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Clifton Idaho Map

Explore Clifton, 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 Clifton, Idaho

How to Use This Clifton, Idaho Map

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

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

Latitude	42.189922
Longitude	-112.008012
Population	413
Density	69.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83228
Area Code	208
County Seat	Preston
School District	West Side Joint School District 202

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About Clifton, Idaho

Clifton is a locality in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 413. The population density is 69.4 people per km². Clifton is located at 42.1899°N, 112.0080°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Clifton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83228.

Clifton stretches across a high, sun-drenched plateau where the earth is defined by the steady pulse of Clifton Creek. It lies 52.1 miles south-southeast of Pocatello, ID (from Pocatello, ID: bearing 155°T), and is situated 9.3 miles northwest of Preston. The landscape rises toward the sharp silhouette of Buck Peak, which anchors the horizon as the light shifts from gold to a cool, bruised violet at dusk. A mile to the west, the quiet waters of Twin Lakes Reservoir hold the reflection of an expansive sky, while the nearby slopes of Caribou National Forest offer a deep, verdant contrast to the sagebrush and dry grasses of the lower plains. The air here carries a crisp, thin clarity that brings the distant geometry of the Clifton Basin into sudden, startling focus, revealing the subtle textures of a land shaped by wind and long, quiet winters.

Clifton emerged from the pioneer ambition of early settlers who recognized the promise of this fertile, high-altitude soil. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, with local industry leaning heavily into the cultivation of grain and the management of livestock, practices that have defined the labor of generations. Life in Clifton moves with a deliberate, measured pace, grounded in the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest rather than the frantic tempo of distant urban centers. There is a persistent, quiet endurance in the way the local architecture keeps to the scale of the land, reflecting a culture that favors utility and the honest work of the hand. Even as the modern world encroaches, the daily habits of the people here remain tied to the land, preserving a way of life that feels as steady as the flow of the creek through the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Caribou National Forest (National Forest) — 1.5 mi, 270° W · 986k acres
Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 010° N
Bear River Massacre Interpretive Center (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 116° SE
Bear River Massacre Site (Registered Battlefield) — 6.0 mi, 124° SE
Weston Reservoir Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.2 mi, 237° SW
Condie Reservoir Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 079° E
Hirschi's Haunted Hollow (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 137° SE
Franklin County World War II Memorial (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 134° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 9.7 mi, 134° SE
Red Rock Pass (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 350° N
Oneida Narrows Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 11.9 mi, 080° E
Oneida Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 269° W
Cache National Forest (National Forest) — 14.7 mi, 092° E · 700k acres
Lewiston Community Theatre (Cinema) — 16.7 mi, 152° SE
Mount Naomi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.3 mi, 139° SE · 45k acres
Telegraph Lookout (Viewpoint) — 19.6 mi, 087° E
Minnetonka Cave Tour (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 105° E
Curlew National Grassland (National Grassland) — 26.4 mi, 267° W · 48k acres
Prince Gallery (Arts Centre) — 29.7 mi, 162° S
The Bull (Public Artwork) — 29.7 mi, 360° N
Wellsville Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.4 mi, 183° S · 23k acres
10th West Scarehouse (Theme Park) — 31.4 mi, 166° S
Jardine Juniper (Attraction) — 32.2 mi, 143° SE
Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 32.8 mi, 090° E · 36k acres
Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre (Theatre) — 32.9 mi, 165° S
Main St Playhouse (Theatre) — 34.0 mi, 194° S
Bear River Valley Museum (Museum) — 34.0 mi, 194° S
Millville Museum (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 164° S
Formation springs nature preserve (Attraction) — 41.8 mi, 033° NE
Bear River Migratory Bird Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 45.1 mi, 186° S · 153k acres

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