Explore McCall, 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 McCall, 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 McCall.
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 | McCall |
| State | Idaho (ID) |
| County | Valley County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| Latitude | 44.908408 |
| Longitude | -116.112491 |
| Population | 3,686 |
| Density | 157.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 83638 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| County Seat | Cascade |
| School District | McCall-Donnelly Joint School District 421 |
McCall emerges from the high-altitude stillness of the Idaho interior, a settlement defined by the deep, glacial clarity of Payette Lake. It lies 84.9 miles north of Eagle, ID (from Eagle, ID: bearing 8°T), and is situated 89.8 miles north of Boise. The air here holds a crisp, resinous weight, filtered through the dense evergreens of the surrounding Payette National Forest. To the distant horizon, the jagged silhouettes of the Salmon River Mountains rise like dormant titans, their slopes catching the pale, thinning light of the afternoon. Nearby, the North Fork Payette River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its currents cold and constant, while the expansive, level reach of Copeland Flats offers a quiet counterpoint to the rising elevation. Those who traverse the Fall Creek Trail find the terrain marked by an ancient, enduring silence, a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of the soil and the slow turning of the timber.
McCall carries the legacy of its origins as a rough-hewn logging outpost, a history still visible in the sturdy, weathered architecture that lines its thoroughfares. While the industry of the timber mills once propelled the local economy, the modern character of McCall has shifted toward a stewardship of its pristine wilderness, balancing seasonal recreation with the quietude of its permanent residents. The town functions as a gateway to the vast expanse of the Payette National Forest, drawing those who seek the solitude of the high country or the seasonal influx of winter sports enthusiasts. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the mountain climate, where the transition from the golden warmth of summer to the heavy, insulating snows of winter serves as the primary clock. It is a place where the economy remains tied to the land, refined by the necessity of surviving the long, silver-gray winters that define the character of the region.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of McCall, Idaho. Coordinates: 44.908408, -116.112491. 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 McCall includes the ZIP code (83638), telephone area code (208), county seat of Valley County (Cascade), and school district assignment (McCall-Donnelly Joint School District 421).
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. |