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Melba Idaho Map

Explore Melba, 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 Melba, Idaho

How to Use This Melba, Idaho Map

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

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

Latitude	43.37544
Longitude	-116.529012
Population	572
Density	552.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83641
Area Code	208
County Seat	Caldwell
School District	Melba Joint School District 136

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About Melba, Idaho

Melba is a locality in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 572. The population density is 552.1 people per km². Melba is located at 43.3754°N, 116.5290°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Melba is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83641.

Melba manifests as a quiet intersection of high-desert plains and meticulously managed agricultural rows, where the sky claims more territory than the earth. It lies 9.7 miles southwest of Kuna, ID (from Kuna, ID: bearing 214°T), and is situated 11.5 miles south of Nampa. The Waldvogel Canal carves a steady, purposeful line through the landscape, providing a vital artery for the fields that define the horizon. To the east, the elevation shifts toward the prominence of McElroy Butte, a grounding silhouette against the vast, clear light of the Idaho afternoon. The Idaho Department of Lands maintains a presence that anchors the surrounding acreage, ensuring the sagebrush and bunchgrass remain as much a part of the identity of Melba as the irrigation works themselves. Here, the air carries a dry, crisp clarity, sharpening the edges of the distant, hazy peaks that mark the boundary of the world.

History in Melba resides in the steady labor of the soil and the persistent cultivation of a life amidst the arid expanse. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, a cycle that dictates the movement of trucks and the quiet focus of those who work the land. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the terrain stretches toward the Con Shea Basin, a reminder of the immense, geological scale of the region. Those seeking the cooling presence of water look toward Lake Lowell, which offers a change of pace from the dusty, sun-bleached intensity of the local plains. Life proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned simplicity, marked by the changing colors of the crops and the long, amber shadows that stretch out as the day dissolves into the cooling twilight.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Melba Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 209° SW
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds Of Prey National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 089° E · 601k acres
Lava Point Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.6 mi, 267° W
Noble Island Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 209° SW
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.1 mi, 186° S · 3,339 acres
Benjamin Priest Ranch (Historic Ruins) — 8.9 mi, 137° SE
Map Rock (Historic Ruins) — 9.3 mi, 290° W
Kuna History Center (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 035° NE
Jesus Christ (Public Artwork) — 13.0 mi, 352° N
Adelaide Theatre (Theatre) — 13.9 mi, 354° N
Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 354° N
Lakeview Amphitheater (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 356° N
Nampa Christian Field (Monument) — 15.0 mi, 349° N
Julius M. Kleiner (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 028° NE
Northwest Science Museum Vision Center (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 031° NE
The Haunted World (Theme Park) — 20.1 mi, 353° N
Art Source Gallery (Gallery) — 20.4 mi, 049° NE
Idaho Aquarium (Aquarium) — 20.4 mi, 039° NE
Rosenthal Gallery of Art (Gallery) — 20.5 mi, 339° N
Jump Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.5 mi, 291° W · 1,565 acres
Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 339° N
Whittenberger Planetarium (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 339° N
Canyon County Veteran Memorial (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 339° N
Eagle Island State Park (State Park) — 21.7 mi, 017° N
Historic Broadway Block (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 048° NE
Boise National Forest (National Forest) — 29.7 mi, 037° NE · 2.6M acres
Honeycombs Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 34.8 mi, 263° W · 59k acres
Owyhee River (Wild & Scenic River) — 40.3 mi, 308° NW · 24k acres
Little Jacks Creek Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 44.0 mi, 163° S · 55k acres
North Fork Owyhee Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 48.9 mi, 190° S · 45k acres

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