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Biggs Junction Oregon Map

Explore Biggs Junction, Oregon, 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 Biggs Junction, Oregon

How to Use This Biggs Junction, Oregon Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Biggs Junction, Oregon. 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 Oregon 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 Biggs Junction.

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	Biggs Junction
State	Oregon (OR)
County	Sherman County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	45.669846
Longitude	-120.832841
Population	5
Density	2.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	97065
Area Code	503, 971
County Seat	Moro
School District	Sherman School District 1

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About Biggs Junction, Oregon

Biggs Junction is a locality in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 5. The population density is 2.2 people per km². Biggs Junction is located at 45.6698°N, 120.8328°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97065.

Biggs Junction marks a stark transition where the arid, wind-scoured plateau meets the broad, insistent movement of the Columbia River. It lies 17.5 miles east-northeast of The Dalles, OR (from The Dalles, OR: bearing 73°T), and is situated 10.4 miles south of Goldendale. The landscape here is defined by the sharp geometry of Spanish Hollow, a deep, dry gash in the earth that funnels the relentless regional winds toward the water. From the higher elevations, the distant silhouette of the Cascade Range appears as a faint, jagged bruised-purple line against the western sky, a reminder of a wetter world far removed from this high-desert floor. The light at midday here is bleached and unforgiving, turning the dry grasses to the color of straw and casting long, crisp shadows that underscore the rugged, unyielding nature of the terrain.

Biggs Junction serves primarily as a vital conduit for the flow of commerce, where the heavy pulse of freight trucks replaces the vanished echo of the old pioneer trails. Travelers pause here to refuel and eat, their brief presence punctuating the quietude of a landscape largely given over to the maintenance of the highway and the nearby Lake Celilo. As a recreational destination, Lake Celilo offers a reprieve from the heat, its managed waters held back by the engineering of the river, providing a reflective, blue stillness that contrasts with the tawny, sun-baked slopes of the surrounding basin. Life here adheres to the rhythm of the road and the season, a solitary existence defined by the vast, open space and the constant, low-frequency hum of the river churning past the embankment.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Celilo (Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 351° N
Maryhill (State Park) — 0.7 mi, 353° N
Rebohoth (Public Artwork) — 1.6 mi, 290° W
Lewis And Clark National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 1.9 mi, 253° W · 37k acres
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 1.9 mi, 253° W
Sam Hill Monument (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 038° NE
Gifford Pinchot National Forest (National Forest) — 2.3 mi, 252° W · 1.3M acres
Oregon Trail National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 2.5 mi, 236° SW · 1,027 acres
County Open Space (Local Recreation) — 3.6 mi, 063° NE
Deschutes River State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 234° SW
Deschutes River Segment E (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.4 mi, 229° SW · 35k acres
Lower Deschutes Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 229° SW
Viewpoint of John Day Dam (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 056° NE
Free Bridge Historical Site (Historic Ruins) — 9.1 mi, 200° S
Columbia Hills (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 269° W
Wishram Indian Village (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 262° W
National Neon Sign Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 254° W
End of the Oregon Trail Landmark (Monument) — 17.8 mi, 254° W
Rorick House Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 254° W
Mt. Hood National Forest (National Forest) — 18.9 mi, 268° W · 1.1M acres
Rock Creek Longhouse (Attraction) — 20.0 mi, 076° E
Dufur Historical Society (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 224° SW
Twin Bridges Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 275° W
SA Kitesurf Adventures (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 275° W
Dylan Martinez Glass Studio (Gallery) — 31.8 mi, 277° W
Wet Planet Rafting (Attraction) — 32.6 mi, 286° W
The Fruit Company (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 268° W
Mount Hood Railroad (Attraction) — 32.9 mi, 275° W
Gallery at Columbia Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 32.9 mi, 275° W
Theater at Columbia Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 32.9 mi, 275° W

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