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Gilchrist Oregon Map

Explore Gilchrist, 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 Gilchrist, Oregon

How to Use This Gilchrist, Oregon Map

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

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

Latitude	43.477069
Longitude	-121.685303
Population	216
Density	219.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	97737
Area Code	541
County Seat	Klamath Falls
School District	Klamath County School District

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About Gilchrist, Oregon

Gilchrist is a locality in Klamath County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 216. The population density is 219.5 people per km². Gilchrist is located at 43.4771°N, 121.6853°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97737.

Gilchrist occupies a high, quiet stretch of land where the air carries the sharp, resinous scent of ponderosa pine and the persistent chill of the high desert. It lies 44.2 miles south-southwest of Bend, OR (from Bend, OR: bearing 205°T), and is situated 16.2 miles southwest of La Pine. The Little Deschutes River cuts a slow, dark path through the landscape, its current barely disturbing the reeds that line the banks as it flows toward the horizon. To the west, the jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range looms, a constant, shadowed presence that defines the limit of the view. The terrain spreads out in muted tones of gray and brown, broken only by the expansive, needle-dusted floor of the Deschutes National Forest, which presses against the edge of the settlement. On clear evenings, the light catches the dust motes above Odell Pasture, turning the flat, open expanse into a brief, shimmering expanse of gold before the cold settles in.

Gilchrist remains defined by its origins as a singular, company-built timber settlement, a place where the rhythm of life was once dictated by the steady hum of the mill. Though the industry has shifted, the physical imprint of that planned heritage lingers in the orderly layout of the streets and the enduring resilience of the wood-frame structures. Residents look toward the distant, forested horizon, acknowledging the proximity of the Pringle Falls Experimental Forest and the seasonal fluctuations of Wickiup Reservoir, which dictates the local water table and the movement of wildlife. The atmosphere here is one of deliberate stillness, a place where the passage of time is measured by the changing length of shadows across the dry, sun-bleached earth rather than the frantic pace of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Deschutes National Forest (National Forest) — 1.2 mi, 206° SW · 1.6M acres
Winema National Forest (National Forest) — 6.7 mi, 163° S · 1.0M acres
Gilchrist Forest (East, Match Tracts 2,3,4) (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 080° E
Crescent Creek, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.0 mi, 278° W · 3,069 acres
Wickiup Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 9.7 mi, 359° N
Big Marsh Creek, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.0 mi, 271° W · 4,733 acres
Diamond Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.1 mi, 287° W · 52k acres
Mount Thielsen Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.3 mi, 229° SW · 55k acres
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 17.8 mi, 299° NW · 1,131 acres
McGregor Memorial Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 22.1 mi, 020° N
Newberry National Volcanic Monument (National Monument) — 23.4 mi, 054° NE · 57k acres
Little Cultus Lake Boat Ramp (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 338° N
Lemolo Falls (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 252° W
Klamath Marsh National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.4 mi, 174° S · 88k acres
Artists' Gallery (Gallery) — 30.1 mi, 024° NE
Crater Lake National Park (National Park) — 31.3 mi, 211° SW · 183k acres
Fort Rock State Monument (Monument) — 31.9 mi, 103° E
Lava Lands Visitor Center (Attraction) — 34.1 mi, 029° NE
Constitution Grove (Attraction) — 35.3 mi, 322° NW
The High Desert Museum (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 027° NE
Mountain Bike (Public Artwork) — 39.2 mi, 018° N
Flying Dog Gallery (Gallery) — 42.9 mi, 296° NW
Central Oregon Aerial Arts (Arts Centre) — 43.1 mi, 027° NE
Volcanic Theatre Pub (Theatre) — 43.4 mi, 024° NE
Old St. Francis Theater (Cinema) — 44.1 mi, 025° NE
Scalehouse (Gallery) — 44.2 mi, 025° NE
Tin Pan Theater (Cinema) — 44.2 mi, 025° NE
Frank T. Johns (Monument) — 44.2 mi, 024° NE
Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 44.4 mi, 024° NE
Crater Lake Lodge History (Museum) — 45.4 mi, 211° SW

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