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Bancroft Idaho Map

Explore Bancroft, Idaho, 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 Bancroft, Idaho

How to Use This Bancroft, Idaho Map

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

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	Bancroft
State	Idaho (ID)
County	Caribou County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Boise)

Latitude	42.720196
Longitude	-111.88579
Population	299
Density	189.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83217
Area Code	208
County Seat	Soda Springs
School District	North Gem School District 149

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About Bancroft, Idaho

Bancroft is a locality in Caribou County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 299. The population density is 189.6 people per km². Bancroft is located at 42.7202°N, 111.8858°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Bancroft is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83217.

Bancroft anchors itself to a high, arid expanse where the horizon stretches thin and taut against a pale, expansive sky. It lies 30.2 miles east-southeast of Pocatello, ID (from Pocatello, ID: bearing 110°T), and is situated 15.0 miles west-northwest of Soda Springs. The land here is defined by a rigorous, honest geometry of sagebrush and wide-reaching fields that shift in color from the dusty green of midsummer to the brittle, pale gold of harvest. To the west, the sharp, isolated silhouette of Petticoat Peak interrupts the skyline, while the land dips into the quiet, dry reaches of North Canyon. Squaw Creek winds its way through the nearby landscape, a slender, persistent ribbon of water that offers a cool contrast to the sun-baked prairie. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Alexander Reservoir hold the reflection of passing clouds, grounding the territory in a stillness that feels both ancient and immediate.

Bancroft grew from the necessity of the rail line, serving as a vital node for the farmers and ranchers who coaxed a living from the stubborn, fertile soil of the Idaho Department of Lands. The local economy persists in the rhythm of the seasons, rooted in the cultivation of grain and the steady, unpretentious labor of agriculture that defines the daily lives of its residents. History is written not in grand monuments, but in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture of the grain elevators and the weathered fences that divide the open range. Life in Bancroft moves with the deliberate pace of a place where the primary clock is the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest, and where the air carries the faint, dry scent of soil and distance. The community maintains a quiet resilience, existing as a functional, enduring outpost in the vast, open space of the interior West.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Petticoat Peak Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 3.1 mi, 195° S · 11k acres
Petticoat Peak Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.3 mi, 220° SW
Mike's Place Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 278° W
Portneuf (Upper) Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 264° W
Caribou National Forest (National Forest) — 6.7 mi, 277° W · 986k acres
The Bull (Public Artwork) — 9.4 mi, 223° SW
Cache National Forest (National Forest) — 10.8 mi, 120° SE · 700k acres
Burton Canyon Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 13.6 mi, 130° SE
Portneuf Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.7 mi, 265° W
Blackfoot Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 15.4 mi, 062° NE
Indian Rocks Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 16.5 mi, 258° W
Formation springs nature preserve (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 096° E
Red Rock Pass (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 198° S
Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.4 mi, 048° NE · 22k acres
The ISU "I" (Monument) — 29.3 mi, 290° W
Museum of Clean (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 289° W
Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 289° W
OriginStreetAddressesPocatello (Monument) — 30.2 mi, 289° W
Historic Downtown Pocatello (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 289° W
McDougall Field (Historic Ruins) — 35.9 mi, 292° W
Telegraph Lookout (Viewpoint) — 38.1 mi, 160° S
Bingham County Historical Museum (Museum) — 39.7 mi, 325° NW
Bear River Massacre Site (Registered Battlefield) — 40.1 mi, 182° S
Oneida Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 41.2 mi, 207° SW
Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 42.9 mi, 141° SE · 36k acres
Hirschi's Haunted Hollow (Attraction) — 42.9 mi, 181° S
Lava Beds (Attraction) — 44.7 mi, 335° NW
Minnetonka Cave Tour (Attraction) — 46.8 mi, 157° SE
The Butterfly Haven (Nature Reserve) — 47.0 mi, 311° NW
The Virginia Theater (Theatre) — 47.2 mi, 345° N

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