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Detroit Oregon Map

Explore Detroit, 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 Detroit, Oregon

How to Use This Detroit, Oregon Map

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

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	Detroit
State	Oregon (OR)
County	Marion County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	44.734011
Longitude	-122.149798
Population	203
Density	133.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	97342
Area Code	503, 971
County Seat	Salem
School District	Santiam Canyon School District 129J

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About Detroit, Oregon

Detroit is a locality in Marion County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 203. The population density is 133.8 people per km². Detroit is located at 44.7340°N, 122.1498°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Detroit is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97342.

Detroit occupies a rugged basin where the Breitenbush River flows with a cold, insistent clarity toward the basin floor. It lies 35.4 miles southeast of Molalla, OR (from Molalla, OR: bearing 144°T), and is situated 32.0 miles east of Stayton. The air here holds the damp, pine-heavy weight of the nearby Santiam State Forest, and the low light of late afternoon catches the needles of Douglas firs, turning the slopes into a deepening study of emerald and charcoal. High above the skyline, the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Cascade Range provide a jagged, silent boundary to the horizon. Detroit Lake stretches across the valley, its surface reflecting the moody, shifting grays of a sky that rarely stays clear for long. Visitors often make their way to the French Creek Trail to find the quiet isolation of the woods, while those seeking the sight of rushing water head toward Sullivan Creek Falls, nine miles away, where the stream tumbles over basalt shelves in a persistent, cooling spray.

Detroit exists as a place of recovery and transition, shaped by the cycles of the timber industry and the ebb and flow of seasonal recreation. The local economy relies on the steady rhythm of those who come to navigate the waters of Detroit Lake or explore the wilderness that stretches toward the distant, frozen reaches of Russell Glacier. History here is marked by the deliberate movement of structures and the resilience of a population that has rebuilt itself after fire and flood, carving a life out of the steep, timbered slopes. Life in Detroit moves at the speed of the river, defined by the seasonal shift from the quiet, frost-bitten dormancy of winter to the sudden, noisy influx of summer travelers. It is a landscape where the past is not a museum piece but a layer of sediment, grounding the present in a persistent, rugged independence that defines the character of the people who remain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Detroit Lake (Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 233° SW
Willamette National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 360° N · 1.7M acres
Detroit Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 272° W
Detroit Lake- Mongold Wayside (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 239° SW
Opal Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.4 mi, 346° N · 21k acres
Mt. Hood National Forest (National Forest) — 5.3 mi, 003° N · 1.1M acres
Phantom Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 5.8 mi, 309° NW
Bull Of The Woods Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.9 mi, 002° N · 37k acres
Natural Rock Arch (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 291° W
North Santiam River (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.6 mi, 282° W · 14k acres
Opal Creek National Scenic Recreation Area (National Scenic Byway) — 6.9 mi, 343° N
Elkhorn Creek Segment i (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.4 mi, 312° NW · 3,819 acres
Breitenbush Hot Springs Parking (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 071° E
Three Pools (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 313° NW
Henline Mountain Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 11.5 mi, 316° NW
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 14.9 mi, 104° E · 1,131 acres
South Falls Theater (Theatre) — 26.8 mi, 292° W
Campfire Bowl (Theatre) — 28.6 mi, 151° SE
Alder Spring Lookout (Historic Ruins) — 30.2 mi, 104° E
Star Cinema (Cinema) — 31.8 mi, 278° W
Molalla StoryWalk MRA Route Start (Public Artwork) — 32.3 mi, 326° NW
Bobbie the Wonder Dog (Monument) — 36.2 mi, 301° NW
Original Stash Tribute Plaque (Monument) — 40.6 mi, 342° N
Clearwater Gallery (Gallery) — 42.5 mi, 136° SE
Sisters Museum (Museum) — 42.6 mi, 136° SE
Art Gallery Dyrk Godby (Gallery) — 42.6 mi, 136° SE
Wildwood Recreation Site (Nature Reserve) — 43.3 mi, 010° N
Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow (Monument) — 43.9 mi, 026° NE
Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health (Museum) — 44.2 mi, 289° W

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