Turner Montana Map

About Turner, Montana

Turner is a locality in Blaine County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 90. The population density is 78.1 people per km². Turner is located at 48.8436°N, 108.4071°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59542.

Turner occupies a vast, level expanse of high prairie where the horizon stretches into a seamless, pale-blue distance, uninterrupted by the distant, jagged shadows of the Rocky Mountains. It lies 162.4 miles northeast of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 54°T), and is situated 41.4 miles northwest of Malta. The landscape around Turner remains defined by the persistent, dry winds that brush across the short-grass plains, carving subtle depressions into the earth such as the nearby Little Jewel Coulee. Vegetation here is sparse and hardy, finding sustenance in the silty soil near the banks of Buckley Creek, which meanders through the terrain with a quiet, seasonal persistence. During the long, golden hours of dusk, the light flattens against the ground, casting long, thin silhouettes that give the open range a sense of immense, breathing solitude.

Agriculture serves as the lifeblood of Turner, with sprawling fields of grain marking the rhythm of the seasons against the backdrop of Montana State Trust Lands. The local economy remains anchored to the patterns of the harvest and the stewardship of livestock, reflecting a history of homesteading that demanded resilience against the harsh, wide-open climate. Beyond the immediate fields, the landscape is punctuated by the presence of Black Coulee, a quiet body of water that serves as a vital anchor for local wildlife in an otherwise arid territory. Life in Turner moves with the deliberate pace of the rural plains, where the silence is broken only by the low rumble of machinery or the shifting of the wind, maintaining a character forged by the sheer scale of the surrounding country.

About This Turner Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Turner, Montana. Coordinates: 48.843618, -108.407078. 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 Turner includes the ZIP code (59542), telephone area code (406), county seat of Blaine County (Chinook), and school district assignment (Turner Elementary School District).

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.