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Zurich Montana Map

Explore Zurich, 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 Zurich, Montana

How to Use This Zurich, Montana Map

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

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	Zurich
State	Montana (MT)
County	Blaine County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	48.584444
Longitude	-109.030443
Population	29
Density	20.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	59547
Area Code	406
County Seat	Chinook
School District	Chinook High School District

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About Zurich, Montana

Zurich is a locality in Blaine County, Montana, United States. It is a small community with a population of 29. The population density is 20.9 people per km². Zurich is located at 48.5844°N, 109.0304°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 59547.

Zurich emerges from the vast, golden expanse of the northern plains, where the horizon stretches into a thin, shimmering line of light. It lies 128.9 miles northeast of Great Falls, MT (from Great Falls, MT: bearing 54°T), and is situated 30.0 miles east of Havre. The Milk River carves a deliberate, slow-moving path through the terrain, its waters reflecting the immense, pale blue sky that dominates the visual field. To the south, the landscape dips toward the drainage of Coal Creek, creating a subtle topography of prairie grasses and hardy shrubs that sway in the persistent wind. While the distant Rocky Mountains remain a faint, jagged memory on the far western edge of the world, Zurich occupies a space defined by the immediate, earthy reality of soil and silence. The quality of light here at dusk is singular, turning the dry stalks of the high plains into a glowing, amber field that seems to hold the warmth of the day long after the sun has slipped below the rim of the earth.

Zurich maintains a quiet, steady rhythm tied to the cycles of agriculture and the wide-open spaces that define the local economy. The nearby Montana State Trust Lands offer a rugged expanse of open range, preserving a sense of the frontier that once drew settlers to these high, lonely latitudes. Life in Zurich moves in accordance with the seasonal demands of the harvest and the maintenance of the vast, unfenced stretches that surround the settlement. While modern technology has altered the pace of labor, the fundamental connection to the land remains unchanged, anchored by the quiet endurance of those who work the grain fields and manage the livestock. Occasionally, the reach of the landscape extends toward the North Chinook Reservoir, a modest but vital presence that offers a point of stillness in the otherwise expansive, working terrain. Residents here understand that their lives are measured not by the density of their neighbors, but by the clarity of the stars and the immense, unhurried passage of time across the prairie.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Montana State Trust Lands (State Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 034° NE
The Battle of Bear Paws (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 275° W
Pictorial Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 120° SE
Local Government (Local Conservation Area) — 19.0 mi, 266° W
Blaine County Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 23.3 mi, 315° NW
Black Coulee National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.0 mi, 076° E · 1,286 acres
H. Earl Clack Memorial Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 266° W
Cottonwood Cinemas (Cinema) — 29.7 mi, 266° W
James J. Hill "The Empire Builder" (Public Artwork) — 29.7 mi, 266° W
Havre Beneath the Streets (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 266° W
H Earl Clack Memorial Museum (Museum) — 30.8 mi, 266° W
Woody Island Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 31.4 mi, 033° NE
Rookery Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 32.7 mi, 270° W
Upper Missouri River Breaks National Monument (National Monument) — 38.0 mi, 175° S · 507k acres
Cow Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 43.2 mi, 177° S · 34k acres
Early Day Outlaws (Monument) — 51.0 mi, 107° E
Upper Missouri National Wild & Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 52.6 mi, 180° S · 147k acres
Gilmore Cabin River Stop (Attraction) — 54.1 mi, 179° S
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 61.5 mi, 171° S · 788k acres
Charles M. Russell National Wildlife Refuge_Proposed Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 61.6 mi, 171° S · 158k acres
Rudyard Museum (Museum) — 69.7 mi, 269° W
Slippery Ann Elk Viewing area (Viewpoint) — 70.2 mi, 162° S
Ul Bend National Wildlife Refuge_Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 79.0 mi, 146° SE · 19k acres

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