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Sun Prairie Montana Map

Explore Sun Prairie, 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 Sun Prairie, Montana

How to Use This Sun Prairie, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	47.534591
Longitude	-111.488366
Population	1,615
Density	117.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	59538, 59404
Area Code	406
County Seat	Great Falls
School District	Great Falls Elementary School District

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About Sun Prairie, Montana

Sun Prairie is a locality in Cascade County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,615. The population density is 117.7 people per km². Sun Prairie is located at 47.5346°N, 111.4884°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 59538, 59404.

Sun Prairie occupies a vast, high-plains expanse where the horizon pulls the sky taut against the earth, creating an immense theater of light and shadow. It lies 8.8 miles west-northwest of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 287°T), and is situated 14.1 miles west of Malmstrom AFB. The terrain here is defined by a persistent, dry clarity, with the Sun River carving a quiet, vital path through the soil just a mile away, feeding the thirsty grass and brittle cottonwoods that grip its banks. To the west, the distant, jagged teeth of the Rocky Mountains pierce the hazy blue, asserting a stony permanence against the fleeting drift of clouds. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the land folds into the subtle, parched depressions of Watson Coulee, while the open expanse of Montana State Trust Lands provides a wild, unmanicured sanctuary for the grasses to sway in the unrelenting wind.

Sun Prairie persists as a quiet node of human industry, its existence tethered to the rhythmic demands of agriculture and the seasonal shifts of the plains. The economy here remains deeply rooted in the stewardship of the soil, a life defined by the slow labor of harvest and the solitary vigilance of the rancher. While the bustle of the world feels remote, the area carries the weight of a frontier history that has long since settled into the sturdy, unadorned architecture of grain silos and fence lines. Occasionally, the distant roar of Rainbow Falls serves as a reminder of the rugged geological forces at play in the region, yet the daily pulse of Sun Prairie is measured by the color of the sunset deepening over the plains and the long, quiet shadows that stretch toward Benton Lake as the day wanes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 176° S
First Peoples Buffalo Jump State Park (State Park) — 2.5 mi, 227° SW
First Peoples Buffalo Jump SP (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 204° SW
Wadsworth Park (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 106° E
Largent's Bend Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 270° W
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 6.5 mi, 270° W
Earle E Heikka Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 106° E
Cascade County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 353° N
Ulm Bridge Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 184° S
A. Hooker's Gallery (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 104° E
Kid Russell and Monte Statue (Public Artwork) — 8.2 mi, 103° E
American Music (Theatre) — 8.9 mi, 104° E
The History Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 106° E
QGallery Sixteen (Gallery) — 9.2 mi, 103° E
Benton Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.6 mi, 023° NE · 25k acres
Paris Gibson Square Museum of Art (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 102° E
Cascade County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 102° E
Steamboat Island Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.5 mi, 093° E
Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 11.6 mi, 092° E · 1.9M acres
Teton Antique Tractor & Steam Engines (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 301° NW
Kendra Jayne Romain (Monument) — 42.1 mi, 063° NE
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (National Monument) — 42.1 mi, 063° NE · 507k acres
Fort Benton City Hall (Monument) — 42.9 mi, 063° NE
High Water Mark (Attraction) — 42.9 mi, 063° NE
Rider Of The Purple Sage (Attraction) — 42.9 mi, 063° NE
John Mullan Trail Marker (Attraction) — 43.1 mi, 063° NE
Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea Memorial (Attraction) — 43.1 mi, 062° NE
Gates Of The Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 44.6 mi, 193° S · 28k acres
Helena National Forest (National Forest) — 45.1 mi, 184° S · 984k acres
Helena Avenue Theater (Theatre) — 69.3 mi, 201° S

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