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Tensed Idaho Map

Explore Tensed, 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 Tensed, Idaho

How to Use This Tensed, Idaho Map

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

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

Latitude	47.159899
Longitude	-116.921836
Population	84
Density	173.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83870
Area Code	208, 986
County Seat	St. Maries
School District	Plummer-Worley Joint School District 44

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About Tensed, Idaho

Tensed is a locality in Benewah County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 84. The population density is 173.4 people per km². Tensed is located at 47.1599°N, 116.9218°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Tensed is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83870.

Tensed emerges from the high, open plateau of the Idaho panhandle, defined by the steady, persistent flow of Hangman Creek as it carves a path through the earth. It lies 29.8 miles north of Moscow, ID (from Moscow, ID: bearing 7°T), and is situated 19.9 miles west-southwest of St. Maries. The landscape surrounding Tensed is defined by the sharp rise of Łukwle' Mountain three miles distant, its silhouette a permanent guardian over the expansive, sun-bleached grasses of the region. Nearby, the verdant, sheltered expanse of King Valley offers a subtle contrast to the broader, wind-swept plains that define the local topography. As evening approaches, the light across the fields shifts into a pale, bruised gold, casting long, thin shadows that stretch across the soil until the horizon swallows the day in a quiet, cool gray.

Tensed carries a legacy anchored in the hard-won labor of those who first broke this ground for agriculture, a tradition that remains the silent pulse of the local economy. The rhythms of life here are dictated by the seasons and the cycle of the harvest, echoing the endurance required to thrive on land that feels both vast and profoundly intimate. Just a short distance away, the preserved timberlands of Mary Minerva McCroskey State Park stand as a reminder of the dense, ancient forests that once dominated the wider territory. Though the modern world moves with greater speed elsewhere, Tensed maintains a deliberate, measured pace, where the memory of earlier generations lingers in the weathered grain of old fences and the stillness that settles over the valley long after the sun has vanished behind the slopes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mary Minerva McCroskey State Park (State Park) — 2.0 mi, 240° SW
St. Joe National Forest (National Forest) — 4.4 mi, 212° SW · 868k acres
Iron Horse Palouse (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 310° NW
Tekoa Train Trestle (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 302° NW
Coeur d'Alene Tribe Warriors and Veterans Memorial (Public Artwork) — 12.5 mi, 007° N
Coeur D'Alene River Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 071° E
McCoy Valley Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 262° W
White Pine National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 15.2 mi, 131° SE · 26 acres
Lane's Lookout (Viewpoint) — 15.8 mi, 115° SE
Steam Locomotive W.i.&m.ry.co. 1 (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 177° S
Trail of the Coeur d' Alenes (State Recreation Area) — 18.6 mi, 027° NE
The Gallery in Harrison (Gallery) — 21.2 mi, 017° N
Coeur d'Alene National Forest (National Forest) — 21.8 mi, 010° N · 727k acres
Codger Pole (Attraction) — 28.6 mi, 227° SW
Crystal Lake Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 28.6 mi, 051° NE · 8,919 acres
McConnell Mansion Museum (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 187° S
Pritchard Art Gallery (Gallery) — 29.8 mi, 187° S
Kenworthy Theatre (Theatre) — 29.9 mi, 187° S
Nuart Theatre-Christ Church (Theatre) — 29.9 mi, 187° S
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.3 mi, 308° NW · 40k acres
Village Centre Cinemas at Eastside Marketplace (Cinema) — 30.4 mi, 185° S
Abandoned Car (Attraction) — 31.9 mi, 349° N
Troy Mining & Milling Co. (Historic Ruins) — 33.2 mi, 161° S
Higgens Point (Attraction) — 34.2 mi, 019° N
Mullan Military Road Historical Monument (Monument) — 34.6 mi, 320° NW
Coeur d'Alene Galleries (Gallery) — 36.1 mi, 010° N
Horse Slaughter Monument (Monument) — 37.2 mi, 349° N
Grandmother Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 38.0 mi, 104° E · 19k acres
Clearwater River (Wild & Scenic River) — 46.2 mi, 168° S · 24k acres
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 76.7 mi, 200° S · 177k acres

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