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Clayton Idaho Map

Explore Clayton, 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 Clayton, Idaho

How to Use This Clayton, Idaho Map

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

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	Clayton
State	Idaho (ID)
County	Custer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Boise)

Latitude	44.259202
Longitude	-114.383108
Population	10
Density	60.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83227
Area Code	208
County Seat	Challis
School District	Challis Joint School District 181

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About Clayton, Idaho

Clayton is a locality in Custer County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 10. The population density is 60.3 people per km². Clayton is located at 44.2592°N, 114.3831°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Clayton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83227.

Clayton occupies a rugged stretch of terrain where the landscape tilts toward the persistent, cold pulse of the Salmon River. It lies 100.2 miles east-northeast of Boise, ID (from Boise, ID: bearing 63°T), and is situated 51.3 miles north of Hailey. The light here arrives thin and sharp, clarifying the sagebrush and the exposed earth of the nearby Povert Flat before catching on the distant, jagged teeth of the Sawtooth Range on the horizon. Within the protected boundaries of the Main Salmon River, the environment remains defined by the interplay of stone and rushing water, a place where the air carries the dry, resinous scent of high-desert scrub and the cooling influence of the riverbed. Thirteen miles away, the quiet basin of Crater Lake holds a stillness that contrasts with the constant, rhythmic erosion of the canyon walls surrounding the valley floor.

Clayton emerged from the ambitions of mining, where the earth was probed for silver and lead, leaving behind a legacy of abandoned shafts and the persistent grit of prospectors. While the economy has shifted away from the feverish extraction of the past, the rhythm of life remains tethered to the terrain, marked by a quiet independence and the seasonal labor of those who work the land. The presence of the Main Salmon River continues to dictate the pace, serving as both a corridor for movement and a reminder of the raw, unyielding nature of the mountain west. Residents navigate a daily existence that favors the pragmatic over the ornamental, finding a specific, steady comfort in the isolation of a landscape that demands attention and respect in equal measure.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Main Salmon River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.0 mi, 167° S · 21k acres
Challis National Forest (National Forest) — 1.9 mi, 180° S · 2.5M acres
Sawtooth National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 1.9 mi, 195° S · 754k acres
East Fork Salmon River B (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.9 mi, 089° E · 5,815 acres
East Fork Salmon River Bench Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.1 mi, 083° E
Jimmy Smith Lake Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 5.7 mi, 190° S
Herd Creek Watershed Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.4 mi, 150° SE
Jim McClure-Jerry Peak Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.5 mi, 177° S · 120k acres
Land of the Yankee Fork State Park (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 018° N
Jim Mcclure-Jerry Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.9 mi, 180° S · 95k acres
Bruno Cabin Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 12.7 mi, 358° N
Sawtooth National Forest (National Forest) — 13.9 mi, 180° S · 1.8M acres
Custer Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 300° NW
Painted Rock (Public Artwork) — 18.9 mi, 024° NE
Anadromous Spawning Area Anadromous Spawning Area (National Conservation Area) — 20.4 mi, 322° NW · 226k acres
Parker Mill (Historic Ruins) — 24.6 mi, 337° NW
Earthquake Interpretive Site (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 104° E
Bethine & Frank Church Overlook (Viewpoint) — 31.7 mi, 213° SW
Baring Divide (Monument) — 34.1 mi, 248° W
Alice-Toxaway Divide (Monument) — 35.9 mi, 233° SW
Hemingway Memorial (Monument) — 37.8 mi, 177° S
Earl Parrot's Cabin (Attraction) — 67.4 mi, 347° N
Shoshone Ice Caves (Attraction) — 67.5 mi, 177° S
Sacajawea Interpretive Center (Museum) — 67.6 mi, 022° N
The River Cinemas (Cinema) — 67.7 mi, 021° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 68.8 mi, 143° SE
Natural Arch (Attraction) — 71.4 mi, 141° SE
Yellow Pine Elementary School (Museum) — 73.1 mi, 312° NW

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