Explore Deary, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Deary, 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 Deary.
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 | Deary |
| State | Idaho (ID) |
| County | Latah County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 46.799341 |
| Longitude | -116.555989 |
| Population | 508 |
| Density | 298.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 83823 |
| Area Code | 208, 986 |
| County Seat | Moscow |
| School District | Whitepine Joint School District 288 |
Deary emerges from the landscape where the steady, rhythmic pulse of Mount Deary Creek slices through the earth, carving a path that defines the local topography. It lies 21.5 miles east-northeast of Moscow, ID (from Moscow, ID: bearing 77°T), and is situated 34.3 miles northeast of Lewiston. The air here carries a crisp, pine-scented clarity, cooling rapidly as the shadows stretch long and thin from the base of Potato Hill, which looms just a mile away. Beyond the immediate clearings, the terrain settles into a mosaic of woodland and open space, maintaining an unpretentious grace that feels both ancient and immediate. A short distance away, the quiet expanse of Vassar Meadows offers a soft, grassy counterpoint to the more rugged elevations that guard the perimeter of the horizon.
Deary functions as a quiet bastion of the timber and agricultural industries, its history anchored by the hard-working hands that have shaped the surrounding terrain for generations. Much of the land in the immediate vicinity falls under the stewardship of the Idaho Department of Lands, a presence that preserves the functional, austere beauty of the region. Those seeking to traverse the wilder edges of the territory often look toward the Sand Mountain Lookout Trail, a path that invites a more intimate engagement with the high-altitude solitude of the region. Even the memory of the Emerald Creek Garnet Area, sixteen miles distant, adds a glint of geological intrigue to the local lore, while the distant, deep waters of Dworshak Reservoir remain a silent, blue-gray presence in the collective consciousness of the residents. Life in Deary proceeds with a deliberate, steady cadence, mirroring the slow growth of the timber and the seasonal turn of the soil.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Deary, Idaho. Coordinates: 46.799341, -116.555989. 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 Deary includes the ZIP code (83823), telephone area code (208, 986), county seat of Latah County (Moscow), and school district assignment (Whitepine Joint School District 288).
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. |