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Kootenai Idaho Map

Explore Kootenai, 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 Kootenai, Idaho

How to Use This Kootenai, Idaho Map

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

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

Latitude	48.310204
Longitude	-116.513526
Population	941
Density	655.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	83840, 83864
Area Code	208, 986
County Seat	Sandpoint
School District	Lake Pend Oreille School District 84

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About Kootenai, Idaho

Kootenai is a locality in Bonner County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 941. The population density is 655.8 people per km². Kootenai is located at 48.3102°N, 116.5135°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Kootenai is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 83840, 83864.

Kootenai occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant silhouette of Gold Hill. It lies 38.7 miles north-northeast of Rathdrum, ID (from Rathdrum, ID: bearing 27°T), and is situated 3.0 miles northeast of Sandpoint. The air here holds the crisp, thin clarity of the high latitudes, carrying the scent of pine needles and damp soil from the Priest River Experimental Forest that lies miles to the west. To the east, the vast, deep expanse of Lake Pend Oreille mirrors the changing sky, its surface often glass-still in the early morning light. The terrain shifts from open, golden-grassed plains to the shaded, tangled undergrowth near the banks of Boyer Slough, where the water moves with a sluggish, meditative persistence.

Kootenai preserves a rhythm of life defined by the transition of seasons and the enduring legacy of northern Idaho’s timber and rail heritage. While the local economy has evolved from its early industrial roots, the influence of the land remains visible in the modest architecture and the steady, unpretentious pace of the residents who gather in the small, open grass of City Park. Beyond the immediate settlement, the rugged depression of Hays Gulch carves a path through the landscape, reminding travelers of the geological forces that shaped this region. History here is not found in grand monuments, but in the way the light catches the fading paint of older structures at dusk, casting long, soft shadows over a landscape that asks for nothing more than the simple observation of its quiet growth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 276° W
Lake Pend Oreille (Recreation Area) — 0.4 mi, 188° S
Pend Oreille Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 090° E
Sandpoint City Beach Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 206° SW
Statue of Liberty (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 204° SW
Kaniksu National Forest (National Forest) — 3.1 mi, 175° S · 1.6M acres
Old Ninth Grade Center Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 3.2 mi, 217° SW
Barlow Stadium (Stadium) — 3.8 mi, 214° SW
Enid Nesbitt Memorial State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 137° SE
Picnic Point (Viewpoint) — 5.3 mi, 315° NW
Sunnyside Park Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 105° E
Shepherd Lake Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 8.1 mi, 184° S
Canyon Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.1 mi, 284° W
Round Lake State Park (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 209° SW
Kootenai National Forest (National Forest) — 17.1 mi, 064° NE · 1.8M acres
Mount Pend Oreille Fire Lookout (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 065° NE
Indian Rock (Attraction) — 25.7 mi, 317° NW
Roxy Theater (Cinema) — 26.0 mi, 250° W
Ross Creek Cedars Scenic Area (Nature Reserve) — 28.3 mi, 104° E
Rex Theater (Cinema) — 28.3 mi, 019° N
Boundary County Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 019° N
Richochet Rapids (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 198° S
Avalanche Mountain (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 198° S
Velocity Peak (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 198° S
Theatre of Illusion Magic Show (Theatre) — 29.2 mi, 198° S
Henley Airstrip (historical) (Historic Ruins) — 29.3 mi, 198° S
Troy Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 070° E
Gerald Lindquist memorial (Monument) — 33.7 mi, 332° NW
Bird Aviation Museum & Invention Center (Museum) — 40.0 mi, 201° S
Granite Falls Overlook (Monument) — 40.3 mi, 322° NW

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