Sunburst Montana Map
Explore Sunburst, 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 Sunburst, Montana
How to Use This Sunburst, Montana Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sunburst, 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 Sunburst.
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 | Sunburst |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Toole County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 48.873993 |
| Longitude | -111.901248 |
| Population | 333 |
| Density | 67.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 59482 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| County Seat | Shelby |
| School District | Sunburst K-12 Schools |
About Sunburst, Montana
Sunburst is a locality in Toole County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 333. The population density is 67.0 people per km². Sunburst is located at 48.8740°N, 111.9012°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Sunburst is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59482.Sunburst occupies a vast, high-plains threshold where the sky exerts a heavy, luminous pressure on the earth. It lies 99.6 miles north-northwest of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 344°T), and is situated 26.2 miles north of Shelby. The landscape around Sunburst is defined by the sharp, arid contours of Buckley Coulee, which cuts through the prairie like a dry, forgotten vein. To the west, the distant jagged spine of the Rocky Mountains haunts the horizon, a faint blue serration against the pale light of evening. Travelers here often notice how the wind possesses a physical weight, scouring the sagebrush and carrying the scent of dry grass and cold, thin air across the open expanse. The proximity to Montana State Trust Lands provides a stark, unadorned wilderness, while the deeper water of Twin Lakes remains a quiet, secluded presence six miles removed from the main thoroughfare.
Sunburst grew from the persistent demands of the northern frontier, shaped by a history of rail lines and the rigorous requirements of agricultural life. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the wide-reaching needs of regional ranching, an industry that demands both patience and a hardened resilience from those who work the soil. Life in Sunburst moves with the slow, deliberate pace of a place where the nearest running water, Red Creek, flows eleven miles away, reminding residents that water is a precious, measured resource. The architecture reflects this pragmatism, with structures that prioritize endurance against the seasonal shifts of the plains. Despite the immense distances between neighbors, there is a distinct, quiet clarity in the way the sunlight strikes the grain elevators at dusk, illuminating a local character forged by the sheer scale of the landscape.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 225° SW
- Toole County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 074° E
- Kevin Rim Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.1 mi, 244° SW
- Glacier County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 15.5 mi, 263° W
- Sweetgrass Hills Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 15.5 mi, 068° E
- Cut Bank Penguin (Public Artwork) — 25.4 mi, 228° SW
- Glacier Cinemas (Cinema) — 25.6 mi, 230° SW
- Veterans Memorial Park (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 230° SW
- Marias River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 26.8 mi, 193° S
- Camp Disappointment (Monument) — 43.7 mi, 251° W
- Farthest Point West (Monument) — 45.1 mi, 245° SW
- Rudyard Museum (Museum) — 65.0 mi, 109° E
- Bob Marshall Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 66.0 mi, 218° SW · 1.1M acres
- Rocky Mountain Front Conservation Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 67.9 mi, 213° SW · 198k acres
- Sunset Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 69.8 mi, 261° W
- Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 73.5 mi, 191° S · 1.9M acres
- Old Trail Museum (Museum) — 74.1 mi, 190° S
- Teton Antique Tractor & Steam Engines (Museum) — 74.6 mi, 190° S
- Flathead National Forest (National Forest) — 74.6 mi, 218° SW · 2.4M acres
- Great Bear Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 75.5 mi, 229° SW · 287k acres
- Flathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 79.2 mi, 224° SW · 50k acres
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About This Sunburst Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sunburst, Montana. Coordinates: 48.873993, -111.901248. 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 Sunburst includes the ZIP code (59482), telephone area code (406), county seat of Toole County (Shelby), and school district assignment (Sunburst K-12 Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
