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Murphy Idaho Map

Explore Murphy, 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 Murphy, Idaho

How to Use This Murphy, Idaho Map

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

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

Latitude	43.218218
Longitude	-116.552341
Population	96
Density	9.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	83650
Area Code	208
County Seat	Murphy
School District	Melba Joint School District 136

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About Murphy, Idaho

Murphy is a locality in Owyhee County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 96. The population density is 9.3 people per km². Murphy is located at 43.2182°N, 116.5523°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. ZIP code: 83650.

Murphy occupies a sun-bleached expanse where the high desert air thins against the horizon. It lies 20.0 miles south-southwest of Kuna, ID (from Kuna, ID: bearing 199°T), and is situated 32.4 miles south-southwest of Boise. Rabbit Creek carves a shallow, rhythmic path through the dust, marking the border of a landscape defined by sagebrush and the hard, unrelenting clarity of the Mountain West. To the west, the dark silhouette of Guffey Butte rises from the plains, while the broad, silent reaches of the Striker Basin stretch out like an abandoned sea of gravel and dry earth. The light here does not filter; it strikes the ground with an intensity that turns the gray-green scrub to silver, revealing the stark, ancient geometry of a land that remains indifferent to the passage of travelers.

Murphy holds the weight of a frontier history within its quiet architecture, serving as the seat of Owyhee County where the economy has long leaned upon the rugged persistence of ranching and the preservation of the past. The Morley Nelson Snake River Birds Of Prey National Conservation Area dominates the surrounding geography, offering a sanctuary for raptors that circle the thermals in a slow, hypnotic dance above the scrub. While Lake Lowell remains a distant presence on the edge of the regional map, the daily life here is governed by the immediate demands of the range and the preservation of historical artifacts that detail the early mining and cattle drives. The pace is measured by the wind and the migration of hawks, creating a stillness that feels less like isolation and more like a deliberate, enduring patience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Morley Nelson Snake River Birds Of Prey National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 360° N · 601k acres
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.6 mi, 008° N · 3,339 acres
Noble Island Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 6.1 mi, 351° N
Benjamin Priest Ranch (Historic Ruins) — 8.5 mi, 059° NE
Map Rock Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 14.4 mi, 334° NW
Kuna History Center (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 020° N
Jesus Christ (Public Artwork) — 23.8 mi, 359° N
Adelaide Theatre (Theatre) — 24.7 mi, 359° N
Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 359° N
Lakeview Amphitheater (Theatre) — 25.3 mi, 001° N
Jump Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 25.6 mi, 316° NW · 1,565 acres
Nampa Christian Field (Monument) — 25.7 mi, 356° N
Big Boulder Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 29.0 mi, 194° S · 4,081 acres
Art Source Gallery (Gallery) — 29.3 mi, 034° NE
Steve Appleton Memorial (Monument) — 29.5 mi, 043° NE
Julius M. Kleiner (Monument) — 29.9 mi, 020° N
Northwest Science Museum Vision Center (Museum) — 30.2 mi, 022° N
Idaho Aquarium (Aquarium) — 30.2 mi, 028° NE
Rosenthal Gallery of Art (Gallery) — 30.6 mi, 348° N
Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 348° N
Whittenberger Planetarium (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 348° N
The Haunted World (Theme Park) — 30.8 mi, 358° N
Historic Broadway Block (Attraction) — 31.4 mi, 035° NE
The Benjamin Victor Gallery (Gallery) — 31.9 mi, 034° NE
Honeycombs Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 34.0 mi, 282° W · 59k acres
Little Jacks Creek Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 34.5 mi, 159° S · 55k acres
Boise National Forest (National Forest) — 37.9 mi, 033° NE · 2.6M acres
North Fork Owyhee Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 38.0 mi, 192° S · 45k acres
Dry Creek Buttes Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 40.1 mi, 286° W · 51k acres
Sawtooth National Forest (National Forest) — 63.1 mi, 083° E · 1.8M acres

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