Welcome to Rising Sun ...

Rising Sun is located in Glacier County<1>.

Rising Sun is 4,570 feet [1,393 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the elevation of Rising Sun is about ¾ mile [or ~1½ km] above sea level.

Time Zone: Rising Sun lies in the Mountain Time Zone (MST/MDT) and observes daylight saving time

The area code for Rising Sun: (406)

Communities Also Named Rising Sun ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 12 communities that are also named Rising Sun - they are located in Delaware, Illinois (2), Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maryland (2), Mississippi, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Rising Sun.

Communities near Rising Sun ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Rising Sun.

• Saint Mary
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Mary
  • Saint Mary is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Mary <3>
• Swiftcurrent
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Swiftcurrent
  • Swiftcurrent is located in Glacier County
• Babb
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Babb
  • Babb is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Babb <3>
• Kiowa
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kiowa
  • Kiowa is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kiowa <3>
• Starr School
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Starr School have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Starr School
  • Starr School is located in Glacier County
• Chief Mountain
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chief Mountain
• East Glacier Park Village
  (21 miles [33.8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glacier Park Village
  • East Glacier Park Village is located in Glacier County
• East Glacier Park
  (22 miles [35.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Glacier Park
  • East Glacier Park is located in Glacier County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Glacier Park <3>
• Carway
  (23 miles [37 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carway came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carway
• Browning
  (24 miles [38.6 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Browning
  • Browning is located in Glacier County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,001 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Browning <3>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Rising Sun. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rising Sun.

We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Rising Sun. See our Newspapers Page for Rising Sun.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rising Sun ...

Looking for more information about Rising Sun? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Rising Sun, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Rising Sun.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Rising Sun. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for State of Montana: https://mt.gov/