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Hamer Idaho Map

Explore Hamer, 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 Hamer, Idaho

How to Use This Hamer, Idaho Map

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

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

Latitude	43.927131
Longitude	-112.20609
Population	83
Density	167.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83425
Area Code	208
County Seat	Rigby
School District	West Jefferson School District 253

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About Hamer, Idaho

Hamer is a locality in Jefferson County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 83. The population density is 167.8 people per km². Hamer is located at 43.9271°N, 112.2061°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Hamer is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83425.

Hamer occupies a vast, high-desert expanse where the horizon stretches thin and pale under the immense pressure of the Idaho sky. It lies 21.9 miles west-northwest of Rexburg, ID (from Rexburg, ID: bearing 289°T), and is situated 33.0 miles north-northwest of Idaho Falls. The landscape around Hamer is defined by the stark, quiet reach of sagebrush plains and the intermittent, low-slung rise of the earth toward Beacon Butte, which marks the land like a solitary, weathered sentinel. Warm Creek winds through the arid ground only a mile away, its presence marked by a subtle shift in the vegetation where moisture clings to the roots of grasses and willow. Nearby, the water of Rays Lake gathers in the basin, reflecting the hard, clear light of the afternoon that turns the dust of the valley floor into a fine, shimmering powder.

Camas National Wildlife Refuge sits just a mile from the center, providing a protected sanctuary where the movement of migratory birds dictates the seasonal pulse of the region. Agriculture remains the primary current of local life, with irrigation systems drawing upon the surrounding water to coax life from the soil, a process that has sustained the community since its early days as a point of transit. The pace of existence here is governed by the turning of the seasons and the demands of the harvest, far from the noise of more crowded centers. Life in Hamer is a matter of quiet endurance and a steady, pragmatic relationship with the land, where the wind carries the scent of dry earth and the distant, cooling promise of the high country.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Camas National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.5 mi, 276° W · 22k acres
Mud Lake Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 266° W
Nine Mile Knoll Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.7 mi, 090° E
North Lake Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 7.2 mi, 257° W · 5,422 acres
Sikes Act Wildlife Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 163° S
Scott Samuelson Labrinth (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 131° SE
Sand Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 10.5 mi, 077° E · 22k acres
Snake River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.2 mi, 160° S
Targhee National Forest (National Forest) — 16.8 mi, 356° N · 1.6M acres
Snake River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.0 mi, 133° SE · 36k acres
Yellowstone Safari Park (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 19.3 mi, 098° E
Fort Henry Historic Monument (Monument) — 21.3 mi, 090° E
SJ Healing Crossroads Shrine by Scott & Janae Johnson (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 092° E
Romney Geology Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 109° E
BYU-I Planetarium (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 109° E
Education Monument (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 109° E
Civil Defense Caves (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 053° NE
Hell's Half Acre Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 28.4 mi, 195° S · 68k acres
East Idaho Aquarium (Aquarium) — 30.2 mi, 162° S
Idaho Falls (Viewpoint) — 31.0 mi, 165° S
Amsterdam Spring Tulips (Public Artwork) — 31.0 mi, 165° S
Colonial Theatre (Theatre) — 31.1 mi, 165° S
Pugsslane Alley (Gallery) — 31.1 mi, 164° S
Actors' Repertory Theater of Idaho (Theatre) — 31.3 mi, 165° S
Collectors Corner Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 162° S
Paramount Triplex Theatre (Cinema) — 32.6 mi, 161° S
Teton Dam (Historic Ruins) — 33.1 mi, 092° E
Regal Edwards Grand Teton (Cinema) — 33.3 mi, 160° S
Challis National Forest (National Forest) — 35.7 mi, 267° W · 2.5M acres
Yellowstone National Park (National Park) — 56.9 mi, 075° E · 2.2M acres

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