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Woods Bay Montana Map

Explore Woods Bay, 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 Woods Bay, Montana

How to Use This Woods Bay, Montana Map

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

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	Woods Bay
State	Montana (MT)
County	Lake County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	48.014171
Longitude	-114.066875
Population	676
Density	191.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59911
Area Code	406
County Seat	Polson
School District	Bigfork Elementary School District

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About Woods Bay, Montana

Woods Bay is a locality in Lake County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 676. The population density is 191.9 people per km². Woods Bay is located at 48.0142°N, 114.0669°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59911.

Woods Bay defines its character through the deep, crystalline expanse of Flathead Lake, which serves as the primary horizon for the local landscape. It lies 18.1 miles southeast of Kalispell, MT (from Kalispell, MT: bearing 138°T), and is situated 4.4 miles south-southeast of Bigfork. The surrounding terrain is a rugged mosaic of timbered slopes and open clearings, defined by the proximity of Montana State Trust Lands that offer an untamed buffer against the encroaching silence of the interior. While the distant, jagged spine of the Rocky Mountains marks the western limit of the world, the immediate vicinity remains defined by the persistent, cold flow of Hunger Creek. The light here has a peculiar, heavy quality in the late afternoon, turning the water a bruised indigo and pulling long, sharp shadows across the terrestrial floor of the Flathead Valley.

Economic life in Woods Bay remains tethered to the rhythms of the earth and the seasonal flux of those who pass through the Flathead National Forest. History here is marked by the quiet persistence of those who worked the timber and the soil, carving a life out of a geography that demands both respect and resilience. The pace of existence is dictated by the transition of the seasons, where the arrival of autumn brings a sudden, biting clarity to the air and a shift in the local industry toward preparation for the long, gray winter. Residents often look toward the Peterson Creek Trail as a quiet artery for movement through the wilderness, finding in the solitude of the woods a sense of continuity that ignores the frantic acceleration of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 068° E
Flathead National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 082° E · 2.4M acres
East Shore Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 0.8 mi, 082° E
Woods Bay Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 176° S
Flathead Lake/Wayfarers State Park (State Park) — 2.7 mi, 354° N
Horseshoe Lake/Ferndale Fishing Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 3.1 mi, 081° E
Base Camp Bigfork (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 352° N
Bigfork Summer Playhouse (Theatre) — 3.3 mi, 355° N
Montana Fish, Wildlife and Parks (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 332° NW
Flathead County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.7 mi, 328° NW
North Shore Flathead Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 328° NW
Echo Lake Cosway entrance (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 011° N
Swan River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.5 mi, 125° SE · 3,866 acres
Johnson Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 14.2 mi, 214° SW
Johnson Barn (Historic Ruins) — 14.3 mi, 214° SW
Glacier Art Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 318° NW
Northwest Montana History Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 319° NW
Albino Buffalo (Public Artwork) — 17.0 mi, 321° NW
Family Life Christian Church Large Wooden Cross (Monument) — 17.6 mi, 312° NW
Memorial Bench (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 320° NW
Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 320° NW
McClaren Hall (Theatre) — 18.9 mi, 321° NW
Wanda Hollensteiner Art Gallery (Gallery) — 18.9 mi, 321° NW
Pine Grove Pond Fishing Access Sign (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 328° NW
Cinemark Signature Stadium 14 (Cinema) — 19.4 mi, 322° NW
Hogheaven Work (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 247° SW
Great Bear Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.7 mi, 041° NE · 287k acres
Miracle of America Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 186° S
Flathead Lake Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.7 mi, 184° S
Bob Marshall Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.2 mi, 130° SE · 1.1M acres

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