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Rhododendron Oregon Map

Explore Rhododendron, 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 Rhododendron, Oregon

How to Use This Rhododendron, Oregon Map

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

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

Latitude	45.305321
Longitude	-121.847917
Population	262
Density	25.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	97049
Area Code	503, 971
County Seat	Oregon City
School District	Oregon Trail School District 46

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About Rhododendron, Oregon

Rhododendron is a locality in Clackamas County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 262. The population density is 25.9 people per km². Rhododendron is located at 45.3053°N, 121.8479°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97049.

Rhododendron clings to the steep, densely timbered slopes where the moisture of the lowlands meets the sudden, rugged verticality of the landscape. It lies 17.6 miles east-southeast of Sandy, OR (from Sandy, OR: bearing 105°T), and is situated 27.8 miles east-southeast of Gresham. The Zigzag River cuts a restless, glacial-fed path through the terrain, its cold currents carving deep into the earth just yards from the timber-framed structures that define the settlement. Above the canopy, the distant Cascade Range looms as a jagged, atmospheric barrier, while the nearby Devil Canyon holds shadows long after the sun has retreated from the peaks. The air here carries the damp, heavy scent of cedar and moss, a constant reminder that Rhododendron exists in the quiet, shadowed transition zone between the encroaching Mount Hood National Forest and the deep, silent interior of the wilderness.

History lingers in the soil of Rhododendron, as the Oregon Trail National Historic Trail passes directly through the landscape, marking the arduous route of those who once sought a future in the western interior. Today, the local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the forest and the seasonal influx of those seeking the West Zigzag Mountain Trail or the icy, distant stillness of Reid Glacier. Life moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the proximity of the Kloshe Chuck Reservoir and the plummeting waters of Final Falls, which serve as landmarks for those navigating the backcountry. Even as the modern world shifts, Rhododendron maintains a rugged, self-contained character, defined less by its modest human infrastructure and more by the immense, indifferent scale of the timbered valleys that surround it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mt. Hood National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.1M acres
Mt. Hood Park Division Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — locality lies within
Salmon-Huckleberry Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 0.1 mi, 157° SE · 62k acres
Oregon Trail National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 0.2 mi, 357° N · 1,027 acres
Mount Hood Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 0.9 mi, 360° N · 65k acres
Zig Zag River, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.3 mi, 067° NE · 1,522 acres
Multorpor Fen Protection Area (Administrative) (National Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 094° E · 91 acres
Salmon, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.4 mi, 205° SW · 10k acres
Veda Lake and Cliff (Viewpoint) — 4.5 mi, 138° SE
Susannah Lee Barlow & Samuel Kimbrough Barlow (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 091° E
Sandy River (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.8 mi, 288° W
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 5.9 mi, 031° NE · 1,131 acres
Upper Sandy Guard Station Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 6.0 mi, 032° NE
Ramona Falls (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 034° NE
Mount Hood National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 110° E · 35k acres
Wildwood Recreation Site (Nature Reserve) — 7.6 mi, 295° NW
West Coast Airlines Flight 956 (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 246° SW
Underwater Viewing Chamber (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 293° NW
Gnarl Ridge Shelter Remains (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 068° E
Clackamas Lake Historic Guard Station (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 162° S
To the Oregon Pioneers (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 325° NW
Keith L. Lemmons (Monument) — 23.0 mi, 324° NW
Fort Raines (Historic Castle / Fort) — 24.3 mi, 352° N
Cascade Locks Historical Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 355° N
Wamic Historical Museum (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 100° E
The Fruit Company (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 034° NE
College Theater (Theatre) — 30.3 mi, 299° NW
Devoted Passion (Public Artwork) — 30.4 mi, 302° NW
Depot Rail Museum (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 302° NW

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