Explore Glide, 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 Glide, 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 Glide.
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 | Glide |
| State | Oregon (OR) |
| County | Douglas County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 43.291881 |
| Longitude | -123.073619 |
| Population | 1,805 |
| Density | 69.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 97443 |
| Area Code | 503, 971 |
| County Seat | Roseburg |
| School District | Glide School District 12 |
Glide emerges where the North Umpqua River carves a deep, emerald vein through the dense timberland of the Umpqua National Forest. It lies 13.5 miles east-northeast of Roseburg, OR (from Roseburg, OR: bearing 64°T), and is situated 12.3 miles east-southeast of Sutherlin. Massive trunks of Douglas fir rise in dark, vertical columns, their needles catching the persistent mist that clings to the steep slopes of Hughes Canyon. A mile away, the quiet waters of Updegrave Reservoir hold the reflection of a graying sky, providing a still counterpoint to the restless, braided currents of the river. The air here carries the heavy scent of damp duff and crushed fern, a cool, oxygen-rich weight that settles into the lungs. Far to the south, the jagged, distant silhouettes of the Klamath Mountains mark the edge of the world, anchoring a landscape defined by rock, root, and the relentless flow of snowmelt.
History in Glide is written in the silence of the timber harvest and the enduring patience of those who work the land. While the economy once relied entirely on the extraction of timber, the rhythm of daily life has shifted toward a quiet stewardship, where the seasonal migration of steelhead and the slow growth of the forest dictate the pace of the afternoon. Travelers often venture toward Wolf Creek Falls, drawn by the thunder of water against stone, yet the true character of the place resides in the solitary cabins and the small, weathered homesteads that have persisted through decades of change. Life in Glide moves with the deliberate gravity of the river, indifferent to the urgent noise of the outside world, favoring instead the steady, cyclical labor of a life lived in accordance with the seasons.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Glide, Oregon. Coordinates: 43.291881, -123.073619. 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 Glide includes the ZIP code (97443), telephone area code (503, 971), county seat of Douglas County (Roseburg), and school district assignment (Glide School District 12).
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. |