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Cape Meares Oregon Map

Explore Cape Meares, 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 Cape Meares, Oregon

How to Use This Cape Meares, Oregon Map

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

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	Cape Meares
State	Oregon (OR)
County	Tillamook County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	45.524248
Longitude	-123.950202
Population	135
Density	20.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	97141
Area Code	503, 971
County Seat	Tillamook
School District	Tillamook School District 9

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About Cape Meares, Oregon

Cape Meares is a locality in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 135. The population density is 20.8 people per km². Cape Meares is located at 45.5242°N, 123.9502°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97141.

Cape Meares rises as a rugged promontory where the dense, salt-sprayed forests of the Pacific Northwest collide with the relentless churn of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 41.1 miles west of Forest Grove, OR (from Forest Grove, OR: bearing 267°T), and is situated 6.0 miles west-northwest of Tillamook. Coleman Creek cuts a narrow, shadowed path toward the tide, carving through the earth before its freshwater pulse is swallowed by the brine. High above the surf, the landscape is defined by the Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge Research Natural Area, a protected sanctuary where ancient spruce trees lean against the prevailing winds, their boughs heavy with lichen. A mile offshore, the jagged silhouette of Pillar Rock stands as a sentinel against the horizon, while inland, the quiet stillness of Cape Meares Lake offers a sheltered contrast to the violent maritime theater unfolding on the cliffs. On the clearest of days, the distant, hazy spine of the Coast Range emerges like a phantom across the eastern sky, grounding the wild fringe of the continent in a broader, continental scale.

History here is written in the slow reclamation of the land by the weather, a process that has shaped the local economy away from the frenetic pace of the interior toward a quiet, observant stewardship of the natural world. The maritime legacy of the region lingers in the solitude of the headlands, where the necessity of survival once dictated every human endeavor. In the modern era, the rhythm of Cape Meares is dictated by the seasonal shifts in the avian populations that utilize the refuge, drawing those who find solace in the stark, unadorned beauty of the cliffside. Life here lacks the artifice of more developed locales, favoring instead the raw texture of driftwood and the persistent, gray light that filters through the canopy. The economy is quiet, sustained by a delicate balance between preserving the integrity of the ecosystem and accommodating the occasional traveler who seeks the silence found only where the land finally yields to the deep.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 0.2 mi, 291° W · 805k acres
Bayocean (Historic Ruins) — 0.2 mi, 338° N
Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 2.2 mi, 195° S
Cape Meares State Natural Area Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 196° S
Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.3 mi, 196° S · 288 acres
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.4 mi, 206° SW · 1,030 acres
Cape Meares State Scenic Viewpoint (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 200° S
Three Graces (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 014° N
Twins Ranch Railriders - Bay City (Attraction) — 2.8 mi, 091° E
Lower Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 205° SW
Octopus Tree (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 202° S
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 039° NE
Tillamook Bay - Kilchis Point (Match Parcel) (Local Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 109° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 097° E
Wilson River (Wild & Scenic River) — 3.3 mi, 136° SE · 9,330 acres
Three Arch Rocks National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 4.3 mi, 200° S · 194 acres
Kilches River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.4 mi, 117° SE · 4,393 acres
Largest cedar tree in Oregon (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 006° N
International Police Museum (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 003° N
Tillamook Dairy Cow Figure (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 131° SE
Tillamook Air Museum (Temporarily Closed) (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 135° SE
Siuslaw National Forest (National Forest) — 12.2 mi, 180° S · 631k acres
Nehalem Bay State Park (Nature Reserve) — 12.5 mi, 007° N
Cape Lookout B-17 Crash Memorial (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 188° S
Nehalem Valley Historical Society (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 003° N
Armstead Memorial (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 355° N
Replica Cannon (Public Artwork) — 25.1 mi, 359° N
Greaver Gallery (Gallery) — 25.5 mi, 359° N
The Jeffrey Hull Gallery (Gallery) — 25.8 mi, 359° N
Modern Villa Gallery (Gallery) — 25.9 mi, 359° N

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