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South Hills Montana Map

Explore South Hills, 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 South Hills, Montana

How to Use This South Hills, Montana Map

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

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	South Hills
State	Montana (MT)
County	Jefferson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	46.5564
Longitude	-111.9975
Population	644
Density	42.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59634
Area Code	406
County Seat	Boulder
School District	Jefferson High School District

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About South Hills, Montana

South Hills is a locality in Jefferson County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 644. The population density is 42.3 people per km². South Hills is located at 46.5564°N, 111.9975°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59634.

South Hills rises from the high plains as a collection of sun-bleached structures anchored by the persistent, unyielding horizon. It lies 3.1 miles southeast of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 144°T), and is situated 5.2 miles southwest of Helena Valley Southeast. The landscape surrounding South Hills is defined by the sharp, arid clarity of the Montana sky, which casts long, indigo shadows across the dry grasses of Tucker Gulch. To the west, the jagged silhouette of the Big Belt Mountains haunts the distance, a blue-gray promise of elevation that never quite reaches the local terrain. The air here carries the scent of dry soil and sagebrush, a thin, crisp atmosphere that sharpens the edges of the world until every fence post and outcropping feels vital and immediate. Just a short distance away, the quiet waters of Northern Pacific Reservoir hold the reflection of the clouds, while the persistent, narrow flow of Jackson Creek cuts a faint, verdant line through the otherwise tawny expanse of the earth.

South Hills maintains an existence defined by the quiet endurance of its settlers, whose legacy remains etched into the modest architecture and the sparse, utilitarian economy of the region. Life here revolves around the rhythms of the land, where the local industry persists in a slow, steady pulse that ignores the frantic pace of the outside world. Residents often find their solitude at Far E Trail Park, a space that preserves the quietude of the plains, or they follow the winding dirt paths of the Prairie Trail as it disappears into the vastness of the basin. The character of South Hills emerges not from grand monuments, but from the way the light catches the dust at dusk, turning the entire plain into a field of muted gold. It is a place where the distance between neighbors is measured in patience, and where the history of the region is whispered in the rustle of dry wind against the tall, resilient grasses.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Far E Trail Park (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 012° N
Nob Hill Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 023° NE
Mt Ascension Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 330° NW
Helena National Forest (National Forest) — 2.1 mi, 269° W · 984k acres
Pearl Harbor Memorial (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 341° N
10 Commandments (Monument) — 2.2 mi, 336° NW
Thomas Francis Meagher Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 334° NW
Montana Heritage Center (Museum) — 2.3 mi, 338° N
Lime Kiln Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 2.4 mi, 294° NW
Robert and Elizabeth Fisk House (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 322° NW
Selfie Spot (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 312° NW
Mountain West Voices (Arts Centre) — 3.0 mi, 312° NW
Reeder's Alley Interpretive And Convention Center (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 312° NW
Four Georgians Mine (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 312° NW
Mountain Sage Gallery (Gallery) — 3.1 mi, 322° NW
Grandstreet Theater Scene Shop (Theatre) — 3.1 mi, 342° N
Helena Avenue Theater (Theatre) — 3.1 mi, 342° N
Omerta Arts (Gallery) — 3.3 mi, 325° NW
Cinemark Helena & XD (Cinema) — 3.3 mi, 324° NW
Elkhorn Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.4 mi, 132° SE
Mt. Helena Ridge National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 4.1 mi, 295° NW · 39 acres
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 208° SW
Spring Meadow Lake State Park (State Park) — 5.1 mi, 317° NW
Upper Prickley Pear Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 007° N
Helena Valley Reservoir Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 044° NE
Fish Hawk Day use Area (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 068° E
Lorelei day use area (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 073° E
Deerlodge National Forest (National Forest) — 15.9 mi, 175° S · 1.2M acres
Gates Of The Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.8 mi, 015° N · 28k acres
Edgewater Farms (Attraction) — 33.8 mi, 131° SE

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