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Mount Vernon Oregon Map

Explore Mount Vernon, 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 Mount Vernon, Oregon

How to Use This Mount Vernon, Oregon Map

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

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

Latitude	44.417653
Longitude	-119.113571
Population	548
Density	309.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	97865
Area Code	541
County Seat	Canyon City
School District	John Day School District 3

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About Mount Vernon, Oregon

Mount Vernon is a locality in Grant County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 548. The population density is 309.8 people per km². Mount Vernon is located at 44.4177°N, 119.1136°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Mount Vernon is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97865.

Mount Vernon occupies a quiet stretch of land where the persistent currents of Beech Creek carve a narrow, verdant corridor through the high-desert landscape. It lies 67.6 miles west-southwest of Baker City, OR (from Baker City, OR: bearing 249°T), and is situated 57.5 miles north of Burns. The air here holds a crisp, arid clarity, sharpened by the distance from any humid maritime influence, while the horizon is anchored by the faint, jagged silhouette of the Blue Mountains far to the east. Nearby, the topography dips into the subtle, sage-dusted depression of Lee Gulch, and the still, reflective surface of Hines Log Pond offers a quiet contrast to the moving water nearby. Light at dusk possesses a singular, bruised gold quality that clings to the dry grasses and the weathered timber of old outbuildings, marking the slow transition of the day with a profound, unadorned stillness.

Mount Vernon retains the character of a place defined by the steady, cyclical labor of ranching and the resilient rhythms of the high interior plains. The history of the area remains tethered to the land’s capacity to sustain livestock and timber, with the quiet presence of the Clyde Holliday State Recreation Site providing a space for those who pass through to observe the seasonal changes along the water’s edge. While the rugged terrain of the Canyon Creek Research Natural Area remains a distant sentinel of untamed growth, the local economy remains focused on the practicalities of agriculture and the maintenance of a slow-paced, self-reliant existence. For those who seek the solitude of the landscape, the High Trail offers a path into the surrounding elevation, where the scale of the earth feels vast and the silence is broken only by the wind shifting through the brush.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clyde Holliday State Recreation Site (State Recreation Area) — 0.8 mi, 090° E
Rangeland (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 360° N
Malheur National Forest (National Forest) — 4.2 mi, 208° SW · 1.5M acres
Grant County Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 104° E
Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.9 mi, 322° NW
Strawberry Mountain-Sheep Gulch Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 9.8 mi, 122° SE · 730 acres
Strawberry Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.1 mi, 117° SE · 69k acres
Cedar Grove Botanical Area (Nature Reserve) — 12.4 mi, 243° SW
Phillip P. Schneider Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 271° W
Aldrich Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 17.9 mi, 250° W · 9,125 acres
Phillip W. Schneider State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 19.5 mi, 244° SW
South Fork John Day River (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.9 mi, 263° W · 15k acres
Ochoco National Forest (National Forest) — 22.9 mi, 257° W · 855k acres
Black Canyon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.9 mi, 257° W · 13k acres
Black Canyon East Trailhead (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 256° W
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (National Monument) — 25.4 mi, 283° W · 7,033 acres
Mascall Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.7 mi, 283° W
Thomas Condon (Monument) — 27.7 mi, 290° W
Blue Basin (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 296° NW
French Cabin (Ruins) (Historic Ruins) — 31.3 mi, 125° SE
H H Wheeler Historical Marker (Monument) — 49.3 mi, 283° W
Harney County Historical Museum (Museum) — 57.1 mi, 177° S
Desert Cinema (Cinema) — 57.5 mi, 177° S
National Motorcycle Riders Memorial (Monument) — 58.2 mi, 305° NW
Leaf Hill Trail (Attraction) — 59.8 mi, 285° W
Painted Cove Trail (Attraction) — 59.8 mi, 287° W
Salt Lick (Public Artwork) — 67.9 mi, 068° E
Rimrock Draw Rock Shelter (Historic Ruins) — 72.5 mi, 208° SW

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