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Long Creek Oregon Map

Explore Long Creek, 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 Long Creek, Oregon

How to Use This Long Creek, Oregon Map

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

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	Long Creek
State	Oregon (OR)
County	Grant County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	44.714042
Longitude	-119.104138
Population	173
Density	65.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	97856
Area Code	541
County Seat	Canyon City
School District	Long Creek School District 17

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About Long Creek, Oregon

Long Creek is a locality in Grant County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 173. The population density is 65.3 people per km². Long Creek is located at 44.7140°N, 119.1041°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Long Creek is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97856.

Long Creek emerges from the high, arid expanse of the interior, defined by the rhythmic pulse of the Bly Creek as it carves through the sagebrush and pine. It lies 62.5 miles west of Baker City, OR (from Baker City, OR: bearing 267°T), and is situated 96.7 miles south-southwest of Whitman. The terrain rises in steady, sun-bleached folds toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Blue Mountains, which hold the northern horizon in a steady, violet-hued grip. To the west, the deep, shadowed fissures of War Canyon fracture the earth, while the still, obsidian surface of Long Creek Reservoir reflects the immense, cloud-streaked sky. In the cool hours before noon, the air carries a sharp, resinous scent of juniper and dry grass, a stillness that seems to vibrate with the sheer, unpeopled scale of the landscape.

The history of Long Creek remains tethered to the rugged demands of the high plateau, where the economy has long leaned into the slow, deliberate work of timber harvest and the hard-won yields of livestock ranching. Settlers here learned early to read the land by the seasonal migration of cattle and the thinning of the forest canopy, a way of life that continues to shape the local character. Bordering the expansive reach of the Malheur National Forest, the people of Long Creek maintain a quiet independence, finding continuity in the seasonal rhythms that dictate the movement of goods and the maintenance of back-country roads. It is a place where the gravity of the work defines the day, and the immense, quiet sprawl of the surrounding wilderness ensures that the human footprint remains light against the vast, enduring geology of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Malheur National Forest (National Forest) — 2.0 mi, 186° S · 1.5M acres
Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.9 mi, 049° NE
Rangeland (State Resource Management Area) — 9.1 mi, 005° N
Umatilla National Forest (National Forest) — 13.8 mi, 013° N · 1.4M acres
Vinegar Hill-Indian Rock Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 16.4 mi, 059° NE
North Fork John Day River (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 18.0 mi, 000° N
Ukiah-Dale Forest State Scenic Corridor (State Recreation Area) — 20.3 mi, 016° N
North Fork John Day, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.4 mi, 016° N · 13k acres
Potamus Point (Viewpoint) — 21.8 mi, 344° N
Grant County Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.7 mi, 161° S
North Fork John Day Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.7 mi, 046° NE · 121k acres
Strawberry Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.8 mi, 160° S · 69k acres
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (National Monument) — 25.8 mi, 261° W · 7,033 acres
Blue Basin (Attraction) — 26.8 mi, 252° W
Cedar Grove Botanical Area (Nature Reserve) — 28.5 mi, 204° SW
Thomas Condon (Monument) — 28.8 mi, 247° SW
South Fork John Day River (Wild & Scenic River) — 29.6 mi, 226° SW · 15k acres
Phillip W. Schneider State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 34.2 mi, 212° SW
Black Canyon East Trailhead (Attraction) — 34.7 mi, 221° SW
French Cabin (Ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 46.1 mi, 147° SE
H H Wheeler Historical Marker (Monument) — 49.5 mi, 259° W
National Motorcycle Riders Memorial (Monument) — 49.9 mi, 285° W
Fossil Digging site (Attraction) — 57.8 mi, 291° W
Painted Cove Trail (Attraction) — 57.8 mi, 267° W
Salt Lick (Public Artwork) — 62.7 mi, 086° E
Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 65.0 mi, 029° NE
Umatilla County Museum (Museum) — 67.8 mi, 013° N
Heritage Station Museum (Museum) — 67.8 mi, 013° N
Pendleton Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 68.1 mi, 013° N
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute (Museum) — 68.4 mi, 018° N

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