Map

Explore Potomac, 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 Potomac, Montana

How to Use This Potomac, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	46.881597
Longitude	-113.579533
Population	26
Density	36.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59823
Area Code	406
County Seat	Missoula
School District	Missoula High School District

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About Potomac, Montana

Potomac is a locality in Missoula County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 26. The population density is 36.5 people per km². Potomac is located at 46.8816°N, 113.5795°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59823.

Potomac defines the quiet intersection where the persistent, clear-running Camas Creek carves its path through the land, serving as the lifeblood for the surrounding meadows and the sprawling expanse of the Camas Prairie. It lies 19.6 miles east of Missoula, MT (from Missoula, MT: bearing 88°T), and is situated 17.3 miles east of East Missoula. The air here holds a thin, crystalline quality that sharpens the edges of every pine needle, while the distant, jagged silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains anchor the western horizon in a permanent, stoic blue. To the east, the terrain yields to the dense, measured timber of the Lubrecht State Experimental Forest, where the landscape transitions from open, sun-bleached grasses into the deep, shaded quiet of timberlands. When the light leans long and amber during the late afternoon, the valley floor takes on a gilded, hushed intensity, turning the grasses into a field of tall, swaying copper.

Potomac persists as a landscape shaped by the slow, deliberate pulse of forestry and the quiet endurance of agriculture, reflecting a history tied to the labor of the woods and the soil. The nearby Clearwater State Forest offers a vast, untamed buffer that dictates the rhythm of the local economy, keeping the pace of life tethered to the seasonal shifts of the environment rather than the frantic demands of urban centers. Residents look toward the horizon with a steady familiarity, moving between the working timber tracts and the wide, open spaces that have defined this region since its earliest settlement. Even when the winter clouds hang low and heavy, the spirit of Potomac remains anchored to the land, an unwavering commitment to a way of life that values the immense, silent distances between neighbors and the enduring, rugged character of the Montana interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clearwater State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 2.0 mi, 038° NE
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 175° S
Lubrecht State Experimental Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 025° NE
Blackfoot River (Wild & Scenic River) — 3.8 mi, 350° N · 6,057 acres
Lolo National Forest (National Forest) — 4.7 mi, 306° NW · 2.3M acres
Belmont Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 5.1 mi, 001° N · 631 acres
Corrick's River Bend Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 5.1 mi, 022° N
The Nature Conservancy Private Conservation Fee Ownership (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 037° NE
Rattlesnake National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 10.7 mi, 313° NW · 60k acres
Rattlesnake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.8 mi, 311° NW · 34k acres
Captain John Mullan (Public Artwork) — 14.5 mi, 268° W
Welcome Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.2 mi, 194° S · 28k acres
Rattlesnake Graveyard Memorial (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 272° W
Bitterroot National Forest (National Forest) — 18.6 mi, 218° SW · 1.6M acres
Phylis Washington Amphitheater (Theatre) — 19.0 mi, 266° W
Legacy Point (Viewpoint) — 19.2 mi, 250° W
Grizzly Statue (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 266° W
Dana Gallery (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 268° W
Radius Gallery (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 268° W
The Artists' Shop (Gallery) — 19.6 mi, 268° W
E3 Convergance Gallery (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 268° W
Roosevelt (Monument) — 19.8 mi, 267° W
West Side Studios & Theater (Theatre) — 20.3 mi, 270° W
Graffiti Wall (Arts Centre) — 20.5 mi, 269° W
The Brand Bar Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 066° NE
National Museum of Forest Service History (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 278° W
Fort Owen State Park (Museum) — 35.0 mi, 225° SW
Upper Blackfoot Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 40.2 mi, 083° E
Mae Werning's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 41.9 mi, 158° S
Dixon Train Station (Abandoned and Demolished in 2013) (Historic Ruins) — 45.9 mi, 311° NW

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