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Stites Idaho Map

Explore Stites, 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 Stites, Idaho

How to Use This Stites, Idaho Map

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

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	Stites
State	Idaho (ID)
County	Idaho County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	46.091559
Longitude	-115.976253
Population	171
Density	709.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83552
Area Code	208
County Seat	Grangeville
School District	Mountain View School District 244

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About Stites, Idaho

Stites is a locality in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 171. The population density is 709.9 people per km². Stites is located at 46.0916°N, 115.9763°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Stites is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83552.

Stites occupies a narrow, quiet corridor where the earth seems to hold its breath against the encroaching steepness of the canyon walls. It lies 54.6 miles east-southeast of Lewiston, ID (from Lewiston, ID: bearing 114°T), and is situated 13.4 miles north-northeast of Grangeville. The South Fork Clearwater River carves a deliberate path directly past the edge of the settlement, its current a constant, low-frequency hum that defines the acoustic life of the residents. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises into expansive, sun-bleached slopes covered in sage and bunchgrass, creating a landscape that feels both stark and profoundly ancient. While the distant, jagged silhouette of the Bitterroot Range remains a faint, hazy promise on the horizon, the immediate proximity of the Idaho Department of Lands provides a buffer of protected woodland that keeps the wilderness close at hand. Light here possesses a specific, thin clarity, sharpening the edges of the basalt outcrops and turning the afternoon shadows into long, indigo stretches that pull across the valley floor.

Stites emerged from the early push of rail lines and timber extraction, a history still evident in the weathered timber frames that persist despite the shifting tides of the regional economy. The local pulse is measured by the seasonal rhythms of the forest and the slow, steady movement of the river, far removed from the frantic pace of the larger world. Agriculture and the management of natural resources continue to serve as the bedrock of local life, though the rhythm of the day is often dictated by the simple necessity of maintaining a life in such rugged, high-elevation terrain. Residents occasionally venture toward the quiet, still waters of Tolo Lake or navigate the nearby depressions of Doty Draw, yet the center of gravity remains firmly planted in the valley. There is a quiet resilience in the way Stites persists, a place where the architecture of the past informs the modest, unadorned patterns of the present.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Middle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.8 mi, 012° N · 62k acres
Clearwater National Forest (National Forest) — 3.0 mi, 006° N · 1.7M acres
Clearwater River (Wild & Scenic River) — 3.5 mi, 354° N · 24k acres
Nezperce National Forest (National Forest) — 9.1 mi, 176° S · 2.2M acres
Upper Lolo Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.5 mi, 000° N
South Fork Clearwater River Wildlife Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.9 mi, 193° S
Upper Newsome Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 15.2 mi, 113° SE
Lower Lolo Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 16.6 mi, 350° N
Shorts Bar Pictographs (Historic Ruins) — 22.2 mi, 224° SW
Cooper's Ferry / Nipéhe (Historic Ruins) — 23.9 mi, 238° SW
Snowhole Rapids Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 24.3 mi, 240° SW · 6,474 acres
Gospel-Hump Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.0 mi, 172° S · 206k acres
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.7 mi, 068° E · 1.3M acres
Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 32.1 mi, 178° S
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 33.6 mi, 219° SW · 662k acres
Wilderness Gateway Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 36.0 mi, 062° NE
Deep Creek Massacre (Monument) — 39.1 mi, 237° SW
Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site (Attraction) — 39.9 mi, 217° SW
Lapwai State Game Farm (Nature Reserve) — 43.9 mi, 297° NW
Kirkwood Ranch Museum (Museum) — 44.1 mi, 215° SW
Buckskin Bill's Cabin (Museum) — 52.9 mi, 152° SE
Nez Perce County Historical Society (Museum) — 55.3 mi, 295° NW
C. C. Van Arsdol (Monument) — 55.8 mi, 298° NW
155 Fishing/swimming Hole (Attraction) — 61.4 mi, 062° NE
Local Native American and geological information (Museum) — 62.5 mi, 291° W
Village Centre Cinemas at Eastside Marketplace (Cinema) — 64.8 mi, 313° NW
B 23 Crash Site (Monument) — 64.8 mi, 174° S
McConnell Mansion Museum (Museum) — 65.8 mi, 313° NW
Nuart Theatre-Christ Church (Theatre) — 65.8 mi, 312° NW
Pritchard Art Gallery (Gallery) — 65.9 mi, 313° NW

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