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Cayuse Oregon Map

Explore Cayuse, 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 Cayuse, Oregon

How to Use This Cayuse, Oregon Map

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

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.

CityCayuse
StateOregon (OR)
CountyUmatilla County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezonePacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)
Latitude45.676497
Longitude-118.5735
Population66
Density8.8 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code97801
Area Code541
County SeatPendleton
School DistrictPendleton School District 16

About Cayuse, Oregon

Cayuse is a locality in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 66. The population density is 8.8 people per km². Cayuse is located at 45.6765°N, 118.5735°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97801.

Cayuse holds the Umatilla River as a primary artery, its waters carving a steady path through the dry, open expanse of the basin. It lies 11.2 miles east of Pendleton, OR (from Pendleton, OR: bearing 88°T), and is situated 19.5 miles south-southwest of Milton-Freewater. The landscape surrounding Cayuse is defined by vast, sun-bleached stretches of earth that shift in color from pale ochre to deep umber as the light moves across the horizon. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises into arid, exposed slopes that offer a clear vantage point toward the distant silhouettes of the Blue Mountains, which sharpen against the sky during the cooling hours of late afternoon. Ten miles away, the stillness of the Poplar Springs Reservoir provides a singular, quiet contrast to the persistent flow of the river, while the proximity of Doe Canyon adds a rugged, vertical dimension to the otherwise expansive horizon.

History lingers in the soil of Cayuse, where the presence of the Oregon Trail National Historic Trail serves as a reminder of the thousands who once crossed this terrain in search of a different life. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, with agriculture and livestock grazing defining the daily labor that sustains the scattered dwellings. Life here moves with the patience of the seasons, dictated by the heat of the summer sun and the thin, biting air of winter that sweeps down from the higher elevations. There is a quiet gravity to the way the days pass, marked by the mechanical hum of farm equipment and the shifting shadows cast by the sparse, hardy vegetation that clings to the dry ground.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Oregon Trail National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 1.2 mi, 199° S · 1,027 acres
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 260° W
  • Tamastslikt Cultural Institute (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 250° W
  • Blue Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor (State Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 176° S
  • Umatilla National Forest (National Forest) — 9.5 mi, 270° W · 1.4M acres
  • Til Taylor (Public Artwork) — 10.0 mi, 269° W
  • Pendleton Underground Tour (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 268° W
  • Heritage Station Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 267° W
  • Umatilla County Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 267° W
  • Pendleton Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 10.4 mi, 269° W
  • Heaven Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.8 mi, 185° S
  • Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 151° SE
  • Mckay Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.4 mi, 242° SW · 42 acres
  • Rangeland (State Resource Management Area) — 13.2 mi, 073° E
  • North Fork Umatilla Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.1 mi, 074° E · 20k acres
  • Marie Dorion Monument (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 032° NE
  • Frazier Farmstead and Museum (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 029° NE
  • Whitman National Forest (National Forest) — 21.0 mi, 163° S · 1.3M acres
  • Whitman Memorial (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 012° N
  • Alice Whitman Memorial (Monument) — 25.8 mi, 012° N
  • Mcnary National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.9 mi, 321° NW · 32k acres
  • Gesa Power House Theater (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 022° N
  • Combine Art Collective (Gallery) — 29.4 mi, 023° NE
  • Echo Museum (Museum) — 30.3 mi, 279° W
  • Brushes N' Brix (Attraction) — 31.8 mi, 027° NE
  • Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.0 mi, 066° NE · 177k acres
  • Hover High School (Historic Ruins) — 35.3 mi, 327° NW
  • Grande Ronde, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 38.0 mi, 085° E · 14k acres
  • Grande Ronde River Segment B (Wild & Scenic River) — 38.2 mi, 082° E · 6,494 acres
  • Hanford Reach National Monument (National Monument) — 60.1 mi, 327° NW · 391k acres

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About This Cayuse Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cayuse, Oregon. Coordinates: 45.676497, -118.5735. 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 Cayuse includes the ZIP code (97801), telephone area code (541), county seat of Umatilla County (Pendleton), and school district assignment (Pendleton School District 16).

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.