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Bliss Idaho Map

Explore Bliss, 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 Bliss, Idaho

How to Use This Bliss, Idaho Map

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

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

Latitude	42.926846
Longitude	-114.949506
Population	258
Density	135.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83314
Area Code	208
County Seat	Gooding
School District	Bliss Joint School District 234

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About Bliss, Idaho

Bliss is a locality in Gooding County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 258. The population density is 135.0 people per km². Bliss is located at 42.9268°N, 114.9495°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Bliss is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83314.

Bliss anchors itself to the high, dry expanse of the Snake River plain, where the horizon stretches out in shades of muted sage and sun-bleached basalt. It lies 25.9 miles west-northwest of Jerome, ID (from Jerome, ID: bearing 303°T), and is situated 12.0 miles west of Gooding. The land here is defined by a rigorous, hard-edged clarity, as if the air itself has been scrubbed clean by the winds that sweep across the open scrubland. Only a mile away, the Snake River carves a dark, insistent path through the earth, a constant presence that provides a cool, shadowed contrast to the heat radiating from the volcanic plains. To the north, the solitary profile of Pioneer Butte rises against the sky like a silent sentinel, while the protected expanse of the Sikes Act Wildlife Habitat Area ensures that the surrounding terrain remains a sanctuary for the resilient grasses and stubborn flora of the high desert.

Bliss maintains an economy deeply rooted in the rhythms of the earth, where the cycle of the seasons dictates the pace of labor and the quiet persistence of the day. The influence of the nearby Tuana Gulch and the presence of Bliss Reservoir two miles distant underscore a landscape governed by the careful management of water in a thirsty climate. History here is written in the endurance of those who cultivate the soil and the legacy of the Sikes Act Wildlife Habitat Area, which frames the locality as a place of deliberate conservation amid working agricultural fields. Life in Bliss moves with a measured, intentional gravity, reflecting a culture that finds its satisfaction in the quiet observation of light shifting across the plains and the steady, unadorned labor that keeps the region anchored to its purpose.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sikes Act Wildlife Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — locality lies within
Snake River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.8 mi, 205° SW · 36k acres
Twana Gulch Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 249° W
Mckinney Butte Research Natural Area / Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.3 mi, 045° NE
Thousand Springs State Park (State Park) — 5.6 mi, 144° SE
Point 6 (Viewpoint) — 5.8 mi, 140° SE
Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument (National Monument) — 6.5 mi, 173° S · 4,364 acres
Billingsley Creek Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.9 mi, 154° SE
Hagerman National monument and thousand springs state park visitor center (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 156° SE
Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860 (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 181° S
Hagerman Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 159° S · 1,397 acres
Gooding City Of Rocks East Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.1 mi, 020° N · 14k acres
Gooding City Of Rocks West Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.7 mi, 013° N · 6,657 acres
Blue Heart Spings (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 158° S
Jerome County Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 122° SE
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 181° S
Shoshone Showhouse (Cinema) — 27.4 mi, 089° E
Boise National Forest (National Forest) — 28.4 mi, 316° NW · 2.6M acres
Sawtooth National Forest (National Forest) — 29.9 mi, 014° N · 1.8M acres
Twin Falls County Museum (Museum) — 32.3 mi, 141° SE
Well Water Drill Rig (Historic Ruins) — 32.6 mi, 140° SE
IB Perrine Monument (Monument) — 33.8 mi, 132° SE
Evel Knievel Monument (Monument) — 33.8 mi, 132° SE
Herrett Museum (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 134° SE
CSI Tower (Monument) — 33.9 mi, 135° SE
Shoshone Falls (Attraction) — 36.0 mi, 129° SE
Military Police Building (Historic Ruins) — 39.4 mi, 116° SE
Community Wall (Public Artwork) — 40.1 mi, 291° W
Minidoka County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 69.3 mi, 107° E
Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Theatre) — 73.2 mi, 307° NW

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