Winnett Montana Map
Explore Winnett, 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 Winnett, Montana
How to Use This Winnett, Montana Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Winnett, 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 Winnett.
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 | Winnett |
| State | Montana (MT) |
| County | Petroleum County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Denver) |
| Latitude | 47.002759 |
| Longitude | -108.352072 |
| Population | 188 |
| Density | 71.3 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 59087 |
| Area Code | 406 |
| County Seat | Winnett |
| School District | Winnett K-12 Schools |
About Winnett, Montana
Winnett is a locality in Petroleum County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 188. The population density is 71.3 people per km². Winnett is located at 47.0028°N, 108.3521°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Winnett is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 59087.Winnett exists as a stark, sun-bleached outpost where the horizon stretches toward an infinite sky, defined by the quiet persistence of the prairie. It lies 84.6 miles north of Billings, MT (from Billings, MT: bearing 5°T), and is situated 50.8 miles east of Lewistown. McDonald Creek carves a shallow, meandering path through the earth nearby, its presence marked by the silver-green of thirsty willows against the dry, tawny grasses of the surrounding plains. To the north, the terrain rises into the subtle creases of Whites Coulee, while the distant, jagged spine of the Rocky Mountains haunts the western skyline like a half-remembered dream. Only five miles away, the stillness of Petrolia Lake offers a rare, glassy interruption to the arid expanse, reflecting the immense, shifting clouds that dictate the mood of the high plains. A mile from the center, the rugged topography of Montana State Trust Lands invites the wind to whistle through sagebrush and exposed shale, grounding Winnett in a landscape that demands resilience from everything it sustains.
Economic life in Winnett remains tethered to the slow, deliberate rhythms of agriculture and the seasonal cycles of the ranching industry that first drew settlers to these high, lonely benches. The atmosphere is one of quiet industry, where the architecture of grain elevators and modest homesteads serves as a blunt reminder of the labor required to coax a living from such demanding soil. History is not whispered here but etched into the weathered siding of barns and the faint, dusty tracks that crisscross the sage. Life moves with an unpretentious gravity, governed by the scarcity of rain and the harsh, honest clarity of the winter light. Residents here possess a calm, pragmatic orientation, shaped by the vast, empty distances between neighbors and the knowledge that the land, while indifferent, provides a steady, singular purpose for those who choose to remain.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.6 mi, 343° N
- War Horse National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.1 mi, 215° SW · 5,706 acres
- Petroleum County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 11.7 mi, 309° NW
- Acid Shale-Pine Forest Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 12.4 mi, 304° NW
- Musselshell Breaks Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 20.6 mi, 070° E · 8,622 acres
- Fort Peck Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 28.4 mi, 037° NE
- Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.4 mi, 033° NE · 788k acres
- Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 31.2 mi, 031° NE · 158k acres
- Lewis & Clark National Forest (National Forest) — 33.8 mi, 247° SW · 1.9M acres
- Ul Bend National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 38.0 mi, 034° NE · 19k acres
- Musselshell Valley Historical Museum (Museum) — 39.5 mi, 193° S
- Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (National Monument) — 39.5 mi, 327° NW · 507k acres
- Slippery Ann Elk Viewing area (Viewpoint) — 43.6 mi, 348° N
- Upper Missouri National Wild & Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 46.1 mi, 340° N · 147k acres
- Cowboy Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 50.8 mi, 275° W
- Lewistown Art Center (Gallery) — 50.8 mi, 275° W
- Winifred Museum (Museum) — 61.6 mi, 309° NW
- Gilmore Cabin River Stop (Attraction) — 63.2 mi, 331° NW
- Chief Joseph (Monument) — 64.7 mi, 221° SW
- Garfield County Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 71.3 mi, 072° E
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About This Winnett Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Winnett, Montana. Coordinates: 47.002759, -108.352072. 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 Winnett includes the ZIP code (59087), telephone area code (406), county seat of Petroleum County (Winnett), and school district assignment (Winnett K-12 Schools).
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
