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North Powder Oregon Map

Explore North Powder, 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 North Powder, Oregon

How to Use This North Powder, Oregon Map

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

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	North Powder
State	Oregon (OR)
County	Union County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	45.028474
Longitude	-117.919939
Population	504
Density	309.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	97867
Area Code	541
County Seat	La Grande
School District	North Powder School District 8J

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About North Powder, Oregon

North Powder is a locality in Union County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 504. The population density is 309.9 people per km². North Powder is located at 45.0285°N, 117.9199°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. North Powder is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97867.

North Powder emerges from the high, open expanse where the North Powder River traces a deliberate, winding path through the sage-brushed floor of the North Powder Valley. It lies 18.0 miles north-northwest of Baker City, OR (from Baker City, OR: bearing 347°T), and is situated 12.7 miles south-southwest of Union. The air here holds a thin, crystalline clarity, sharpening the outlines of the distant Blue Mountains that rim the western horizon like a jagged, ink-blue seam. Only a mile away, the still surface of North Powder Pond Number One reflects the immense, cloud-streaked sky, acting as a quiet mirror for the shifting light that moves across the valley floor. Toward the edges of this basin, the dry, golden grasses give way to the deeper greens of the Whitman National Forest, marking a transition from the arid plains to the shadowed, timbered heights that define the regional climate.

Agriculture anchors the rhythm of North Powder, where the legacy of early settlers who navigated the interior trails remains visible in the expansive, fenced pastures and the steady, seasonal harvest of hay and grain. Men and women here engage with a landscape that demands a pragmatic, unadorned work ethic, finding a sense of belonging in the wide, quiet spaces between the fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the cultivated acreage, the Rangeland SRMA offers a stretch of rugged, unmanaged earth that speaks to the wilder character of the high desert. Life in North Powder moves with the patience of the seasons, maintaining a deliberate distance from the frantic pace of larger centers, sustained by the steady flow of the river and the enduring, stoic presence of the surrounding hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

45th Parallel (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 161° S
Rangeland (State Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 269° W
Thief Valley Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 5.8 mi, 093° E
Powder River (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.6 mi, 105° E
Elkhorn Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 276° W
Whitman National Forest (National Forest) — 8.6 mi, 310° NW · 1.3M acres
Baker Valley Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.3 mi, 251° W
Hunt Mountain Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 11.9 mi, 212° SW
North Powder, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.1 mi, 233° SW · 2,124 acres
North Fork John Day Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.1 mi, 247° SW · 121k acres
Oregon Trail Historical Monument (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 150° SE
Salt Lick (Public Artwork) — 18.0 mi, 166° S
Eagle Cap Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.0 mi, 044° NE · 356k acres
North Fork John Day, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.9 mi, 234° SW · 13k acres
Old La Grande Highschool marker (Monument) — 22.1 mi, 337° NW
Umatilla National Forest (National Forest) — 24.5 mi, 252° W · 1.4M acres
Little Alps Day Use Area (Attraction) — 38.2 mi, 064° NE
Riverside Day Use Area (Attraction) — 38.8 mi, 063° NE
Railrider Cycling Joseph Branch (Attraction) — 40.3 mi, 056° NE
Phinney Gallery (Gallery) — 40.3 mi, 056° NE
Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center (Museum) — 40.4 mi, 056° NE
Wallowology Natural History Discovery Center (Museum) — 40.6 mi, 056° NE
Aspen Grove Gallery (Gallery) — 40.6 mi, 056° NE
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 40.8 mi, 086° E · 662k acres
Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 44.0 mi, 323° NW
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute (Museum) — 56.3 mi, 320° NW
Heritage Station Museum (Museum) — 61.1 mi, 317° NW
Umatilla County Museum (Museum) — 61.1 mi, 317° NW
Pendleton Underground Tour (Attraction) — 61.2 mi, 317° NW
Pendleton Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 61.4 mi, 317° NW

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