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Joseph Oregon Map

Explore Joseph, 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 Joseph, Oregon

How to Use This Joseph, Oregon Map

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

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

Latitude	45.354319
Longitude	-117.229613
Population	1,154
Density	491.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	97846
Area Code	541
County Seat	Enterprise
School District	Joseph School District 6

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About Joseph, Oregon

Joseph is a locality in Wallowa County, Oregon, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,154. The population density is 491.2 people per km². Joseph is located at 45.3543°N, 117.2296°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Joseph is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97846.

Joseph rises from the high plateau where the Wallowa River cuts a clear, cold path through the earth, marking the transition from open plains to the jagged horizon of the Wallowa Mountains. It lies 41.7 miles east of La Grande, OR (from La Grande, OR: bearing 87°T), and is situated 5.5 miles south-southeast of Enterprise. Beyond the reach of Joseph City Park, the land pulls toward the elevation of the Wallowa-Whitman National Forest, where the ancient ice of Benson Glacier persists in the high, hidden reaches. The light here has a specific, crisp clarity, sharpening the edges of the barns and the long shadows cast by the nearby slopes of Rocky Hollow. On quiet mornings, the air carries the scent of dry grasses and pine, a stillness that seems to gather in the basin before the sun warms the valley floor. Travelers passing through might pause at Knights Pond to watch the water hold the stillness of the sky, or listen for the faint, distant rush of Wallowa Falls as the wind shifts across the open range.

Joseph maintains a rugged, quiet independence that reflects the labor of those who settled this high country to work the soil and timber. The economy remains tethered to the land, moving in time with the cycles of agriculture and the seasonal migrations of livestock once guided along the Big Sheep Trail Stock Driveway. Bronze foundries and local workshops now stand as pillars of the local character, turning the raw, industrial history of the region into art that mirrors the surrounding geography. Life in Joseph follows the patient tempo of the seasons, where the primary concerns are the health of the watershed and the maintenance of the fences that hold back the vastness of the wilderness. It is a place where the work of the hands is still held in high regard, and the day ends not with the frantic pulse of the modern world, but with the steady, cooling descent of evening over the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

He Who Thinks He's Invisible Bronze Monument (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 187° S
Attitude Adjustment Bronze Monument (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 199° S
Rolling Thunder and Toma Bronze Monument (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 353° N
Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 193° S
All Around Cowboy (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 188° S
Phinney Gallery (Gallery) — 0.2 mi, 186° S
Wallowology Natural History Discovery Center (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 360° N
Aspen Grove Gallery (Gallery) — 0.2 mi, 001° N
Railrider Cycling Joseph Branch (Attraction) — 0.3 mi, 296° NW
Joseph City Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 191° S
Wallowa Lake County Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 159° S
Eagle Cap Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 2.8 mi, 207° SW · 356k acres
Wallowa National Forest (National Forest) — 2.8 mi, 207° SW · 1.0M acres
Riverside Day Use Area (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 169° S
Little Alps Day Use Area (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 172° S
Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.5 mi, 157° SE
High Wallowa National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 6.5 mi, 157° SE · 2 acres
Mount Howard-East Peak National Natural Landmark (National Monument) — 6.8 mi, 162° S · 1,085 acres
Lostine, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.5 mi, 247° SW · 5,059 acres
Rangeland (State Resource Management Area) — 11.4 mi, 055° NE
Whitman National Forest (National Forest) — 13.0 mi, 203° SW · 1.3M acres
Minam, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.5 mi, 205° SW · 13k acres
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 15.3 mi, 151° SE · 662k acres
Hells Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.1 mi, 126° SE · 218k acres
Kirkwood Ranch Museum (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 067° NE
Pittsburg Rockart Interpertive Site (Attraction) — 41.4 mi, 063° NE
Cooper's Ferry / Nipéhe (Historic Ruins) — 55.4 mi, 046° NE
Shorts Bar Pictographs (Historic Ruins) — 57.1 mi, 052° NE
Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 61.1 mi, 282° W
Frazier Farmstead and Museum (Museum) — 68.0 mi, 306° NW

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