Simms Montana Map

About Simms, Montana

Simms is a locality in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 361. The population density is 18.3 people per km². Simms is located at 47.4925°N, 111.9536°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59477.

Simms stretches across a wide, windswept expanse of the high plains where the sky dominates the horizon with a relentless, pale clarity. It lies 29.3 miles west of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 269°T), and is situated 34.8 miles west of Malmstrom AFB. The Sun River meanders just a mile away, carving a modest green ribbon through the earth, while the rugged, distant summits of the Rocky Mountains trace a jagged charcoal line against the western sunset. To the north, the terrain deepens into the quiet depressions of Hickory Coulee, and the nearby Montana State Trust Lands offer a vast, open solitude defined by native grasses and the scent of sagebrush. The light here is sharp and unsparing, bleaching the color from the prairie by midday but casting long, dramatic shadows that make the land feel ancient and undisturbed.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Simms, as the economy is tied to the cycles of wheat fields and the grazing of livestock that have shaped the region since its early settlement. While the modern pace is quiet, the history of the locale is preserved in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the grain elevators that stand like sentinels above the flat expanse. Travelers heading toward the distant heights might pass through, oblivious to the proximity of the local landscape, which includes the seasonal migratory paths near Freezeout Lake or the hidden rush of water at Buffalo Falls. Life in Simms moves in accordance with the weather, a slow and deliberate rhythm where the immense distances between neighbors are bridged by a shared reliance on the land and the quiet endurance required to thrive in such an exposed, expansive country.

About This Simms Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Simms, Montana. Coordinates: 47.492537, -111.953585. 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 Simms includes the ZIP code (59477), telephone area code (406), county seat of Cascade County (Great Falls), and school district assignment (Sun River Valley Elementary School District).

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.