Westby Montana Map

About Westby, Montana

Westby is a locality in Sheridan County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 167. The population density is 114.7 people per km². Westby is located at 48.8703°N, 104.0519°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Westby is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59275.

Westby occupies a vast expanse of high, open prairie where the horizon line remains uninterrupted by anything but the subtle shift of clouds. It lies 53.8 miles north-northwest of Williston, ND (from Williston, ND: bearing 338°T), and is situated 79.9 miles north of Sidney. The earth here is defined by a rigorous, horizontal geometry, a landscape of golden grasses and shallow depressions that catch the pale, thin light of late afternoon with a startling, quiet clarity. To the south, the expansive Montana State Trust Lands offer a quiet refuge of rugged terrain, while the nearby waters of Flat Lake provide a reflective counterpoint to the dry, sun-bleached stalks of wheat that dominate the surrounding fields. Even from a distance, the presence of Barr Butte serves as a solitary, distant anchor for the eye, grounding the immense scale of the sky against the earth.

Westby persists as a quiet outpost of agricultural endurance, shaped by the cycles of harvest and the slow, deliberate pace of rural commerce. History here is written in the steel of grain elevators and the weathered siding of homesteads that have weathered the biting winters and the intense, dry warmth of summer. While Lake Creek runs eleven miles away, its influence is felt in the way the local economy leans into the patience of dryland farming and the care of livestock. The rhythm of daily life in Westby is dictated not by the clock, but by the shifting seasons and the profound, heavy silence that settles over the plains when the wind finally ceases its restless movement through the fields.

About This Westby Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Westby, Montana. Coordinates: 48.870305, -104.05188. 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 Westby includes the ZIP code (59275), telephone area code (406), county seat of Sheridan County (Plentywood), and school district assignment (Westby K-12 Schools).

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.