Explore Pronghorn, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Pronghorn, 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 Pronghorn.
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 | Pronghorn |
| State | Oregon (OR) |
| County | Deschutes County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 44.1881 |
| Longitude | -121.1817 |
| Population | 92 |
| Density | 5.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 97701 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| County Seat | Bend |
| School District | Redmond School District 2J |
Pronghorn occupies a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the high desert air carries the sharp, clean scent of sagebrush and warming basalt. It lies 5.9 miles south of Redmond, OR (from Redmond, OR: bearing 184°T), and is situated 7.7 miles southeast of Eagle Crest. The terrain stretches out in muted tones of ocher and gray, defined by the low, arid scrub that clings to the dry earth until the horizon is broken by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range. Only a mile away, the Wagon Roads Area of Critical Environmental Concern preserves the raw, unadorned character of the plains, offering a sanctuary where the wind dictates the movement of tall, golden grasses. Even at the height of summer, the light here possesses a singular, crystalline quality that clarifies every contour of the land, casting long, stark shadows that sharpen as the afternoon wanes toward dusk.
Pronghorn owes its quiet endurance to the irrigation that transformed these plains, as evidenced by the North Unit Main Canal snaking through the periphery to sustain the regional agricultural lifeblood. While the water of Houston Lake remains twelve miles off, its presence influences the local climate, moderating the extreme temperament of the high desert and supporting the small-scale farms that define the economy. The rhythms of the day are governed by the seasonal demands of the soil and the steady, persistent work of those who cultivate it, creating a culture built on quiet self-reliance. Life in Pronghorn moves with the deliberate pace of a landscape that demands patience, leaving the inhabitants to find their comfort in the wide, open sky and the unchanging cycles of the earth.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Pronghorn, Oregon. Coordinates: 44.1881, -121.1817. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Pronghorn includes the ZIP code (97701), telephone area code (541), county seat of Deschutes County (Bend), and school district assignment (Redmond School District 2J).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |