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Gillette Wyoming Map

Explore Gillette, Wyoming, 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 Gillette, Wyoming

How to Use This Gillette, Wyoming Map

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

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	Gillette
State	Wyoming (WY)
County	Campbell County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	44.27258
Longitude	-105.498936
Population	33,403
Density	557.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	82716, 82718, 82717
Area Code	307
County Seat	Gillette
School District	Campbell County School District 1

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About Gillette, Wyoming

Gillette is a locality in Campbell County, Wyoming, United States. It has a population of 33,403. The population density is 557.5 people per km². Gillette is located at 44.2726°N, 105.4989°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. Gillette is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 82716, 82718, 82717.

Gillette occupies a wide expanse of the high plains where the light at dusk turns the prairie grass into a sea of muted gold. It lies 79.7 miles east-southeast of Sheridan, WY (from Sheridan, WY: bearing 116°T), and is situated 59.3 miles east of Buffalo. Stonepile Creek wanders through the vicinity, marking the land with a quiet, persistent presence that contrasts with the vast, open sky above. A short distance away, Burlington Lake offers a reflective pause in the landscape, its surface often mirroring the shifting patterns of the clouds. While the distant Rocky Mountains remain a faint, jagged promise on the far horizon, the immediate terrain is defined by the subtle inclines of the Oluf Draw basin. The air here carries a crisp, dry clarity that seems to sharpen the edges of every fence line and distant ridge.

Gillette emerged from the expansion of the railroad, evolving steadily as the heartbeat of a region defined by its deep, subterranean wealth. The local economy remains tethered to the energy industry, which pulls power and fuel from the earth with a mechanical intensity that defines the daily schedule of many households. Long trains carry coal away from the mines, their rhythmic passage acting as a steady pulse for the surrounding plateau. Residents have cultivated a resilience born of necessity, maintaining a focus on industry that sustains the stability of the local workforce. This legacy of extraction and endurance shapes the town's identity, grounding the inhabitants in a shared tradition of hard, purposeful labor.

Gillette displays a rugged, unassuming character, reflected in the straightforward kindness of its people and the modest architecture of its streets. Memorial Park provides a central space for the community to congregate, offering a small, green sanctuary where the pace of life slows to a human scale. Local gatherings and high school sporting events serve as the primary social anchors, drawing neighbors together under the immense, unblinking dome of the Wyoming afternoon. While the town remains focused on its own practical concerns, it has occasionally been the home of figures like the musician Chris LeDoux, whose songs captured the spirit of the ranching life that still persists in the shadows of the machinery. Life in Gillette is measured by the changing seasons and the quiet persistence of a community that knows its own worth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Memory of the 8 (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 139° SE
Dalbey Memorial Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 142° SE
Shovel Shoe Henge (Public Artwork) — 0.6 mi, 352° N
Gillette Golf Course Addition - Open Green Space (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 113° SE
South Park Subdivision - Open Green Space (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 216° SW
Campbell County School District Planetarium (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 261° W
Campbell County War Memorial (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 348° N
Energy Capital Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 090° E
CAM-PLEX Heritage Center Art Gallery (Gallery) — 2.7 mi, 079° E
Fortification Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 23.8 mi, 301° NW · 13k acres
Thunder Basin National Grassland (National Grassland) — 24.1 mi, 018° N · 553k acres
Wheel of Time (Monument) — 39.9 mi, 311° NW
Black Hills National Forest (National Forest) — 40.8 mi, 071° E · 1.3M acres
Scenic View (Viewpoint) — 44.1 mi, 073° E
Crook County Museum and Art Gallery (Museum) — 56.1 mi, 080° E
Sundance Kid statue (Attraction) — 56.2 mi, 080° E
Wagon Box Fight (Registered Battlefield) — 71.6 mi, 286° W
Klondike School (Historic Ruins) — 73.5 mi, 086° E
The Brinton Museum (Museum) — 78.8 mi, 290° W
Bozeman Trail Museum (Museum) — 78.8 mi, 291° W
The Arch (Attraction) — 79.5 mi, 247° SW

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