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Whitlash Montana Map

Explore Whitlash, 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 Whitlash, Montana

How to Use This Whitlash, Montana Map

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

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.

CityWhitlash
StateMontana (MT)
CountyLiberty County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Denver)
Latitude48.908702
Longitude-111.253438
Population4
Density35.1 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code59545
Area Code406
County SeatChester
School DistrictChester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School District

About Whitlash, Montana

Whitlash is a locality in Liberty County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 4. The population density is 35.1 people per km². Whitlash is located at 48.9087°N, 111.2534°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59545.

Whitlash reveals itself as a stark, amber-hued expanse where the sky descends to meet the high plains with an almost crushing sense of scale. It lies 97.3 miles north of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 1°T), and is situated 39.2 miles northeast of Shelby. Breed Creek carves a shallow, serpentine path through the terrain, its banks providing a sliver of verdant relief against the dry, sun-bleached grasses that dominate the horizon. To the west, the distant summits of the Rocky Mountains provide a jagged, blue-shadowed silhouette that anchors the view against the vastness of the prairie. Just a mile away, the Montana State Trust Lands offer a quiet refuge of rugged earth, while the deeper depressions of Sears Coulee pull the eye toward the hidden contours of the land. When the light fades at dusk, the atmosphere thins to a crisp, cooling clarity that makes the earth feel both immense and profoundly solitary.

Agriculture defines the pulse of Whitlash, where the rhythm of the seasons is dictated by the labor of the harvest and the persistent needs of the ranching life. The local economy remains tethered to the soil, a direct continuation of the homesteading efforts that first broke this ground and organized the sparse, wind-swept settlement. Eight miles away, the surface of Alkali Lake reflects the changing colors of the sky, serving as a silent, mineral-rich witness to the quietude that defines the daily experience here. There is a singular, unadorned integrity to the way life persists in this region, far from the frantic pace of larger hubs. Whitlash remains a place where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and sage, and the silence of the plains is a constant, heavy presence that demands a steady, patient hand from those who call it home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.8 mi, 296° NW
  • Toole County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 203° SW
  • Sweetgrass Hills Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.4 mi, 112° E
  • Lost River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 32.7 mi, 079° E
  • Kevin Rim Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 33.4 mi, 263° W
  • Lake Elwell (Recreation Area) — 33.6 mi, 184° S
  • Rudyard Museum (Museum) — 39.8 mi, 127° SE
  • Marias River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 45.4 mi, 224° SW
  • Fresno Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 48.5 mi, 095° E
  • Cut Bank Penguin (Public Artwork) — 52.1 mi, 249° W
  • Veterans Memorial Park (Monument) — 52.5 mi, 249° W
  • Glacier Cinemas (Cinema) — 52.5 mi, 249° W
  • Bailey Reservoir Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 59.8 mi, 120° SE
  • Camp Disappointment (Monument) — 72.7 mi, 257° W
  • Farthest Point West (Monument) — 73.5 mi, 254° W
  • H Earl Clack Memorial Museum (Museum) — 74.8 mi, 109° E
  • Marias River (Wild & Scenic River) — 75.7 mi, 153° SE · 358 acres
  • Havre Beneath the Streets (Museum) — 75.9 mi, 108° E
  • Cottonwood Cinemas (Cinema) — 75.9 mi, 108° E
  • H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum (Museum) — 76.0 mi, 108° E
  • Decision Point Overlook (Viewpoint) — 76.3 mi, 153° SE
  • Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (National Monument) — 77.4 mi, 157° SE · 507k acres
  • Upper Missouri National Wild & Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 77.5 mi, 157° SE · 147k acres
  • Lewis, Clark, and Sacagawea Memorial (Attraction) — 79.9 mi, 160° S
  • John Mullan Trail Marker (Attraction) — 80.0 mi, 160° S

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About This Whitlash Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Whitlash, Montana. Coordinates: 48.908702, -111.253438. 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 Whitlash includes the ZIP code (59545), telephone area code (406), county seat of Liberty County (Chester), and school district assignment (Chester-Joplin-Inverness Elementary School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.