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Basalt Idaho Map

Explore Basalt, 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 Basalt, Idaho

How to Use This Basalt, Idaho Map

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

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

Latitude	43.315471
Longitude	-112.164417
Population	357
Density	470.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	83218, 83236
Area Code	208
County Seat	Blackfoot
School District	Firth School District 59

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About Basalt, Idaho

Basalt is a locality in Bingham County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 357. The population density is 470.4 people per km². Basalt is located at 43.3155°N, 112.1644°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Basalt is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 83218, 83236.

Basalt emerges from the high, arid expanse of the Snake River plain as a quiet convergence of earth and sky, where the horizon stretches flat and uncompromising under a thin, crystalline atmosphere. It lies 12.3 miles south-southwest of Idaho Falls, ID (from Idaho Falls, ID: bearing 212°T), and is situated 5.0 miles south-southwest of Shelley. The landscape is defined by the steady, unyielding presence of the Snake River, which carves a path through the volcanic basalt rock that gives the locality its name, its waters reflecting the pale, washed-out blue of the Idaho heavens. To the west, the distant Sand Hills rise like a jagged, earthen spine against the light, while the sagebrush and bunchgrass cling to the dry, alkaline soil, creating a textural mosaic of silver-gray and muted green that shifts tone under the relentless, hard-edged sun.

Basalt retains the deliberate, measured pace of an agricultural outpost, where the rhythms of the seasons dictate the labor of the fields and the slow rotation of the irrigation pivots. The legacy of early settlement persists in the sturdy, utilitarian architecture and the sprawling, utilitarian grids of farmland that define the local economy, drawing sustenance from the proximity of the Idaho Department of Lands for necessary management and oversight. Life here moves with the gravity of the land itself, punctuated by the occasional passage of a train or the distant, dry wind whistling through the volcanic fissures, far removed from the clamor of more crowded geographies. In the quiet transition of dusk, the shadows lengthen across the fields, and the stark, geological reality of Basalt reveals itself as a place where the history of the soil is written in every furrow and stone.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Brandon Meppin Memorial Field (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 249° W
Curt Brinkman Park (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 020° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 020° N
Not Even Once (Public Artwork) — 4.6 mi, 030° NE
The Virginia Theater (Theatre) — 4.9 mi, 024° NE
Founding of Shelley (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 028° NE
Lava Beds (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 261° W
Hell's Half Acre Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 5.8 mi, 327° NW · 68k acres
Gem State Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 021° N
Bingham County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.5 mi, 225° SW
Actors' Repertory Theater of Idaho (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 027° NE
Idaho Falls (Viewpoint) — 13.7 mi, 026° NE
Possibly Picasso (Arts Centre) — 13.8 mi, 041° NE
Pugsslane Alley (Gallery) — 13.8 mi, 027° NE
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 026° NE
Regal Edwards Grand Teton (Cinema) — 14.2 mi, 040° NE
Paramount Triplex Theatre (Cinema) — 14.3 mi, 037° NE
Collectors Corner Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 032° NE
East Idaho Aquarium (Aquarium) — 15.3 mi, 028° NE
Targhee National Forest (National Forest) — 18.8 mi, 033° NE · 1.6M acres
Tex Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 19.0 mi, 077° E
Snake River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 23.0 mi, 011° N
The Butterfly Haven (Nature Reserve) — 23.5 mi, 245° SW
Cedar Butte Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 26.2 mi, 264° W · 37k acres
Caribou National Forest (National Forest) — 28.3 mi, 180° S · 986k acres
Snake River (Wild & Scenic River) — 32.1 mi, 019° N · 36k acres
McDougall Field (Historic Ruins) — 34.0 mi, 215° SW
Historic Downtown Pocatello (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 205° SW
Grays Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.6 mi, 110° E · 22k acres
Craters Of The Moon National Monument (National Monument) — 56.8 mi, 239° SW · 806k acres

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