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Prospect Oregon Map

Explore Prospect, 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 Prospect, Oregon

How to Use This Prospect, Oregon Map

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

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

Latitude	42.754675
Longitude	-122.471115
Population	449
Density	49.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	97536
Area Code	541
County Seat	Medford
School District	Prospect School District 59

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About Prospect, Oregon

Prospect is a locality in Jackson County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 449. The population density is 49.5 people per km². Prospect is located at 42.7547°N, 122.4711°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97536.

Prospect emerges from the dense, verdant timberland as a quiet clearing where Mill Creek carves a persistent, rhythmic path through the forest loam. It lies 28.7 miles northeast of White City, OR (from White City, OR: bearing 41°T), and is situated 19.1 miles east-northeast of Shady Cove. The air here holds a heavy, damp clarity, cooling as it drifts down from the distant Klamath Mountains and settles into the shadows of the Rogue River National Forest. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, golden needles, illuminating the spray of Barr Creek Falls, which tumbles with a relentless, percussive force against the dark volcanic stone. Nearby, the stillness of the North Fork Diversion Reservoir mirrors the towering conifers, while the rugged, shadowed depths of Skookum Gorge define the severe and ancient topography of the land.

Prospect maintains an unpretentious character, rooted in the industrious history of timber harvest and the hard-won resilience of those who labor in the woods. While the local economy has shifted, the rhythm of life remains tethered to the seasons, marked by the simple activity at the Baseball And Softball Fields where the community gathers under the wide, gray-blue expanse of the sky. Travelers seeking a slower pace might venture toward the Ginkgo Trail, finding a solitude that feels both heavy and restorative amidst the undergrowth. Prospect endures not as a monument to its past, but as a place where the work of the day is measured by the steady, cold flow of the creek and the long, quiet reach of the shadows.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rogue River National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 328° NW · 629k acres
Baseball And Softball Fields (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 263° W
Prospect State Scenic Viewpoint (State Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 248° W
Upper Rogue, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 1.6 mi, 318° NW · 12k acres
Upper Rogue River National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 1.7 mi, 318° NW · 51 acres
Lost Creek Lake (Recreation Area) — 4.2 mi, 231° SW
White Point Lookout (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 285° W
Neville-Nye Memorial Grove (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 258° W
Natural Bridge (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 002° N
Sky Lakes Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.8 mi, 120° SE · 114k acres
Amphitheater & Picnic Shelter (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 007° N
Crater Lake Proposed or Recommended Wilderness Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 10.8 mi, 073° E · 135k acres
Crater Lake National Park (National Park) — 10.9 mi, 073° E · 183k acres
Rogue River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.7 mi, 240° SW · 36k acres
Umpqua National Forest (National Forest) — 11.9 mi, 329° NW · 986k acres
Rogue-Umpqua Divide Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.8 mi, 338° N · 36k acres
McGregor Park (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 240° SW
Abbott butte lookout (Historic Ruins) — 13.6 mi, 343° N
World's Tallest Sugarpine (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 321° NW
Lady of the Woods (Public Artwork) — 19.6 mi, 060° NE
Stephen Tyng Mather Plaque (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 057° NE
Crater Lake Lodge History (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 057° NE
Walch Wayside Memorial (Monument) — 26.5 mi, 192° S
Dunlop Ranch Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 30.2 mi, 175° S
Blue Star Memorial Highway (Monument) — 31.0 mi, 104° E
Two Rivers Art Gallery & Gift Shop (Gallery) — 33.3 mi, 112° E
Jackson County Fairground (Theme Park) — 33.9 mi, 221° SW
Crater Rock Museum (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 223° SW
Bear Creek Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 35.8 mi, 213° SW
Kid Time! Discovery Experience (Museum) — 35.9 mi, 215° SW

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