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Blanchard Idaho Map

Explore Blanchard, 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 Blanchard, Idaho

How to Use This Blanchard, Idaho Map

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

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	Blanchard
State	Idaho (ID)
County	Bonner County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	48.0137
Longitude	-116.996503
Population	379
Density	98.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	83804
Area Code	208, 986
County Seat	Sandpoint
School District	West Bonner County School District 83

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About Blanchard, Idaho

Blanchard is a locality in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 379. The population density is 98.6 people per km². Blanchard is located at 48.0137°N, 116.9965°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 83804.

Blanchard reveals itself through the steady, low-slung rhythm of Blanchard Creek, which cuts a quiet path through the damp, loamy earth of the northern woods. It lies 14.7 miles north-northwest of Rathdrum, ID (from Rathdrum, ID: bearing 344°T), and is situated 19.6 miles north-northwest of Hayden. The landscape around Blanchard is defined by a dense, verdant stillness, where the silhouette of Larch Mountain rises four miles distant to anchor the horizon. To the north, the land slopes gently into the shadows of Melder Draw, a basin that holds the cool, heavy air of the valley long after the morning sun has claimed the ridges. The light here carries a peculiar, tempered clarity, filtering through the timber to illuminate the ground in shifting patterns of silver and deep, mossy green, while the proximity of the Idaho Department of Lands ensures that the surrounding wild remains a rugged, unmanicured presence against the edge of the clearing.

History in Blanchard echoes the persistent industry of the timber trade, a legacy of labor that long ago cleared the original stands to make room for the modest, functional architecture that defines the local streetscape. The economy remains tethered to this tradition of working the land, balanced by a slow, deliberate pace that favors the seasonal cycles of the inland Northwest over the haste of larger hubs. While Lake Pend Oreille lies eleven miles to the east, acting as a distant, expansive reservoir of blue, the life of the inhabitants is more intimately tied to the immediate woods and the quiet, persistent flow of the creek. Residents here move with a grounded, practical grace, reflecting a culture shaped by the isolation of the timberlands and the quiet, enduring stability of a place that keeps its own time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kaniksu National Forest (National Forest) — 1.5 mi, 351° N · 1.6M acres
Mount Spokane (State Park) — 5.2 mi, 238° SW
Spirit Lake Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 122° SE
Mount Spokane State Park (State Park) — 9.3 mi, 193° S
Coeur d'Alene National Forest (National Forest) — 10.1 mi, 130° SE · 727k acres
Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 356° N
Roxy Theater (Cinema) — 11.7 mi, 349° N
Jewell Lake Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 15.1 mi, 056° NE
Henley Airstrip (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 15.2 mi, 119° SE
Aftershock (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 120° SE
Cork Screw (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 119° SE
Thunder Canyon (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 119° SE
Tremors (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 119° SE
Theatre of Illusion Magic Show (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 118° SE
Swanson Lakes-Sherman Creek Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 17.9 mi, 285° W
Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 154° SE
K27 Monument (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 157° SE
Art & Flow (Gallery) — 20.7 mi, 174° S
Hayden Discount Cinema (Cinema) — 20.7 mi, 152° SE
John Mullan Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.0 mi, 174° S
Mens Dressing room (Theatre) — 21.7 mi, 224° SW
Horse Slaughter Monument (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 189° S
Bernard Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.7 mi, 101° E
Father Joseph M. Cataldo (Monument) — 24.9 mi, 218° SW
Coeur d'Alene Galleries (Gallery) — 25.5 mi, 157° SE
Angel Art Gallery (Gallery) — 25.6 mi, 157° SE
Little Pend Oreille National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.1 mi, 290° W · 147k acres
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Wa (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.2 mi, 331° NW · 1,044 acres
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 44.7 mi, 254° W · 60k acres
Cabinet Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 57.3 mi, 072° E · 94k acres

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