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Swan Lake Montana Map

Explore Swan Lake, 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 Swan Lake, Montana

How to Use This Swan Lake, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	47.936114
Longitude	-113.799697
Population	102
Density	5.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59911
Area Code	406
County Seat	Polson
School District	Bigfork High School District

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About Swan Lake, Montana

Swan Lake is a locality in Lake County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 102. The population density is 5.2 people per km². Swan Lake is located at 47.9361°N, 113.7997°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59911.

Swan Lake reflects the immense, quiet expanse of the Montana sky in its still, deep waters. It lies 28.4 miles southeast of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 130°T), and is situated 14.0 miles southeast of Bigfork. Groom Creek flows with a persistent, rhythmic clarity through the landscape, feeding into the basin and grounding the woodland in a constant, murmuring motion. Within the boundaries of Flathead National Forest, the air carries a crisp, coniferous weight that suggests the proximity of the distant Swan Glaciers, which glimmer like pale, static memories on the horizon. The terrain shifts from dense, dark timber to open pockets of earth, creating a sanctuary where the shadows lengthen early and the light at dusk turns the pine needles into needles of brushed copper.

Economic life in Swan Lake remains tied to the deliberate pace of the surrounding forest and the seasonal cycles of the land. Historically, the timber industry and the quiet stewardship of the environment have defined the local character, drawing those who find purpose in the maintenance of trails like the Wire Trail. Residents recognize that the proximity to the expansive Flathead National Forest necessitates a careful, respectful interaction with the wilderness, balancing human presence against the vast, silent requirements of the wild. While the Rocky Mountains remain a distant, rugged silhouette to the west, the reality of life here is shaped by the immediate, intimate geography of the meadows and the quiet endurance of the basin, where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow, seasonal deepening of the woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Flathead National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 2.4M acres
Swan River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.2 mi, 234° SW · 3,866 acres
Lake County Waterfowl Production Area Of Mt (Resource Management Area) — 4.2 mi, 219° SW
Swan River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 178° S
Swan River Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.1 mi, 213° SW
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 6.2 mi, 180° S
Hungry Horse Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 9.0 mi, 035° NE
North Swan Valley Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 185° S
Flathead, Montana Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.9 mi, 067° NE · 50k acres
Bob Marshall Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.5 mi, 145° SE · 1.1M acres
Great Bear Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.1 mi, 048° NE · 287k acres
Base Camp Bigfork (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 304° NW
Bigfork Summer Playhouse (Theatre) — 15.4 mi, 305° NW
Echo Lake Cosway Entrance (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 322° NW
Johnson Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 21.3 mi, 252° W
Johnson Barn (Historic Ruins) — 21.3 mi, 252° W
Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 220° SW
Flathead Lake Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.2 mi, 218° SW
Glacier National Park (National Park) — 23.4 mi, 027° NE · 1.0M acres
Glacier Art Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 307° NW
Albino Buffalo (Public Artwork) — 29.6 mi, 309° NW
Northwest Montana History Museum (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 308° NW
Memorial Bench (Monument) — 30.3 mi, 309° NW
Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 30.3 mi, 309° NW
Family Life Christian Church Large Wooden Cross (Monument) — 30.6 mi, 304° NW
Pine Grove Pond Fishing Access Sign (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 314° NW
Hogheaven Work (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 265° W
Garden of the Rockies Museum (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 207° SW
McClaren Hall (Theatre) — 31.5 mi, 310° NW
Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery (Gallery) — 31.5 mi, 310° NW

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