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Bruneau Idaho Map

Explore Bruneau, 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 Bruneau, Idaho

How to Use This Bruneau, Idaho Map

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

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

Latitude	42.880452
Longitude	-115.797308
Population	121
Density	29.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	83604
Area Code	208
County Seat	Murphy
School District	Bruneau-Grand View Joint School District 365

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About Bruneau, Idaho

Bruneau is a locality in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 121. The population density is 29.1 people per km². Bruneau is located at 42.8805°N, 115.7973°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. ZIP code: 83604.

Bruneau commands a vast, arid expanse where the earth wears a coat of silver sage and brittle bunchgrass, baked hard by the relentless intensity of the high desert sun. It lies 18.3 miles south-southwest of Mountain Home, ID (from Mountain Home, ID: bearing 197°T), and is situated 12.2 miles south-southeast of Mountain Home AFB. The landscape slopes toward the Bruneau River, a narrow vein of life that cuts through the thirsty ground, while the jagged silhouette of Crabb Butte rises to the north like a sentinel over the plains. To the east, the terrain fractures into the deep, shadow-filled creases of Wilkins Gulch, where the wind hums a low, constant note against the basalt outcroppings. Under the wide, unblinking sky, the light at dusk bleeds a bruised violet across the horizon, turning the dry scrub into a field of dark, flickering embers that hold the day’s heat long after the shadows lengthen.

Bruneau sustains itself through the quiet, stubborn labor of agriculture, where cattle graze across wide allotments and irrigated fields offer a sharp, verdant contrast to the surrounding dust. The proximity of the Morley Nelson Snake River Birds Of Prey National Conservation Area marks the region as a sanctuary for raptors, their silhouettes often wheeling high above the thermals in silent, predatory grace. Nearby, C J Strike Reservoir serves as a center for local life, its still waters providing a necessary pause in the movement of the high desert. This economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, defined by the seasonal movement of herds and the careful management of water, a practice that has shaped the character of Bruneau for generations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Morley Nelson Snake River Birds Of Prey National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 045° NE · 601k acres
C.J. Strike Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 277° W
Bruneau Dunes State Park (State Park) — 3.5 mi, 091° E
C. J. Strike Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 016° N · 3,098 acres
Lower Bruneau Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.1 mi, 155° SE
Bruneau River (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.2 mi, 158° S · 16k acres
Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 9.4 mi, 157° SE · 95k acres
Snake River (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.2 mi, 064° NE · 36k acres
Big Jacks Creek Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.7 mi, 227° SW · 57k acres
Bruneau Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.5 mi, 154° SE
Community Wall (Public Artwork) — 18.1 mi, 017° N
Sikes Act Wildlife Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 21.3 mi, 094° E
Wickahoney Post Office and Stage Station (Historic Ruins) — 30.8 mi, 198° S
Boise National Forest (National Forest) — 33.4 mi, 016° N · 2.6M acres
Sawtooth National Forest (National Forest) — 38.6 mi, 040° NE · 1.8M acres
Benjamin Priest Ranch (Historic Ruins) — 41.5 mi, 312° NW
Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860 (Attraction) — 43.5 mi, 100° E
Hagerman National monument and thousand springs state park visitor center (Museum) — 46.1 mi, 094° E
Steve Appleton Memorial (Monument) — 48.1 mi, 339° N
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 48.4 mi, 118° SE
Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Theatre) — 49.7 mi, 341° N
Blue Heart Spings (Attraction) — 50.4 mi, 103° E
Oregon Trail marker (Monument) — 51.3 mi, 339° N
Art Source Gallery (Gallery) — 52.1 mi, 336° NW
Kuna History Center (Museum) — 52.4 mi, 324° NW
Boise B (Monument) — 52.7 mi, 340° N
Historic Broadway Block (Attraction) — 53.0 mi, 338° N
Idaho museum of mining and geology (Museum) — 53.2 mi, 340° N
The Benjamin Victor Gallery (Gallery) — 53.8 mi, 338° N
The Flicks (Cinema) — 54.5 mi, 338° N

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