Big Horn Wyoming Map

About Big Horn, Wyoming

Big Horn is a locality in Sheridan County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 457. The population density is 97.7 people per km². Big Horn is located at 44.6833°N, 106.9923°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP codes: 82801, 82833.

Big Horn unfolds where the persistent current of Jackson Creek carves a path through the quiet earth, marking the transition between the expansive plains and the distant rise of the Bighorn Mountains. It lies 8.1 miles south-southwest of Sheridan, WY (from Sheridan, WY: bearing 193°T), and is situated 27.3 miles north-northwest of Buffalo. Parker Draw defines the local topography, a shallow depression that holds the golden light of late afternoon long after the surrounding ridges have slipped into shadow. The air here carries a dry, sharp clarity, smelling faintly of sagebrush and the cooling soil of the high plains. While the horizon is dominated by the jagged, snow-dusted silhouette of the Bighorn Mountains twenty-eight miles to the west, the immediate landscape remains grounded in the steady, rhythmic flow of water through the creek bed and the subtle, earthen geometry of the draw.

Settlement in Big Horn traces back to the early days of ranching, when the promise of open grazing land drew families to carve a life out of the high desert terrain. The local economy persists with a quiet resilience, anchored in the traditions of agriculture and the stewardship of the land, far removed from the frantic pace of industrial centers. For those seeking the solitude of the wilderness, the Bear Gulch Trail offers a path into the rugged backcountry seven miles away, while the expanse of the Little Rapid-Beaver Creeks provides a protected sanctuary for the region’s wildlife. Residents often look toward the Menardi and White Reservoir, five miles distant, as a steadying presence in the landscape, a mirror for the vast, cloud-streaked Wyoming sky that defines the daily experience of living in Big Horn.

About This Big Horn Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Big Horn, Wyoming. Coordinates: 44.683304, -106.992288. 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 Big Horn includes the ZIP code (82801, 82833), telephone area code (307), county seat of Sheridan County (Sheridan), and school district assignment (Sheridan County School District 1).

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.