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Riceville Montana Map

Explore Riceville, 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 Riceville, Montana

How to Use This Riceville, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	47.214684
Longitude	-110.933561
Population	36
Density	15.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59412
Area Code	406
County Seat	Great Falls
School District	Belt Elementary School District

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About Riceville, Montana

Riceville is a locality in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 36. The population density is 15.8 people per km². Riceville is located at 47.2147°N, 110.9336°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59412.

Riceville emerges from the high plains as a quiet convergence of earth and water, where the persistent current of Belt Creek carves a path through the limestone cliffs. It lies 26.2 miles southeast of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 139°T), and is situated 23.3 miles south-southeast of Malmstrom AFB. The landscape surrounding Riceville is defined by the rugged architecture of Sluice Boxes State Park, where sheer canyon walls rise to meet the wide, unyielding Montana sky. Beyond the immediate banks of the creek, the land stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Rocky Mountains, while the nearby depression of Nasen Coulee traps the cool, thin air of evening. The light here shifts with a deliberate, slow intensity, turning the dry grasses to shades of pale copper as the sun dips below the horizon, leaving the terrain in a state of stark, quiet clarity.

History in Riceville is marked by the labor of those who sought fortune in the narrow defiles of the canyon, leaving behind remnants of mining endeavors that once defined the local economy. Today, the pace of life follows the rhythm of the seasons and the demands of ranching, with the daily movement of livestock and the seasonal maintenance of fences dictating the pulse of the neighborhood. While the solitude of the plains is absolute, the proximity to the jagged formations of Sluice Boxes State Park draws those who find purpose in the wilderness, far from the reach of larger settlements. Though Pirate Lake lies miles away, its presence is felt in the collective memory of the region, serving as a distant point of reference in a land defined by its immense, open distances and the enduring, stoic character of its inhabitants.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sluice Boxes State Park (State Park) — 0.1 mi, 181° S
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 199° S
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 5.2 mi, 181° S · 1.9M acres
Paine Gulch Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.5 mi, 150° SE
Deep Creek Figure 8 Loop National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 12.2 mi, 216° SW · 125 acres
Smith River State Park (State Park) — 17.3 mi, 244° SW
Rainbow Dam Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.3 mi, 330° NW
Cascade County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 321° NW
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 321° NW
Lewis and Clark Statue (Public Artwork) — 26.0 mi, 318° NW
The History Museum (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 319° NW
QGallery Sixteen (Gallery) — 26.3 mi, 320° NW
American Music (Theatre) — 26.4 mi, 319° NW
Helena National Forest (National Forest) — 26.6 mi, 217° SW · 984k acres
Middle Fork Judith Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 27.2 mi, 149° SE · 81k acres
A. Hooker's Gallery (Gallery) — 27.4 mi, 318° NW
Earle E Heikka Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 316° NW
Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.8 mi, 331° NW · 25k acres
First Peoples Buffalo Jump SP (Monument) — 33.2 mi, 304° NW
Judith Basin County Museum (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 097° E
Gates Of The Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 42.1 mi, 240° SW · 28k acres
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (National Monument) — 42.5 mi, 016° N · 507k acres
Upper Missouri National Wild & Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 42.5 mi, 016° N · 147k acres
Kendra Jayne Romain (Monument) — 42.6 mi, 016° N
Fort Benton City Hall (Monument) — 43.4 mi, 017° N
High Water Mark (Attraction) — 43.5 mi, 017° N
Rider Of The Purple Sage (Attraction) — 43.5 mi, 017° N
John Mullan Trail Marker (Attraction) — 43.6 mi, 017° N
Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea Memorial (Attraction) — 43.7 mi, 017° N
Stageline Pizza and Theater (Cinema) — 46.1 mi, 178° S

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