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Pilot Rock Oregon Map

Explore Pilot Rock, 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 Pilot Rock, Oregon

How to Use This Pilot Rock, Oregon Map

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

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	Pilot Rock
State	Oregon (OR)
County	Umatilla County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	45.492764
Longitude	-118.830172
Population	1,328
Density	353.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	97868
Area Code	541
County Seat	Pendleton
School District	Pilot Rock School District 2

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About Pilot Rock, Oregon

Pilot Rock is a locality in Umatilla County, Oregon, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,328. The population density is 353.9 people per km². Pilot Rock is located at 45.4928°N, 118.8302°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Pilot Rock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97868.

Pilot Rock anchors itself upon the arid eastern plains where East Birch Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the sagebrush and golden grasses. It lies 13.2 miles south of Pendleton, OR (from Pendleton, OR: bearing 189°T), and is situated 33.2 miles southeast of Hermiston. The land here rises in long, sun-bleached swells that eventually find their distant silhouette against the jagged, shadowed spine of the Blue Mountains. To the west, the deep crease of Jack Canyon disrupts the horizon, while the cooling presence of McKay Reservoir remains a quiet, shimmering presence six miles to the north. Light in this high country possesses a peculiar, thin clarity, sharpening the edges of every fence line and outcropping until the dusk pulls a violet shroud over the valley floor.

History remains etched into the dry soil of Pilot Rock, where the legacy of early homesteading and resource extraction still informs the pulse of the local economy. Agriculture and timber continue to define the rhythm of the day, with the nearby Rangeland SRMA offering a vast, unpopulated expanse of high desert terrain that reflects the rugged spirit of those who first broke this ground. Life moves in accordance with the seasons and the cycle of the harvest, far removed from the frantic pace of the coastal lowlands. Here, the air carries the scent of dust and cured hay, a dry, bracing reminder of a landscape that demands resilience from everything that chooses to take root in its earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mckay Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.9 mi, 011° N · 42 acres
Rangeland (State Resource Management Area) — 7.0 mi, 183° S
Umatilla National Forest (National Forest) — 9.9 mi, 169° S · 1.4M acres
Heaven Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.6 mi, 080° E
Oregon Trail National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 12.3 mi, 006° N · 1,027 acres
Umatilla County Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 010° N
Heritage Station Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 010° N
Pendleton Underground Tour (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 010° N
Statue of Madame Stella Darby (Public Artwork) — 12.5 mi, 010° N
Pendleton Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 12.7 mi, 009° N
Whitman National Forest (National Forest) — 13.4 mi, 156° SE · 1.3M acres
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 036° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 034° NE
Blue Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor (State Recreation Area) — 14.5 mi, 063° NE
Battle Mountain Forest State Scenic Corridor (State Recreation Area) — 15.3 mi, 206° SW
Starkey Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 16.0 mi, 139° SE
Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 18.1 mi, 080° E
Echo Museum (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 314° NW
North Fork John Day, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 31.7 mi, 183° S · 13k acres
North Fork John Day Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.8 mi, 163° S · 121k acres
Mcnary National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.0 mi, 343° N · 32k acres
North Fork Umatilla Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.1 mi, 066° NE · 20k acres
Marie Dorion Monument (Monument) — 36.3 mi, 038° NE
Frazier Farmstead and Museum (Museum) — 36.9 mi, 036° NE
Old La Grande Highschool marker (Monument) — 37.5 mi, 108° E
Whitman Memorial (Attraction) — 41.9 mi, 025° NE
Hover High School (Historic Ruins) — 42.9 mi, 351° N
Gesa Power House Theater (Theatre) — 46.0 mi, 030° NE
Combine Art Collective (Gallery) — 46.3 mi, 031° NE
Brushes N' Brix (Attraction) — 49.1 mi, 033° NE

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