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Shell Wyoming Map

Explore Shell, 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 Shell, Wyoming

How to Use This Shell, Wyoming Map

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

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	Shell
State	Wyoming (WY)
County	Big Horn County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	44.535516
Longitude	-107.779813
Population	74
Density	25.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	82441
Area Code	307
County Seat	Basin
School District	Big Horn County School District 3

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About Shell, Wyoming

Shell is a locality in Big Horn County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 74. The population density is 25.0 people per km². Shell is located at 44.5355°N, 107.7798°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82441.

Shell emerges from the high desert floor where the persistent flow of Shell Creek carves a vein of cool, riparian green through the dusty expanse of sagebrush and exposed red rock. It lies 44.3 miles west-southwest of Sheridan, WY (from Sheridan, WY: bearing 246°T), and is situated 14.0 miles east-northeast of Greybull. Fourteen miles to the east, the Bighorn Mountains rise like a serrated wall against the horizon, their massive, shadowed bulk anchoring the sky and cooling the air as evening approaches. The landscape leans into the austerity of the high plains, where the light at dusk turns the limestone cliffs into glowing embers, casting long, sharp shadows across the rugged terrain of Douglas Draw. A traveler might wander toward the nearby Trapper Creek Equisite to witness the quiet resilience of the high-altitude flora that thrives in the thin, crisp atmosphere.

Shell maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the land, where the local economy reflects the hard-won traditions of ranching and the seasonal pulse of visitors drawn to the rugged wilderness. History lingers here in the quietude of the canyons and the slow, deliberate pace of those who work the soil, far from the frantic hum of modern industry. Those seeking the geology of the region often journey toward Shell Falls, where the water tumbles through a narrow gorge, or they test their resolve on the Dry Horse Trail, which winds into the higher reaches of the Medicine Wheel Ranger District. Life in Shell is defined by this proximity to the wild, a place where the stillness of the landscape is only broken by the occasional lowing of cattle or the distant, rushing melody of the creek as it moves toward Ewen Pence Gulch Reservoir.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Trapper Creek Equisite (Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 125° SE
Red Gulch Dinosaur Tracksite Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.5 mi, 198° S
Trapper Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.6 mi, 123° SE · 7,547 acres
Bighorn National Forest (National Forest) — 5.3 mi, 021° N · 1.1M acres
Shell Canyon Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.4 mi, 060° NE
Brown/howe Dinosaur Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.5 mi, 335° NW
Beef trail (Viewpoint) — 6.1 mi, 059° NE
Alkali Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 11.3 mi, 144° SE · 9,490 acres
Caboose (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 257° W
Big Horn Basin Geoscience Center (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 257° W
Grand Theater (Theatre) — 13.9 mi, 257° W
Cloud Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.0 mi, 090° E · 192k acres
Medicine Lodge Wildlife Habitat Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 130° SE
Bull Elk Park Natural Area (National Conservation Area) — 24.3 mi, 015° N · 1,049 acres
Bighorn Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 25.1 mi, 310° NW · 45k acres
Mason-Lovell Ranch (Attraction) — 27.6 mi, 318° NW
The Brinton Museum (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 079° E
Bozeman Trail Museum (Museum) — 40.1 mi, 075° E
Wagon Box Battle Monument (Monument) — 43.4 mi, 088° E
Wagon Box Fight (Registered Battlefield) — 43.6 mi, 088° E
Two Eagles Interpretive Trail (Historic Ruins) — 44.0 mi, 328° NW
Ewing-Snell Ranch (Attraction) — 44.7 mi, 328° NW
Thorne Ridge Stadium (Stadium) — 44.8 mi, 064° NE
Hillsboro (Attraction) — 44.8 mi, 331° NW
Fetterman Monument (Monument) — 46.3 mi, 087° E
Custer National Forest (National Forest) — 47.0 mi, 325° NW · 1.2M acres
Loch-Katrine Bird Reservation (Nature Reserve) — 55.3 mi, 265° W
Heart Mountain Relocation Center Memorial (Monument) — 58.3 mi, 280° W
Horner Site (Historic Ruins) — 59.8 mi, 272° W
Rosebud Battlefield State Park (Registered Battlefield) — 61.2 mi, 039° NE

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