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Halfway Oregon Map

Explore Halfway, 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 Halfway, Oregon

How to Use This Halfway, Oregon Map

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

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

Latitude	44.880715
Longitude	-117.114617
Population	351
Density	364.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	97834
Area Code	541
County Seat	Baker City
School District	Pine-Eagle School District 61

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About Halfway, Oregon

Halfway is a locality in Baker County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 351. The population density is 364.3 people per km². Halfway is located at 44.8807°N, 117.1146°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Halfway is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97834.

Halfway occupies a high, quiet basin where the horizon is defined by the rugged, snow-dusted silhouettes of the Wallowa Mountains. It lies 36.0 miles east-northeast of Baker City, OR (from Baker City, OR: bearing 78°T), and is situated 56.5 miles east-southeast of La Grande. The Mining Channel cuts through the earth nearby, a persistent reminder of the geology that dictates the flow of local waters and the rugged contours of the surrounding terrain. Two miles away, the landscape softens into the verdant floor of Posy Valley, providing a stark contrast to the dense, timbered ridges of the Whitman National Forest that rise sharply to the west. On clear afternoons, the light hits the valley floor with a singular, amber clarity, turning the dry grasses to shades of pale gold and copper before the shadows of the peaks stretch long and cool across the fields.

Halfway emerged from a rugged frontier history, finding its footing as a center for the pioneers and laborers who moved through this remote interior of the state. The local economy persists today as a reflection of its geography, tethered to the rhythms of agriculture and the stewardship of the surrounding timberlands. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Laird Reservoir, a mirror for the sky that serves as a focal point for those seeking a moment of stillness away from the work of the season. Life in Halfway moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own isolation, grounded by the steady persistence of the cycles of the earth and the deep, silent presence of the mountains that hold the basin in their keep.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Whitman National Forest (National Forest) — 1.9 mi, 137° SE · 1.3M acres
Eagle Creek, Oregon (Wallowa-Whitman Nf) Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.3 mi, 269° W · 9,205 acres
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 058° NE · 662k acres
Sheep Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 9.3 mi, 081° E · 30k acres
Homestead Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 10.2 mi, 073° E · 7,621 acres
Cecil D. Andrus Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 136° SE
Sheep Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.4 mi, 090° E
Eagle Cap Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.6 mi, 321° NW · 356k acres
Homestead Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 11.3 mi, 068° E
Payette National Forest (National Forest) — 13.4 mi, 157° SE · 2.3M acres
Imnaha, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.9 mi, 007° N · 24k acres
Hells Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.9 mi, 042° NE · 218k acres
Hells Canyon Overlook (Viewpoint) — 21.6 mi, 039° NE
Little Alps Day Use Area (Attraction) — 27.2 mi, 350° N
Riverside Day Use Area (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 351° N
Oregon Trail Historical Monument (Monument) — 31.2 mi, 261° W
Garden Walk Bronze Monument (Monument) — 33.0 mi, 350° N
Phinney Gallery (Gallery) — 33.0 mi, 350° N
Running Raiders Bronze Monument (Monument) — 33.1 mi, 350° N
All Around Cowboy (Public Artwork) — 33.1 mi, 350° N
Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 350° N
Wallowology Natural History Discovery Center (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 350° N
Railrider Cycling Joseph Branch (Attraction) — 33.4 mi, 350° N
Aspen Grove Gallery (Gallery) — 33.4 mi, 350° N
Kirkwood Ranch Museum (Museum) — 56.2 mi, 032° NE
Roxy Cinema (Cinema) — 58.4 mi, 115° SE
Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site (Attraction) — 60.4 mi, 031° NE
Keeney Pass Interpretive Site (Historic Ruins) — 67.2 mi, 183° S
Shorts Bar Pictographs (Historic Ruins) — 78.5 mi, 030° NE
Yellow Pine Elementary School (Museum) — 79.5 mi, 085° E

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