Dayton Idaho Map
Explore Dayton, 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 Dayton, Idaho
How to Use This Dayton, Idaho Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Dayton, 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 Dayton.
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 | Dayton |
| State | Idaho (ID) |
| County | Franklin County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| Latitude | 42.112979 |
| Longitude | -111.993566 |
| Population | 510 |
| Density | 29.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 83232, 83286 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| County Seat | Preston |
| School District | West Side Joint School District 202 |
About Dayton, Idaho
Dayton is a locality in Franklin County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 510. The population density is 29.5 people per km². Dayton is located at 42.1130°N, 111.9936°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Dayton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 83232, 83286.Dayton endures as a quiet expanse of high-altitude prairie where the horizon stretches wide beneath a sky of thin, unrelenting blue. It lies 20.7 miles north-northwest of Smithfield, UT (from Smithfield, UT: bearing 337°T), and is situated 6.1 miles west of Preston. Fivemile Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the sage and bunchgrass, its waters providing a vital, silver vein to the arid landscape that surrounds the settlement. To the east, the silhouette of Little Mountain rises with a stoic, jagged clarity against the morning light, while the distant, shadowed opening of Weston Canyon suggests the rugged complexity of the terrain beyond. The air here holds a distinct, metallic dryness, cooling rapidly as the sun retreats behind the dry earth, casting long, violet shadows across the flat, unyielding plains.
Dayton maintains a slow, deliberate pace dictated by the seasonal cycles of dryland farming and the quiet stewardship of the land. The presence of the Idaho Department of Lands nearby underscores the region’s commitment to the preservation of these open reaches, keeping the encroachment of industry at a respectful distance. Residents often look toward the distant shimmer of Twin Lakes Reservoir, a rare, reflective contrast to the muted grays and browns of the surrounding scrubland. Life in Dayton is marked by the steady labor of the harvest and the persistent, whistling winds that move across the fields, serving as a reminder that this locality remains a place defined by its openness and the quiet, industrious character of those who choose to work its soil.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Caribou National Forest (National Forest) — 1.5 mi, 266° W · 986k acres
- Bear River Massacre Site (Registered Battlefield) — 4.6 mi, 065° NE
- Hirschi's Haunted Hollow (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 100° E
- Bear River Massacre Interpretive Center (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 058° NE
- Weston Reservoir Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 271° W
- Franklin County World War II Memorial (Monument) — 6.0 mi, 101° E
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 6.3 mi, 104° E
- Oxford Slough Waterfowl Production Area (Resource Management Area) — 8.6 mi, 000° N
- Lewiston Community Theatre (Cinema) — 11.8 mi, 143° SE
- Martin Harris Memorial Burial Site (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 191° S
- Oneida Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 291° W
- Cache National Forest (National Forest) — 14.1 mi, 082° E · 700k acres
- Mount Naomi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.1 mi, 127° SE · 45k acres
- Telegraph Lookout (Viewpoint) — 19.8 mi, 072° E
- Minnetonka Cave Tour (Attraction) — 23.6 mi, 093° E
- Prince Gallery (Arts Centre) — 24.4 mi, 160° S
- Flights of Learning (Public Artwork) — 24.8 mi, 159° S
- 10th West Scarehouse (Theme Park) — 26.1 mi, 165° S
- Wellsville Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.1 mi, 186° S · 23k acres
- Curlew National Grassland (National Grassland) — 27.3 mi, 277° W · 48k acres
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About This Dayton Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Dayton, Idaho. Coordinates: 42.112979, -111.993566. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Dayton includes the ZIP code (83232, 83286), telephone area code (208), county seat of Franklin County (Preston), and school district assignment (West Side Joint School District 202).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
