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Turtle Lake Montana Map

Explore Turtle 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 Turtle Lake, Montana

How to Use This Turtle Lake, Montana Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Turtle 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 Turtle 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	Turtle Lake
State	Montana (MT)
County	Lake County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	47.669383
Longitude	-114.074278
Population	251
Density	162.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59860
Area Code	406
County Seat	Polson
School District	Polson Elementary School District

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About Turtle Lake, Montana

Turtle Lake is a locality in Lake County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 251. The population density is 162.1 people per km². Turtle Lake is located at 47.6694°N, 114.0743°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59860.

Turtle Lake holds a stillness that seems to suspend the very air, its surface mirroring the vast, unblemished Montana sky with a clarity that defies the passage of hours. It lies 38.0 miles south-southeast of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 163°T), and is situated 4.5 miles east-southeast of Polson. Low-slung grasses and hardy brush frame the water’s edge, where the land stretches toward the distant, jagged silhouettes of the Mission Mountains that define the western horizon. A mile away, the quiet flow of Ducharme Creek whispers through the terrain, while the nearby Montana State Trust Lands offer a rugged expanse of open space that remains largely undisturbed by the frantic pace of the modern world. Light here possesses a weight of its own, shifting from the sharp, pale gold of morning to a deep, bruised violet as it retreats behind the high country.

History at Turtle Lake is written in the silence of the earth and the slow, deliberate work of those who have tended this soil for generations. The economy remains tethered to the land, rooted in the rhythms of agriculture and the stewardship of the surrounding Montana State Trust Lands, which serve as a buffer against the encroaching reach of industry. To the north, the timbered reaches of the Swan River State Forest provide a backdrop of dense, dark green, while the distant echoes of Mud Creek Falls add a subtle, rhythmic pulse to the landscape. Those who venture through the region might follow the Crow Creek Trail to find a deeper connection to the terrain, discovering that life at Turtle Lake is less about the speed of progress and more about the enduring, quiet persistence of the high plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 090° E
Flathead Lake Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 1.5 mi, 276° W
Ducharme Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 1.6 mi, 006° N
Flathead Lake Wildlife Habitat Protection Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 005° N
Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 291° W
Pablo Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 244° SW
Flathead National Forest (National Forest) — 5.0 mi, 086° E · 2.4M acres
Mission Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.0 mi, 086° E · 76k acres
Flathead Lake/Finley Point State Park (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 356° N
Swan River State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.3 mi, 059° NE
Garden of the Rockies Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 188° S
Flathead Lake/Wild Horse Island State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 335° NW
Johnson Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 14.1 mi, 328° NW
Johnson Barn (Historic Ruins) — 14.1 mi, 328° NW
Swan River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.8 mi, 035° NE · 3,866 acres
Bob Marshall Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.8 mi, 075° E · 1.1M acres
Hogheaven Work (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 310° NW
Statue of the Sacred Heart (Public Artwork) — 24.5 mi, 183° S
Base Camp Bigfork (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 360° N
Bigfork Summer Playhouse (Theatre) — 27.1 mi, 000° N
Lolo National Forest (National Forest) — 27.6 mi, 138° SE · 2.3M acres
Big Medicine Hot Springs (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 262° W
Echo Lake Cosway entrance (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 003° N
Family Life Christian Church Large Wooden Cross (Monument) — 37.8 mi, 340° N
Glacier Art Museum (Museum) — 38.0 mi, 343° N
Northwest Montana History Museum (Museum) — 38.1 mi, 343° N
Memorial Bench (Monument) — 39.0 mi, 344° N
Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 39.0 mi, 344° N
Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery (Gallery) — 40.3 mi, 343° N
McClaren Hall (Theatre) — 40.3 mi, 343° N

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