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Malta Idaho Map

Explore Malta, 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 Malta, Idaho

How to Use This Malta, Idaho Map

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

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

Latitude	42.306302
Longitude	-113.369168
Population	167
Density	46.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83342
Area Code	208
County Seat	Burley
School District	Cassia County Joint School District 151

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About Malta, Idaho

Malta is a locality in Cassia County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 167. The population density is 46.7 people per km². Malta is located at 42.3063°N, 113.3692°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Malta is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83342.

Malta occupies a quiet stretch of high desert where the sun bleaches the sagebrush to a pale, dusty silver. It lies 26.8 miles southeast of Burley, ID (from Burley, ID: bearing 126°T), and is situated 26.7 miles southeast of Rupert. Cassia Creek carves a persistent, life-giving ribbon through the valley floor, providing a sharp contrast to the arid, golden expanse that defines the surrounding landscape. To the west, the rugged silhouette of Red Rock Mountain marks the edge of the horizon, while the expansive reaches of Sawtooth National Forest offer a vast, timbered backdrop to the south. The air here carries a crisp, thin quality, cooling rapidly as the shadows lengthen across the flat, open plains, leaving the land under a sky so immense it seems to press down on the earth with a singular, quiet weight.

Agriculture serves as the pulse of Malta, with fields of hay and grain extending toward the base of Kane Canyon, marking the steady, seasonal labor that has sustained the inhabitants for generations. This land remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest and the maintenance of irrigation, a heritage reflected in the sturdy, unadorned architecture of the local homesteads and outbuildings. While Lake Walcott sits at a distance, its presence underscores the regional reliance on managed water in this dry, interior basin. Life in Malta moves with the slow, deliberate pace of a place where the seasons dictate the day, and the community maintains a character forged by the isolation of the high desert and the enduring demands of the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sawtooth National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 000° N · 1.8M acres
Sikes Act Wildlife Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 350° N
Mount Harrison Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 13.8 mi, 274° W
Jim Sage Canyon Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.8 mi, 212° SW
Castle Rocks State Park (State Park) — 18.8 mi, 230° SW
City of Rocks National Reserve (National Conservation Area) — 20.9 mi, 227° SW · 10k acres
Minidoka National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.8 mi, 007° N · 5,704 acres
Window Arch (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 228° SW
Curlew National Grassland (National Grassland) — 25.5 mi, 090° E · 48k acres
Minidoka County Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 327° NW
Idaho Roll Call Memorial (Monument) — 26.5 mi, 325° NW
Craters Of The Moon National Monument (National Monument) — 28.2 mi, 009° N · 806k acres
Craters of the Moon National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 28.2 mi, 009° N · 412k acres
Great Rift Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 28.2 mi, 008° N · 382k acres
Caldron Linn (Viewpoint) — 41.1 mi, 289° W
Silver Horseshoe (Public Artwork) — 42.1 mi, 038° NE
Brigham Point Cabin (Attraction) — 45.3 mi, 349° N
Bear Trap Cave (Attraction) — 46.8 mi, 001° N
Root Cellar (Historic Ruins) — 51.4 mi, 300° NW
Gas Station (Historic Ruins) — 51.5 mi, 300° NW
Honor Roll (Monument) — 51.7 mi, 300° NW
Caribou National Forest (National Forest) — 52.8 mi, 053° NE · 986k acres
Shoshone Falls (Attraction) — 56.3 mi, 291° W
Oneida Pioneer Museum (Museum) — 58.0 mi, 098° E
Evel Knievel Monument (Monument) — 58.9 mi, 290° W
Herrett Museum (Museum) — 59.3 mi, 289° W
Historic Downtown Pocatello (Museum) — 60.5 mi, 050° NE
Pocatello Model Railroad and Historical Society (Museum) — 60.5 mi, 051° NE
Shoshone Showhouse (Cinema) — 68.4 mi, 310° NW
The Butterfly Haven (Nature Reserve) — 71.6 mi, 033° NE

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