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Shaniko Oregon Map

Explore Shaniko, 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 Shaniko, Oregon

How to Use This Shaniko, Oregon Map

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

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

Latitude	45.003736
Longitude	-120.752266
Population	30
Density	23.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	97057, 97037
Area Code	503, 971
County Seat	The Dalles
School District	South Wasco County School District 1

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About Shaniko, Oregon

Shaniko is a locality in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 30. The population density is 23.3 people per km². Shaniko is located at 45.0037°N, 120.7523°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Shaniko is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 97057, 97037.

Shaniko occupies a stark, elevated plateau where the high desert air thins under a vast and unblinking sky. It lies 45.8 miles south-southeast of The Dalles, OR (from The Dalles, OR: bearing 153°T), and is situated 31.6 miles northeast of Madras. The landscape around Shaniko consists of sun-bleached bunchgrass and sagebrush, defined by the rugged geometry of West Little Pine Hollow and the parched depressions that feed into Buck Hollow Creek. To the west, the jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range haunts the horizon, serving as a distant, snow-dusted reminder of the moisture that rarely reaches these thirsty plains. The light here possesses a particular, brittle clarity, sharpening the edges of weathered timber and rusted iron until the surroundings feel less like a place of growth and more like a testament to endurance.

History lingers in the skeletal remains of wooden facades, echoing the era when Shaniko served as a vital hub for the wool trade, earning the title of the Wool Capital of the World. The local economy, once driven by the relentless movement of livestock and the arrival of the railroad, has long since transitioned into a quiet stewardship of the surrounding Rangeland. Today, the pace of life is dictated by the seasonal shift of the winds and the preservation of a singular, frontier character that resists the encroaching anonymity of the modern world. Life in Shaniko moves with a deliberate, sparse rhythm, much like the water that occasionally finds its way toward Tule Lake, gathering in the low places before vanishing into the dry, unforgiving earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shaniko Historic Historic Stage Coach Stop (Attraction) — 0.0 mi, 032° NE
Rangeland (State Resource Management Area) — 1.2 mi, 215° SW
Lawrence Memorial Grassland (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 206° SW
Mountain Identifier (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 259° W
John Day River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.9 mi, 062° NE · 51k acres
North Pole Ridge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.9 mi, 060° NE · 7,316 acres
Deschutes River Segment E (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.4 mi, 272° W · 35k acres
John Day Fossil Beds National Monument (National Monument) — 16.3 mi, 109° E · 7,033 acres
Spring Basin Wilderness Area-Draft (Wilderness Area) — 17.2 mi, 119° SE · 6,443 acres
Arch Trail (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 111° E
Burned ranch buildings (Historic Ruins) — 17.6 mi, 052° NE
Lower John Day Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 17.7 mi, 031° NE · 25k acres
Crooked River National Grassland (National Grassland) — 21.4 mi, 212° SW · 115k acres
The Incurable Hobbyist (Gallery) — 21.9 mi, 313° NW
Fossil Digging site (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 090° E
Wamic Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.6 mi, 302° NW
Ochoco National Forest (National Forest) — 30.5 mi, 178° S · 855k acres
Painted Cove Trail (Attraction) — 33.1 mi, 135° SE
National Motorcycle Riders Memorial (Monument) — 33.2 mi, 103° E
Badger Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.2 mi, 304° NW · 29k acres
Dufur Historical Society (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 329° NW
Mt. Hood National Forest (National Forest) — 36.2 mi, 330° NW · 1.1M acres
Free Bridge Historical Site (Historic Ruins) — 38.2 mi, 349° N
Old Oregon Trail Monument (Monument) — 43.6 mi, 022° N
H H Wheeler Historical Marker (Monument) — 44.2 mi, 133° SE
Rorick House Museum (Museum) — 46.2 mi, 333° NW
National Neon Sign Museum (Museum) — 46.3 mi, 333° NW
Brushing (Public Artwork) — 46.8 mi, 353° N
A. R. Bowman Memorial Museum (Museum) — 48.7 mi, 186° S
Crescent Moon Ranch (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 50.1 mi, 205° SW

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