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Townsend Montana Map

Explore Townsend, 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 Townsend, Montana

How to Use This Townsend, Montana Map

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

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

Latitude	46.319098
Longitude	-111.520802
Population	1,787
Density	454.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	59644
Area Code	406
County Seat	Townsend
School District	Townsend K-12 Schools

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About Townsend, Montana

Townsend is a locality in Broadwater County, Montana, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,787. The population density is 454.2 people per km². Townsend is located at 46.3191°N, 111.5208°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Townsend is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59644.

Townsend claims its place upon the floor of the Townsend Valley, where the light at dusk stretches long and thin across the sagebrush and golden grasses. It lies 31.0 miles southeast of Helena, MT (from Helena, MT: bearing 127°T), and is situated 27.6 miles southeast of Helena Valley Southeast. The air here holds a crisp, high-altitude clarity that sharpens the silhouettes of the Big Belt Mountains, which loom fourteen miles to the east like a jagged, protective wall against the vast plains. Only a mile away, the Missouri River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its cool, steady current providing a quiet counterpoint to the dry, sun-baked earth. To the north, the expanse of Canyon Ferry Lake softens the horizon, reflecting the wide, cloud-dappled sky and offering a cooling reprieve from the heat that gathers in the lowlands during the height of summer.

Townsend serves as a functional anchor for the surrounding ranching country, a place where the economy remains tied to the cycles of the seasons and the demands of the land. The presence of the Helena National Forest, which encompasses the surrounding terrain, ensures that the wilderness remains an intimate neighbor, influencing the rhythm of life for those who work the timber or manage the cattle. History here is marked by the slow, steady persistence of settlers who carved a life out of the basin, leaving a legacy of sturdy, utilitarian architecture that stands against the wind. In the quiet streets, one senses a deliberate, unadorned way of being, where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the shifting colors of the hills and the seasonal migration of life across the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Helena National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 022° N · 984k acres
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 269° W
Canyon Ferry Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 001° N
Elkhorn Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.6 mi, 266° W
Yorks Islands Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 160° S
Canyon Ferry Lake (Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 335° NW
Edgewater Farms (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 157° SE
Deerlodge National Forest (National Forest) — 16.0 mi, 259° W · 1.2M acres
Muskrat Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.4 mi, 270° W · 985 acres
Elkhorn Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 21.6 mi, 270° W · 3,567 acres
Lorelei day use area (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 337° NW
Black Sage Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 23.3 mi, 213° SW · 5,963 acres
Fish Hawk Day use Area (Attraction) — 23.6 mi, 337° NW
Middle Fork Canyon National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 28.6 mi, 119° SE · 954 acres
Headwaters Railroad & Trident Heritage Center (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 183° S
Headwaters Heritage Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 183° S
Two Camps Vista (Viewpoint) — 29.7 mi, 332° NW
Pearl Harbor Memorial (Monument) — 29.8 mi, 308° NW
10 Commandments (Monument) — 30.0 mi, 308° NW
Montana Heritage Center (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 308° NW
Thomas Francis Meagher Statue (Public Artwork) — 30.0 mi, 308° NW
Lime Kiln Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 30.4 mi, 305° NW
Grandstreet Theater Scene Shop (Theatre) — 30.5 mi, 309° NW
Helena Avenue Theater (Theatre) — 30.5 mi, 309° NW
Robert and Elizabeth Fisk House (Monument) — 30.6 mi, 307° NW
Mountain West Voices (Arts Centre) — 30.9 mi, 307° NW
Mountain Sage Gallery (Gallery) — 30.9 mi, 308° NW
Reeder's Alley Interpretive And Convention Center (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 307° NW
Four Georgians Mine (Historic Ruins) — 31.0 mi, 307° NW
Gates Of The Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 38.1 mi, 344° N · 28k acres

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