Stanley Idaho Map
Stanley, Idaho — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Stanley, Custer County.
Interactive Map of Stanley, Idaho
| City | Stanley |
| State | Idaho (ID) |
| County | Custer |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| Latitude | 44.217423 |
| Longitude | -114.938582 |
| Population | 319 |
| Density | 200.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Stanley, Idaho
Stanley is a locality in Custer County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 319. The population density is 200.0 people per km². Stanley is located at 44.2174°N, 114.9386°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. ZIP code: 83278.
Stanley is a place that feels both ancient and freshly minted by the wind. It lies 75.5 miles north-east of Boise, ID (from Boise, ID: bearing 56°T), and is situated 46.8 miles north-west of Ketchum. The jagged peaks of the Sawtooth Mountains, their granite faces catching the sun like a shattered mirror, rise abruptly from a valley floor carpeted in sagebrush and lodgepole pine. The Salmon River, a ribbon of glacial blue, winds its way through this dramatic landscape, its murmur a constant, low hum beneath the vast Idaho sky. Here, the air itself seems to possess a crispness, a clarity that sharpens the edges of the world and lends a particular keenness to the light, especially as dusk begins to bleed across the western horizon, painting the high country in hues of rose and amethyst. The very ground underfoot speaks of resilience, of a land shaped by forces far greater than human hands. This remote outpost of Stanley carries the echoes of its past within its present. Once a vital hub for the mining industry, its fortunes, like so many mountain towns, waxed and waned with the precious metals pulled from the earth. Today, the economy of Stanley is more attuned to the rhythm of the seasons and the allure of its wild surroundings, drawing adventurers drawn to world-class fly-fishing on the Salmon, hikers exploring alpine lakes, and skiers who find solace in the deep snows of winter. The town itself retains a rustic charm, a collection of weathered buildings that seem to hunker down against the elements, their windows reflecting the immense, silent grandeur of the mountains that are Stanley's constant, formidable neighbors.
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About This Stanley Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Stanley, Idaho with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Stanley and Custer County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Stanley is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Stanley is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
