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Horseshoe Bend Idaho Map

Explore Horseshoe Bend, 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 Horseshoe Bend, Idaho

How to Use This Horseshoe Bend, Idaho Map

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

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

Latitude	43.914612
Longitude	-116.197902
Population	715
Density	254.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83629
Area Code	208
County Seat	Idaho City
School District	Horseshoe Bend School District 73

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About Horseshoe Bend, Idaho

Horseshoe Bend is a locality in Boise County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 715. The population density is 254.0 people per km². Horseshoe Bend is located at 43.9146°N, 116.1979°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Horseshoe Bend is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83629.

Horseshoe Bend occupies a sheltered expanse of high desert landscape where the Power Canal slices through the rugged terrain like a steady, purposeful vein of commerce. It lies 17.0 miles north-northeast of Eagle, ID (from Eagle, ID: bearing 27°T), and is situated 15.3 miles east of Emmett. The air here holds the dry, metallic clarity of the high plains, carrying the scent of sagebrush and the faint, persistent resonance of water moving through engineered stone. To the north, the jagged, snow-dusted silhouettes of the Sawtooth Range sharpen against the horizon, appearing as distant, ethereal sentinels that govern the changing quality of the light. Wakefield Gulch carves its own quiet path through the nearby hills, adding a sense of depth to the undulating topography that defines the immediate surroundings of Horseshoe Bend.

Development in Horseshoe Bend grew from the necessity of harnessing the land, shifting from early resource extraction to a quiet existence defined by the rhythm of the seasons and the nearby stewardship of the Idaho Department of Lands. The economy remains tethered to the land’s raw utility, reflecting a heritage of industry that once relied heavily on the timber and currents flowing through the region. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of those who understand the temperamental nature of the climate, where the transition from the heat of the afternoon to the sharp, cooling shadows of dusk feels like a tangible shift in the earth’s own breathing. While Black Canyon Reservoir sits miles away, its presence influences the local sense of water and space, grounding the inhabitants in a landscape that values resilience and the simple, stark beauty of the Mountain West.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Horseshoe Bend Mill Pond Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 016° N
Boise National Forest (National Forest) — 5.0 mi, 090° E · 2.6M acres
Montour Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 286° W
Cartwright Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.0 mi, 183° S
Black Canyon Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 8.3 mi, 280° W
Sand Hollow Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.9 mi, 260° W
Bogus Basin Ski Area Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 162° S
South Fork Payette Suitable - Recreational River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.2 mi, 018° N · 2,588 acres
Gem County Veteran's Monument and Tank (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 260° W
Fly Cycles (Public Artwork) — 17.6 mi, 206° SW
Eagle Island State Park (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 213° SW
Baird Cabin (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 345° N
The Ribbon Tree (Monument) — 19.2 mi, 108° E
Idaho Film Society (Theatre) — 20.4 mi, 181° S
Gallery 601 (Gallery) — 20.8 mi, 181° S
BoDo CINEMA (Cinema) — 20.8 mi, 181° S
Capitol Contemporary Gallery (Gallery) — 20.9 mi, 181° S
The Flicks (Cinema) — 21.0 mi, 181° S
Northwest Science Museum Vision Center (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 197° S
The Benjamin Victor Gallery (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 180° S
Idaho museum of mining and geology (Museum) — 21.6 mi, 175° S
Idaho Aquarium (Aquarium) — 21.7 mi, 190° S
Table Rock Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 22.0 mi, 173° S
Historic Broadway Block (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 179° S
Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Theatre) — 24.7 mi, 170° S
Branson Hollow (Attraction) — 24.9 mi, 251° W
The Haunted World (Theme Park) — 25.6 mi, 227° SW
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds Of Prey National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 33.4 mi, 194° S · 601k acres
Payette National Forest (National Forest) — 35.5 mi, 351° N · 2.3M acres
Frank Church-River Of No Return Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 49.7 mi, 041° NE · 2.4M acres

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