Mountain Home Idaho Map
Explore Mountain Home, 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 Mountain Home, Idaho
How to Use This Mountain Home, Idaho Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mountain Home, 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 Mountain Home.
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 | Mountain Home |
| State | Idaho (ID) |
| County | Elmore County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Mountain Time (America/Boise) |
| Latitude | 43.13295 |
| Longitude | -115.691198 |
| Population | 15,979 |
| Density | 1017.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 83647 |
| Area Code | 208 |
| County Seat | Mountain Home |
| School District | Mountain Home School District 193 |
About Mountain Home, Idaho
Mountain Home is a locality in Elmore County, Idaho, United States. It has a population of 15,979. The population density is 1017.7 people per km². Mountain Home is located at 43.1330°N, 115.6912°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Mountain Home is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83647.Mountain Home emerges from the expansive high desert as a quiet confluence of plains and sky. It lies 42.0 miles southeast of Boise, ID (from Boise, ID: bearing 142°T), and is situated 10.5 miles east-northeast of Mountain Home AFB. The surrounding terrain unfolds in broad, arid stretches, where the air holds a singular, crisp clarity that sharpens the edges of the horizon. Rattlesnake Creek traces a modest path through the landscape just one mile away, offering a slender ribbon of moisture to the thirsty earth. To the distant east, the Mount Bennett Hills rise against the light, their slopes casting long, violet shadows as the sun retreats. Beyond the immediate reach of town, the terrain opens into the wide, flat expanse of Slade Flat, a place where the wind moves across the sagebrush in silent, rhythmic waves.
Mountain Home carries a heritage deeply tethered to the movement of travelers and the persistence of those who worked the soil. The local economy finds its footing in the steady rhythm of agricultural production and the operational demands of the nearby military installation. Fields of grain and patches of hardy crops testify to the labor required to sustain life in this dry, sun-drenched region. Further out, the John Hoffman Reservoir provides a necessary focal point for the surrounding district, reflecting the deep blue of the Idaho sky. Industry here remains pragmatic and unadorned, grounded by the necessity of managing water and land with careful, measured precision.
Mountain Home fosters a character defined by its resilience and the unpretentious warmth of its residents. Memorial Park serves as a central gathering point, where the shade of mature trees provides a cool refuge from the intensity of the midday sun. The pace of daily life follows the slow, deliberate turning of the seasons, marked by community events that draw neighbors together under the vast, open heavens. While the region remains modest in its claims to fame, the spirit of the place is etched into the stoic endurance of its people. The light at dusk often paints the landscape in hues of apricot and gray, transforming the mundane into something briefly, hauntingly beautiful.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Community Wall (Public Artwork) — 0.2 mi, 223° SW
- Basque Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 228° SW
- Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 127° SE
- East Side Park (Local Recreation) — 0.4 mi, 095° E
- Legacy Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 346° N
- Morley Nelson Snake River Birds Of Prey National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 107° E · 601k acres
- Snake River (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.4 mi, 163° S · 36k acres
- C. J. Strike Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 179° S · 3,098 acres
- Bruneau Dunes State Park (State Park) — 14.5 mi, 185° S
- Boise National Forest (National Forest) — 15.1 mi, 016° N · 2.6M acres
- King Hill Creek Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 18.2 mi, 075° E · 30k acres
- Sawtooth National Forest (National Forest) — 22.9 mi, 058° NE · 1.8M acres
- Bruneau-Jarbidge Rivers Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 26.2 mi, 184° S · 95k acres
- Bruneau Overlook (Viewpoint) — 30.4 mi, 178° S
- Steve Appleton Memorial (Monument) — 35.7 mi, 320° NW
- Idaho Shakespeare Festival (Theatre) — 36.5 mi, 325° NW
- Benjamin Priest Ranch (Historic Ruins) — 37.6 mi, 286° W
- Oregon Trail marker (Monument) — 38.6 mi, 322° NW
- Boise B (Monument) — 39.5 mi, 325° NW
- Idaho museum of mining and geology (Museum) — 40.1 mi, 324° NW
- Art Source Gallery (Gallery) — 40.2 mi, 319° NW
- Historic Broadway Block (Attraction) — 40.5 mi, 322° NW
- The Benjamin Victor Gallery (Gallery) — 41.3 mi, 322° NW
- The Flicks (Cinema) — 41.9 mi, 322° NW
- Capitol Contemporary Gallery (Gallery) — 42.0 mi, 322° NW
- BoDo CINEMA (Cinema) — 42.0 mi, 322° NW
- Idaho Film Society (Theatre) — 42.5 mi, 323° NW
- Idaho Aquarium (Aquarium) — 43.8 mi, 318° NW
- Kuna History Center (Museum) — 44.1 mi, 304° NW
- Historic Oregon Trail 1840-1860 (Attraction) — 45.2 mi, 124° SE
Latest News: Mountain Home
Loading news…
World News
Loading news-world…
More World News
Loading news-world…
About This Mountain Home Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mountain Home, Idaho. Coordinates: 43.13295, -115.691198. 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 Mountain Home includes the ZIP code (83647), telephone area code (208), county seat of Elmore County (Mountain Home), and school district assignment (Mountain Home School District 193).
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. |
