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Rockaway Beach Oregon Map

Explore Rockaway Beach, 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 Rockaway Beach, Oregon

How to Use This Rockaway Beach, Oregon Map

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

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	Rockaway Beach
State	Oregon (OR)
County	Tillamook County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	45.613438
Longitude	-123.942911
Population	1,441
Density	347.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	97136
Area Code	503, 971
County Seat	Tillamook
School District	Neah-Kah-Nie School District 56

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About Rockaway Beach, Oregon

Rockaway Beach is a locality in Tillamook County, Oregon, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,441. The population density is 347.7 people per km². Rockaway Beach is located at 45.6134°N, 123.9429°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Rockaway Beach is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97136.

Rockaway Beach stretches across a narrow strip of land where the persistent currents of the Pacific Ocean carve a salt-sprayed edge against the Oregon shoreline. It lies 40.1 miles south of Astoria, OR (from Astoria, OR: bearing 188°T), and is situated 11.9 miles north-northwest of Tillamook. Spring Creek winds through the terrain, its modest flow meeting the tide near the sands where the Rockaway Beach State Recreation Site offers a quiet vantage point for watching the gray, shifting horizon. To the west, the silhouette of Painted Rock rises from the surf like a jagged tooth, catching the low light of evening as it filters through the damp maritime air. Seaview Lake sits nearby, a still and dark mirror reflecting the dense green of the surrounding timber, while the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Coast Range loom far inland, barely visible as a faint blue serration against the sky.

Railroad tracks once dictated the rhythm of Rockaway Beach, serving as the primary artery for timber and early tourists who arrived to escape the inland heat for the cool, damp embrace of the dunes. Today, the economy leans into the quiet cadence of seasonal visitors and small-scale enterprise, moving at the pace of a slow tide rather than the frantic pulse of the city. The legacy of the lumber industry remains etched in the modest architecture and the weathered wood of older structures that stand against the relentless salt air. Life here is defined by the necessity of resilience, where the daily ritual involves monitoring the winds and the heavy, moisture-laden clouds that roll in from the Pacific Ocean, anchoring the people to a landscape that demands both respect and a certain stoic endurance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rockaway Beach State Recreation Site (State Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 254° W
International Police Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 340° N
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 0.2 mi, 281° W · 805k acres
Largest cedar tree in Oregon (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 163° S
Twin Rocks State Natural Site (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 193° S
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.3 mi, 217° SW · 1,030 acres
Manhattan Beach State Recreation Site (State Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 001° N
Nehalem Bay State Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 005° N
Three Graces (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 175° S
Oregon Coast Scenic Railroad (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 158° S
Nehalem River (Wild & Scenic River) — 5.4 mi, 025° NE · 37k acres
Bayocean (Historic Ruins) — 6.0 mi, 184° S
Twins Ranch Railriders - Wheeler South (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 029° NE
Twins Ranch Railriders - Bay City (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 158° S
Nehalem Valley Historical Society (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 002° N
Cape Falcon Marine Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 8.3 mi, 359° N
Cape Meares National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.4 mi, 187° S · 288 acres
Wilson River (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.5 mi, 165° S · 9,330 acres
Lower Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 8.9 mi, 190° S
Cape Falcon West Marine Protected Area (Marine Protected Area) — 9.2 mi, 334° NW
Armstead Memorial (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 350° N
Tillamook Dairy Cow Figure (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 156° SE
Historic marker (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 357° N
Tillamook Air Museum (Temporarily Closed) (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 153° SE
Siuslaw National Forest (National Forest) — 18.4 mi, 180° S · 631k acres
Replica Cannon (Public Artwork) — 19.0 mi, 358° N
Greaver Gallery (Gallery) — 19.3 mi, 357° N
The Jeffrey Hull Gallery (Gallery) — 19.7 mi, 357° N
Modern Villa Gallery (Gallery) — 19.7 mi, 357° N
Camp 18 Logging Museum (Museum) — 24.6 mi, 040° NE

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