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St. Charles Idaho Map

Explore St. Charles, 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 St. Charles, Idaho

How to Use This St. Charles, Idaho Map

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

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	St. Charles
State	Idaho (ID)
County	Bear Lake County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Boise)

Latitude	42.113819
Longitude	-111.388818
Population	161
Density	84.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83272
Area Code	208
County Seat	Paris
School District	Bear Lake County School District 33

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About St. Charles, Idaho

St. Charles is a locality in Bear Lake County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 161. The population density is 84.8 people per km². St. Charles is located at 42.1138°N, 111.3888°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. St. Charles is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83272.

St. Charles rests where the high, thin air of the Mountain West meets the quiet endurance of the earth. It lies 29.7 miles northeast of Smithfield, UT (from Smithfield, UT: bearing 50°T), and is situated 15.1 miles south-southwest of Montpelier. The landscape is defined by the steady presence of Little Creek, which cuts through the soil with a persistent clarity, feeding into the basin of Saint Charles Canyon just a mile away. To the east, the expansive, crystalline surface of Bear Lake pulls the light from the sky, reflecting a depth of blue that shifts with the passing clouds. Seven miles out, the silhouette of Merkley Mountain anchors the horizon, its slopes rising with a stoic, jagged grace against the vast Idaho expanse. The light here arrives hard and clear at dawn, sharpening the edges of the sagebrush and bunchgrass that cling to the dry, open plains.

Settlement in St. Charles grew from the resolve of pioneers who carved a life out of this high-altitude valley, turning the rugged terrain into a quiet patchwork of hayfields and grazing land. The local economy remains tethered to the land, moving in a slow, seasonal rhythm dictated by the harvest and the care of livestock. Residents look toward the nearby Bear Lake State Park for the rhythms of the seasons, where the water provides a stillness that mirrors the temperament of the people. While the Midland Trail lies seven miles distant, its presence speaks to the long-standing tradition of traversing these uplands, connecting the inhabitants to the broader, untamed reaches of the region. Life in St. Charles persists with a sturdy, unadorned dignity, sustained by the cold, clean water of the creek and the shadow of the distant peaks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bear Lake State Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 003° N
Bear Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.0 mi, 046° NE · 36k acres
Cache National Forest (National Forest) — 2.8 mi, 271° W · 700k acres
St. Charles Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 6.3 mi, 260° W
Worm Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.5 mi, 310° NW · 40 acres
Minnetonka Cave Tour (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 260° W
Swan Creek State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 195° S
Pat Hollow Crash Site (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 243° SW
Telegraph Lookout (Viewpoint) — 13.6 mi, 297° NW
Pickleville Playhouse (Theatre) — 14.1 mi, 180° S
Caribou National Forest (National Forest) — 14.9 mi, 018° N · 986k acres
Scout's Monument (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 021° N
Mount Naomi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.3 mi, 239° SW · 45k acres
Bear Lake State Park (Cisco Beach) (State Park) — 16.3 mi, 162° S
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Id (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.0 mi, 063° NE · 2,008 acres
Idaho, Utah, and Wyoming intersect point (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 114° SE
Raymond Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 20.1 mi, 067° NE · 34k acres
Temple Fork Sawmill (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 200° S
Jardine Juniper (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 211° SW
Lewiston Community Theatre (Cinema) — 25.8 mi, 248° W
Hirschi's Haunted Hollow (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 268° W
Bear River Massacre Site (Registered Battlefield) — 26.8 mi, 274° W
Flights of Learning (Public Artwork) — 32.1 mi, 224° SW
Prince Gallery (Arts Centre) — 32.4 mi, 225° SW
Fossil Butte National Monument (National Monument) — 33.3 mi, 117° SE · 8,318 acres
10th West Scarehouse (Theme Park) — 35.0 mi, 224° SW
Utah Festival Opera & Musical Theatre (Theatre) — 35.1 mi, 221° SW
Millville Museum (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 216° SW
Oneida Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 44.2 mi, 277° W
Cinnamon Creek WMA (Nature Reserve) — 46.9 mi, 193° S

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