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Metolius Oregon Map

Explore Metolius, 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 Metolius, Oregon

How to Use This Metolius, Oregon Map

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

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

Latitude	44.586509
Longitude	-121.178376
Population	978
Density	790.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	97741
Area Code	541
County Seat	Madras
School District	Jefferson County School District 509J

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About Metolius, Oregon

Metolius is a locality in Jefferson County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 978. The population density is 790.0 people per km². Metolius is located at 44.5865°N, 121.1784°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Metolius is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97741.

Metolius occupies a sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches wide across the high desert, defined by the stark, terrestrial reach of Little Agency Plains. It lies 21.7 miles north of Redmond, OR (from Redmond, OR: bearing 359°T), and is situated 4.0 miles southwest of Madras. The air here holds a peculiar clarity, thin and sharp enough to sharpen the silhouettes of the Cascade Range as they loom in the distant, violet-hued west. To the east, the terrain shifts into the rugged, juniper-dotted expanses of the Crooked River National Grassland, where the earth gives way to ancient volcanic scars and arid, sage-scrubbed plateaus. Four miles away, the deep, basalt-walled canyons cradle the stillness of Lake Billy Chinook, while the intermittent trickle of Willow Creek traces a tenuous, life-giving line through the surrounding dust and dry grass.

Metolius remains tethered to the quiet, persistent rhythms of the land, shaped by the legacy of the railway lines that once dictated the movement of grain and timber across the high plains. The local economy persists in a measured, agrarian cadence, reflecting a history built upon the labor of the fields and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding plateau. Life in Metolius finds its character in the unadorned utility of its architecture and the resilience of those who operate within the reach of Unknown Park, where the landscape demands a certain stoicism from its inhabitants. As the sun dips toward the jagged teeth of the distant peaks, the light stretches long and amber across the flat, dusty thoroughfares, illuminating a place that prefers the silence of the high desert to the clamor of more crowded geographies.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 130° SE
Metolius City Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 055° NE
Crooked River National Grassland (National Grassland) — 1.1 mi, 328° NW · 115k acres
Rangeland (State Resource Management Area) — 3.8 mi, 115° SE
Dam Observatory (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 282° W
The Island Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.1 mi, 244° SW
Crooked River Petroglyph (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 237° SW
Haystack Lake Recreation Area Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 5.6 mi, 172° S
Deschutes Canyon-Steelhead Falls Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 5.9 mi, 229° SW · 2,492 acres
Deschutes, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.9 mi, 227° SW · 21k acres
Deschutes River Segment D (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.9 mi, 227° SW · 6,377 acres
Deschutes National Forest (National Forest) — 11.5 mi, 271° W · 1.6M acres
Metolius Balancing Rocks Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.0 mi, 267° W
Oregon Scenic Highways (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 183° S
Ochoco National Forest (National Forest) — 16.3 mi, 125° SE · 855k acres
Crescent Moon Ranch (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 16.7 mi, 180° S
Alder Spring Lookout (Historic Ruins) — 18.7 mi, 279° W
The Art of Alfred A. Dolezal Gallery (Gallery) — 22.7 mi, 191° S
Mount Jefferson Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.0 mi, 269° W · 109k acres
High Desert Activity Center (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 181° S
Cold springs resort (Attraction) — 24.7 mi, 249° W
A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum (Museum) — 25.5 mi, 140° SE
Railroad Car (Public Artwork) — 25.5 mi, 140° SE
Ochoco Pointe Neighborhood Sign (Monument) — 25.7 mi, 138° SE
Welcome to Crook County Fairgrounds (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 141° SE
Sisters Museum (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 222° SW
Kiwanis club (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 222° SW
Art Gallery Dyrk Godby (Gallery) — 27.5 mi, 222° SW
Clearwater Gallery (Gallery) — 27.6 mi, 222° SW
Campfire Bowl (Theatre) — 37.0 mi, 247° SW

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