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Notus Idaho Map

Explore Notus, 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 Notus, Idaho

How to Use This Notus, Idaho Map

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

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.

CityNotus
StateIdaho (ID)
CountyCanyon County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneMountain Time (America/Boise)
Latitude43.725438
Longitude-116.801256
Population609
Density633.8 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code83656
Area Code208
County SeatCaldwell
School DistrictNotus School District 135

About Notus, Idaho

Notus is a locality in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. It is a small community with a population of 609. The population density is 633.8 people per km². Notus is located at 43.7254°N, 116.8013°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Notus is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83656.

Notus emerges from the broad, sun-bleached expanse of the Treasure Valley, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky of piercing, dry clarity. It lies 7.1 miles northwest of Caldwell, ID (from Caldwell, ID: bearing 307°T), and is situated 9.1 miles west of Middleton. The Boise River serves as a constant, quiet companion to the landscape, its channel carving a ribbon of riparian greenery through the surrounding sagebrush and open fields. To the north, the terrain lifts toward the Chalk Hills, their muted, earthen tones catching the long, amber light of late afternoon. Near the southern edge of the valley, the earth dips into the slight, shadowed depression of Conway Gulch, while the nearby Red Top Pond Access Site provides a quiet waypoint for those watching the seasonal migrations of birds.

Notus functions as a deliberate anchor for the regional agricultural economy, where the rhythm of the year is dictated by the planting and harvest cycles of the surrounding plains. The legacy of early homesteading remains visible in the orderly geometry of irrigation ditches and the weathered timber of older structures that stand against the relentless, high-desert wind. Life here moves with a steady, unadorned purpose, far removed from the frantic pace of larger centers, yet connected to the land by deep, practical ties. Even with the proximity of Lake Lowell, the character of the place remains rooted in the soil, defined by the grit of the fields and the persistent, quiet labor required to sustain a livelihood in such an expansive, open geography.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Red Top Pond Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.1 mi, 154° SE
  • Dixie Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 275° W
  • Long-Billed Curlew Habitat Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.4 mi, 000° N
  • Caldwell Greenbelt (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 122° SE
  • Canyon County Veteran Memorial (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 125° SE
  • Whittenberger Planetarium (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 129° SE
  • Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 129° SE
  • Centennial Amphitheater (Theatre) — 8.0 mi, 129° SE
  • Rosenthal Gallery of Art (Gallery) — 8.1 mi, 129° SE
  • Branson Hollow (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 053° NE
  • Mill Wheel (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 098° E
  • Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.4 mi, 193° S · 3,339 acres
  • Roswell Marsh Wildlife Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.5 mi, 283° W
  • Fort Boise Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 298° NW
  • The Haunted World (Theme Park) — 12.1 mi, 111° E
  • Nampa Christian Field (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 131° SE
  • Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 130° SE
  • Lakeview Amphitheater (Theatre) — 16.0 mi, 127° SE
  • Jesus Christ (Public Artwork) — 16.3 mi, 133° SE
  • Jump Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.4 mi, 199° S · 1,565 acres
  • Owyhee River (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.9 mi, 273° W · 24k acres
  • Snively Hot Springs (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 271° W
  • Map Rock (Historic Ruins) — 21.6 mi, 167° S
  • Keeney Pass Interpretive Site (Historic Ruins) — 22.6 mi, 304° NW
  • Wild Horse Basin Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 23.1 mi, 245° SW · 13k acres
  • Northwest Science Museum Vision Center (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 107° E
  • Kuna History Center (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 130° SE
  • Morley Nelson Snake River Birds Of Prey National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 25.4 mi, 140° SE · 601k acres
  • Idaho Aquarium (Aquarium) — 27.7 mi, 107° E
  • Boise National Forest (National Forest) — 31.4 mi, 090° E · 2.6M acres

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About This Notus Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Notus, Idaho. Coordinates: 43.725438, -116.801256. 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 Notus includes the ZIP code (83656), telephone area code (208), county seat of Canyon County (Caldwell), and school district assignment (Notus School District 135).

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.