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Kooskia Idaho Map

Explore Kooskia, 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 Kooskia, Idaho

How to Use This Kooskia, Idaho Map

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

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

Latitude	46.144894
Longitude	-115.977919
Population	514
Density	322.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83539
Area Code	208
County Seat	Grangeville
School District	Mountain View School District 244

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About Kooskia, Idaho

Kooskia is a locality in Idaho County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 514. The population density is 322.7 people per km². Kooskia is located at 46.1449°N, 115.9779°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Kooskia is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83539.

Kooskia occupies a low-slung bend where the South Fork Clearwater River carves a path through the Idaho landscape, its waters pulling the light across the valley floor. It lies 53.1 miles east-southeast of Lewiston, ID (from Lewiston, ID: bearing 110°T), and is situated 16.6 miles north-northeast of Grangeville. Granite-colored shadows stretch long from the canyon walls toward Doty Draw, while the distant, serrated edges of the Bitterroot Range shimmer in the pale, hard light of the high country. The air here holds a crisp, thin clarity that defines the transition from the forested heights to the basin, grounding Kooskia in a quiet, rugged endurance that feels older than the asphalt of its main thoroughfare.

History in this region is marked by the movement of people across the land, settling into the confluence of trade and timber that sustained the early arrivals. Kooskia remains tethered to the rhythm of the river, which continues to shape the local economy, favoring modest industry and the steady, unadorned labor of those who work the timber and soil. While Tolo Lake lies miles away, the immediate presence of the Clearwater River remains a defining, protected artery that dictates the pace of the day. Life moves with a deliberate, quiet pulse, defined by the seasonal turn of the woods and the persistent, rushing sound of water that never truly silences itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clearwater River (Wild & Scenic River) — locality lies within · 24k acres
Clearwater National Forest (National Forest) — 0.0 mi, 360° N · 1.7M acres
Middle Fork Clearwater, Idaho Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.5 mi, 124° SE · 62k acres
Robinson Pond Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 312° NW
Upper Lolo Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.9 mi, 000° N
Nezperce National Forest (National Forest) — 11.5 mi, 159° S · 2.2M acres
Lower Lolo Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.0 mi, 347° N
Deyo Pond Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 15.2 mi, 357° N
Shorts Bar Pictographs (Historic Ruins) — 24.9 mi, 218° SW
Snowhole Rapids Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 25.2 mi, 241° SW · 6,474 acres
Cooper's Ferry / Nipéhe (Historic Ruins) — 26.0 mi, 231° SW
Selway-Bitterroot Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.6 mi, 075° E · 1.3M acres
Gospel-Hump Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.7 mi, 172° S · 206k acres
Wilderness Gateway Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 34.5 mi, 067° NE
Upper Gospel Lake Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 35.8 mi, 178° S
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 36.5 mi, 215° SW · 662k acres
Deep Creek Massacre (Monument) — 41.2 mi, 232° SW
Lapwai State Game Farm (Nature Reserve) — 42.2 mi, 293° NW
Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site (Attraction) — 42.9 mi, 214° SW
Kirkwood Ranch Museum (Museum) — 47.1 mi, 212° SW
Nez Perce County Historical Society (Museum) — 53.7 mi, 291° W
C. C. Van Arsdol (Monument) — 54.1 mi, 294° NW
Buckskin Bill's Cabin (Museum) — 56.2 mi, 154° SE
155 Fishing/swimming Hole (Attraction) — 59.9 mi, 065° NE
Local Native American and geological information (Museum) — 61.2 mi, 288° W
Village Centre Cinemas at Eastside Marketplace (Cinema) — 62.3 mi, 310° NW
McConnell Mansion Museum (Museum) — 63.3 mi, 310° NW
Nuart Theatre-Christ Church (Theatre) — 63.3 mi, 310° NW
Pritchard Art Gallery (Gallery) — 63.4 mi, 310° NW
B 23 Crash Site (Monument) — 68.4 mi, 174° S

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