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Parma Idaho Map

Explore Parma, 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 Parma, Idaho

How to Use This Parma, Idaho Map

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

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

Latitude	43.785162
Longitude	-116.943209
Population	2,096
Density	748.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	83660
Area Code	208
County Seat	Caldwell
School District	Parma School District 137

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About Parma, Idaho

Parma is a locality in Canyon County, Idaho, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,096. The population density is 748.6 people per km². Parma is located at 43.7852°N, 116.9432°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Boise) timezone. Parma is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 83660.

Parma occupies a flat, expansive stretch of the high desert plain, where the horizon remains wide and unobstructed, save for the silhouette of Brown Butte rising in the distance. It lies 15.3 miles west-northwest of Caldwell, ID (from Caldwell, ID: bearing 304°T), and is situated 6.8 miles south-southeast of Nyssa. The Parma Drain cuts a persistent, utilitarian line through the landscape, acting as a quiet artery for the surrounding fields that define the regional character. During the height of the summer, the air carries a dry, parched clarity, and the light at dusk settles over the earth with a pale, amber intensity that makes the sagebrush glow a dusty silver. Residents often gather at Parma Swimming Pool Park, a local space that provides a cooling reprieve from the heat of the plains. To the southwest, the terrain folds into the subtle, arid depressions of Mammen Gulch, while the water of Lake Owyhee remains a distant, quiet presence on the periphery of the vast, arid expanse.

Agriculture serves as the quiet engine of Parma, rooted in the cultivation of the soil and the steady rhythm of the growing seasons. The economy reflects a long tradition of labor and patience, where the output of the fields dictates the pace of the calendar and the color of the seasons as they shift from green to the muted browns of autumn. History here is written in the irrigation ditches and the steady endurance of the homesteads that first claimed the land, establishing a culture defined by self-reliance and an unwavering connection to the earth. Life in Parma moves with a deliberate, measured gravity, indifferent to the hurried pressures of the wider world. Whether tending to crops or maintaining the routines of daily commerce, the people observe a life shaped by the constraints and the quiet beauty of the high desert, where the wind across the plains serves as the only constant voice.

Nearby Outdoor Places

America's Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 228° SW
Fort Boise Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 126° SE
Immigration Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 269° W
Fort Boise Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 290° W
Roswell Marsh Wildlife Habitat Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 246° SW
Long-Billed Curlew Habitat Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.1 mi, 009° N
Dixie Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 4.2 mi, 147° SE
Deer Flat National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.3 mi, 256° W · 3,339 acres
Owyhee River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.4 mi, 253° W · 24k acres
Owyhee Below Dam Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 12.3 mi, 254° W
Snively Hot Springs (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 254° W
Branson Hollow (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 086° E
Keeney Pass Interpretive Site (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 307° NW
Canyon County Veteran Memorial (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 122° SE
The Holy Family (Public Artwork) — 16.1 mi, 003° N
Whittenberger Planetarium (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 124° SE
Orma J. Smith Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 124° SE
Centennial Amphitheater (Theatre) — 16.1 mi, 124° SE
Rosenthal Gallery of Art (Gallery) — 16.2 mi, 124° SE
Mill Wheel (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 109° E
Wild Horse Basin Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.6 mi, 225° SW · 13k acres
The Haunted World (Theme Park) — 20.2 mi, 114° SE
Nampa Christian Field (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 127° SE
Nampa Train Depot Museum and Interpretive Center (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 126° SE
Adelaide Theatre (Theatre) — 24.1 mi, 127° SE
Map Rock (Historic Ruins) — 27.9 mi, 155° SE
Northwest Science Museum Vision Center (Museum) — 33.0 mi, 110° E
Kuna History Center (Museum) — 33.3 mi, 128° SE
Idaho Aquarium (Aquarium) — 35.7 mi, 110° E
Boise National Forest (National Forest) — 38.6 mi, 095° E · 2.6M acres

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