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Simms Montana Map

Explore Simms, 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 Simms, Montana

How to Use This Simms, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	47.492537
Longitude	-111.953585
Population	361
Density	18.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59477
Area Code	406
County Seat	Great Falls
School District	Sun River Valley Elementary School District

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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.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.2 mi, 006° N
Crown Butte (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 171° S
Fort Shaw Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 077° E
Freezout Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 345° N
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 14.7 mi, 078° E
Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.6 mi, 040° NE · 25k acres
First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park (State Park) — 18.4 mi, 089° E
First Peoples Buffalo Jump SP (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 092° E
Teton Antique Tractor & Steam Engines (Museum) — 24.3 mi, 335° NW
Old Trail Museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 334° NW
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 25.7 mi, 334° NW · 1.9M acres
Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 27.2 mi, 235° SW · 198k acres
Earle E Heikka Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 088° E
A. Hooker's Gallery (Gallery) — 29.3 mi, 088° E
Blackfeet and Buffalo Historical Marker (Monument) — 29.6 mi, 329° NW
Kid Russell and Monte Statue (Public Artwork) — 29.8 mi, 088° E
The History Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 089° E
American Music (Theatre) — 30.3 mi, 088° E
QGallery Sixteen (Gallery) — 30.7 mi, 088° E
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art (Museum) — 31.3 mi, 088° E
Scapegoat Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.4 mi, 238° SW · 260k acres
Helena National Forest (National Forest) — 32.2 mi, 210° SW · 984k acres
Steamboat Island Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 33.3 mi, 086° E
Bob Marshall Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 37.1 mi, 293° NW · 1.1M acres
Mann Gulch Firefighter Memorial (Monument) — 41.9 mi, 176° S
Fish Hawk Day use Area (Attraction) — 60.4 mi, 169° S
Lorelei day use area (Attraction) — 61.7 mi, 169° S
Helena Avenue Theater (Theatre) — 61.8 mi, 183° S
Omerta Arts (Gallery) — 62.1 mi, 184° S
Cinemark Helena & XD (Cinema) — 62.1 mi, 184° S

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