Explore Boardman, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Boardman, 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 Boardman.
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 | Boardman |
| State | Oregon (OR) |
| County | Morrow County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 45.839855 |
| Longitude | -119.700583 |
| Population | 3,828 |
| Density | 366.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 97818 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| County Seat | Heppner |
| School District | Morrow School District 1 |
Boardman emerges from the arid expanse of the high desert as a study in stark, sun-bleached clarity. It lies 19.8 miles west of Hermiston, OR (from Hermiston, OR: bearing 270°T), and is situated 18.0 miles west-southwest of Umatilla. The horizon is dominated by the distant, jagged silhouettes of the Rocky Mountains, which cast long, violet shadows across the flat plains as the day wanes. The landscape is defined by the proximity of the Columbia River, a vast, steady artery of water that provides a cool, emerald contrast to the dusty sagebrush and sweeping, open terrain. Nearby, the rugged contours of Juniper Canyon carve deep, earthen lines into the earth, while the tranquil edges of Lake Umatilla offer a reflective surface that mirrors the expansive, cloudless sky. Visitors and locals alike find a moment of respite under the mature trees of Boardman Park, where the air feels heavy with the scent of dry soil and the faint, metallic tang of the river.
Boardman maintains a deliberate, industrious character, anchored by a history of irrigation and agricultural development that transformed this once-parched soil into a productive corridor. The modern economy is driven by a unique blend of large-scale data centers and intensive farming, creating a strange, quiet juxtaposition between high-tech infrastructure and the rhythmic cycles of the harvest. Life in Boardman proceeds with a measured intensity, where the hum of industrial cooling fans competes with the rustle of wind through the tall, golden grasses. The influence of the river remains the primary catalyst for growth, fueling a sense of pragmatism that defines the daily lives of those who work the land and the server farms alike. Even as the sun dips below the horizon, the town remains a place of quiet, functional beauty, defined by the stark intersection of human ingenuity and the vast, unyielding reach of the high desert.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Boardman, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.839855, -119.700583. 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 Boardman includes the ZIP code (97818), telephone area code (541), county seat of Morrow County (Heppner), and school district assignment (Morrow School District 1).
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. |