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Virginia City Montana Map

Explore Virginia City, 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 Virginia City, Montana

How to Use This Virginia City, Montana Map

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

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	Virginia City
State	Montana (MT)
County	Madison County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	45.293814
Longitude	-111.946091
Population	219
Density	89.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	59755
Area Code	406
County Seat	Virginia City
School District	Ennis K-12 Schools

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About Virginia City, Montana

Virginia City is a locality in Madison County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 219. The population density is 89.0 people per km². Virginia City is located at 45.2938°N, 111.9461°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Virginia City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59755.

Virginia City occupies a rugged stretch of high-altitude terrain where the persistent murmur of Daylight Creek serves as a constant, rhythmic companion to the landscape. It lies 50.0 miles southwest of Belgrade, MT (from Belgrade, MT: bearing 228°T), and is situated 34.1 miles east of Dillon. The earth here is defined by wide, sun-bleached horizons and the austere beauty of the surrounding plains, which rise toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Madison Range twenty-six miles away. High above the valley floor, the air carries a crisp, thin clarity that sharpens the edges of every weathered wooden facade, while the nearby Browns Gulch deepens the shadows that gather as the sun dips below the western rim. Five miles to the east, the stillness of Reservoir Lake reflects the vast, untroubled sky, anchoring a region where the silence of the high country is only broken by the shifting of the wind through dry grasses.

Virginia City stands as the primary anchor for the Virginia City Historic District Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a designation that preserves the physical memory of a frantic era defined by the sudden, feverish extraction of gold from the earth. The local economy, once fueled by the violent industry of mining, now turns upon the slow, deliberate preservation of its own past, welcoming those who wish to walk the same boardwalks that felt the heavy tread of prospectors and pioneers. The rhythm of daily life moves with a patient, deliberate pace, far removed from the clamor of modern commerce, as the residents maintain the remnants of a frontier that refused to vanish. This enduring sense of continuity binds the present to the rough-hewn origins of the locale, ensuring that the legacy of those who first arrived in these hills remains a tangible, visible part of the Virginia City experience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

J. Spencer Watkins Memorial Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 228° SW
Ranks Drug Store Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 208° SW
Kiskadden’s Stone Block (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 241° SW
Stephano’s (Gallery) — 0.1 mi, 248° W
Opera House (Theatre) — 0.1 mi, 241° SW
Virginia City Historic District Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.3 mi, 167° S
Place of Discovery (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 164° S
River of Gold (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 310° NW
Alder Gulch Short Line Steam Railroad Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 311° NW
2 Story Outhouse (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 312° NW
Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 319° NW
Axolotl Lakes Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.5 mi, 162° S · 7,824 acres
Union City Christeot Mill (Historic Ruins) — 5.3 mi, 163° S
Blue Lake Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.7 mi, 158° S
Beaverhead National Forest (National Forest) — 6.3 mi, 180° S · 2.1M acres
Vigilante Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 255° W
Ruby Mountains Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 9.8 mi, 270° W · 27k acres
Robbers Roost Historical Marker (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 305° NW
Madison River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.9 mi, 124° SE · 10k acres
Lee Metcalf Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.1 mi, 097° E · 238k acres
Lee Metcalf Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.3 mi, 051° NE · 6,339 acres
Deerlodge National Forest (National Forest) — 19.3 mi, 346° N · 1.2M acres
The Guestbook (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 092° E
Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 24.1 mi, 092° E
Madison Base (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 087° E
Lone Peak Cinema (Cinema) — 31.1 mi, 094° E
Buffalo Jump (Historic Ruins) — 31.2 mi, 290° W
Star Theater (Cinema) — 40.5 mi, 350° N
Madison Buffalo Jump State Monument (Attraction) — 41.5 mi, 034° NE
Yellowstone National Park (National Park) — 41.9 mi, 113° SE · 2.2M acres

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