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Weippe Idaho Map

Explore Weippe, 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 Weippe, Idaho

How to Use This Weippe, Idaho Map

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

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

Latitude	46.376015
Longitude	-115.938195
Population	400
Density	387.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83553
Area Code	208
County Seat	Orofino
School District	Orofino Joint School District 171

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About Weippe, Idaho

Weippe is a locality in Clearwater County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 400. The population density is 387.1 people per km². Weippe is located at 46.3760°N, 115.9382°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Weippe is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83553.

Weippe rises as a high, open prairie plateau, defined by the quiet passage of Jim Ford Creek and the expansive, golden light that settles over the grasslands before dusk. It lies 51.5 miles east of Lewiston, ID (from Lewiston, ID: bearing 93°T), and is situated 16.7 miles east-southeast of Orofino. Beyond the immediate fields and forests, the jagged silhouette of the Bitterroot Range haunts the distant horizon, a reminder of the vast, rugged scale of the inland landscape. The land here feels ancient and patient, marked by the proximity of Kamiah Gulch and the managed timberlands overseen by the Idaho Department of Lands, where the scent of pine needles and damp earth hangs heavy in the stagnant air of autumn mornings. Travelers searching for the stillness of Olson Pond find only the quiet rustle of bunchgrass and the occasional shadow of a hawk circling the expansive, clear-skied basin.

Weippe carries the weight of a long human narrative, most notably recognized as the site of the first contact between the Lewis and Clark expedition and the Nez Perce people. This encounter remains an indelible thread in the local identity, grounding the economy in a blend of traditional timber harvesting and a modest, self-reliant agricultural spirit. Life in Weippe moves in accordance with the seasonal demands of the harvest and the slow, deliberate work of the woods, far removed from the frantic pace of larger urban centers. The people here maintain a quiet, weathered resilience, living in a place where the history of the trail is not merely a memory, but a constant presence in the way the wind moves across the prairie and the way the light fades behind the trees.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Deyo Pond Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.9 mi, 255° W
Lower Lolo Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.2 mi, 247° SW
Lolo Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 5.5 mi, 180° S · 8,315 acres
Upper Lolo Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.6 mi, 180° S
Clearwater National Forest (National Forest) — 5.7 mi, 167° S · 1.7M acres
Clearwater River (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.8 mi, 210° SW · 24k acres
Campbell Pond Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 11.9 mi, 015° N
Nezperce National Forest (National Forest) — 18.9 mi, 152° SE · 2.2M acres
Dworshak State Park (State Park) — 21.1 mi, 311° NW
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.0 mi, 108° E · 1.3M acres
Wilderness Gateway Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 30.0 mi, 095° E
Cooper's Ferry / Nipéhe (Historic Ruins) — 39.2 mi, 214° SW
Shorts Bar Pictographs (Historic Ruins) — 39.6 mi, 206° SW
Lapwai State Game Farm (Nature Reserve) — 40.8 mi, 271° W
Gospel-Hump Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 46.4 mi, 177° S · 206k acres
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 51.2 mi, 207° SW · 662k acres
C. C. Van Arsdol (Monument) — 51.7 mi, 277° W
Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 51.8 mi, 181° S
Nez Perce County Historical Society (Museum) — 52.1 mi, 274° W
155 Fishing/swimming Hole (Attraction) — 53.3 mi, 080° E
Deep Creek Massacre (Monument) — 53.7 mi, 220° SW
Village Centre Cinemas at Eastside Marketplace (Cinema) — 55.1 mi, 296° NW
McConnell Mansion Museum (Museum) — 56.0 mi, 297° NW
Nuart Theatre-Christ Church (Theatre) — 56.1 mi, 296° NW
Pritchard Art Gallery (Gallery) — 56.1 mi, 296° NW
Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site (Attraction) — 57.7 mi, 206° SW
Steam Locomotive W.i.&m.ry.co. 1 (Monument) — 59.5 mi, 310° NW
Local Native American and geological information (Museum) — 60.2 mi, 273° W
Kirkwood Ranch Museum (Museum) — 62.0 mi, 206° SW
The Caring Call (Public Artwork) — 63.0 mi, 293° NW

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