Sayle, Montana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1995. It stands in the Otter census division. It lies in ZIP code area 59062. The Survey maps it on the Sayle quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1954 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Ekalaka quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Sayle quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Broadus quadrangle1:100000
- 1995 USGS Sayle quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
62 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 62 fires within 5 miles of Sayle between 1992 and 2020, burning about 66,712 acres in total. 61 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 61 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 1994 | Natural | 40 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | not named |
| 9 September 1994 | Natural | 2,830 acres | Miles City Field Office | THOMPSONCK |
| 8 September 2020 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | SEYMOUR |
| 8 September 2009 | Natural | 7.4 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | WILLIE |
| 19 September 1998 | Natural | 3.0 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | SOUTH FORK |
| 8 August 2016 | Natural | under an acre | Miles City Field Office | SAYLE |
| 8 August 2006 | Natural | 142 acres | Custer Gallatin National Forest | BLOOM CREEK |
| 6 August 1999 | Natural | under an acre | Custer Gallatin National Forest | TOPE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sayle: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gravel Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Scoria Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
20 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sayle in 20 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 14 hail, 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Hail | Sayle | - | Quarter inch hail reported. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayle | - | Measured by mesonet weather station. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayle | - | A barn was destroyed. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Sayle | - | Golf ball size hail along with 60 mph winds were reported. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Sayle | - | Baseball size and larger hail was reported. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayle | - | Golf ball size hail was also reported. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayle | - | A one foot diameter tree was toppled. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Sayle | - | Estimated wind gusts of 60 to 70 mph were also reported. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Sayle | - | Winds were estimated at 60 to 70 mph. |
| June 2007 | Heavy Rain | Sayle | - | Rain from the event was recorded to be 2.10 inches in 24 hours. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Sayle | - | Spotter report of quarter size hail. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Sayle | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Sayle | - | no account filed |
| July 2019 | Hail | Sayle | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Sayle | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Sayle | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Sayle | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sayle | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Sayle | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Hail | Sayle | - | no account filed |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter | 11.0 miles | 8 | |
| Moorhead | 13.0 miles | 8 | |
| Sonnette | 15.5 miles | 10 | |
| Moores (historical) | 21.3 miles | 8 | |
| Willow Crossing | 23.1 miles | 9 | |
| Epsie | 25.8 miles | 8 | |
| Bay Horse | 26.0 miles | 8 | |
| Olive | 33.4 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 790096. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






