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Svensen Oregon Map

Explore Svensen, 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 Svensen, Oregon

How to Use This Svensen, Oregon Map

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

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

Latitude	46.156421
Longitude	-123.655415
Population	853
Density	147.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	97103
Area Code	503, 971
County Seat	Astoria
School District	Knappa School District 4

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About Svensen, Oregon

Svensen is a locality in Clatsop County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 853. The population density is 147.0 people per km². Svensen is located at 46.1564°N, 123.6554°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97103.

Svensen unfolds as a quiet reach of land where the persistent dampness of the temperate rainforest settles into the deep greens of salal and towering firs. It lies 8.3 miles east of Astoria, OR (from Astoria, OR: bearing 98°T), and is situated 17.6 miles northeast of Seaside. Hillcrest Creek carves a path through the landscape, its waters flowing with a steady, unadorned purpose toward the nearby South Channel. To the north, the low-lying expanse of Svensen Island breaks the water, while the looming silhouette of Wickiup Mountain anchors the horizon six miles away, watching over the dampened earth. The light here often arrives in shades of bruised silver, filtering through a sky that seems to hold the weight of the nearby Pacific, though the air remains inland, fragrant with the smell of wet cedar and churned soil.

Svensen preserves the quiet industry of a place defined by its proximity to the water and the reach of the Lewis and Clark National Wildlife Refuge, which protects the marshes just a mile away. Historically, the rhythm of life in Svensen has been tied to the logging and fishing trades, labor that demands a certain stoic resilience against the relentless gray drizzle. Residents move through their days with a measured pace, acknowledging the pull of the distant tide and the stillness of the landscape that stretches toward Mott Basin. While the modern world continues its frantic pace elsewhere, life in Svensen remains tethered to the slow accumulation of river silt and the seasonal migrations of waterfowl, maintaining a singular, modest character that refuses to be hurried by the passage of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lewis And Clark National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.7 mi, 358° N · 39k acres
Lewis And Clark National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 1.7 mi, 358° N · 13k acres
Twilight Eagle Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 2.2 mi, 291° W
SPC Stewardship (State Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 304° NW
Industrial/Commercial/Residential (State Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 299° NW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Or (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.4 mi, 058° NE · 314 acres
Hanthorn Cannery Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 292° W
Astoria Pier Love Locks (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 292° W
Sea Lion Dock (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 291° W
Time Capsule (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 283° W
Comcomly Canoe (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 282° W
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 285° W
U.S Post Office site (historic) (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 285° W
Confluence Studio Gallery (Gallery) — 8.6 mi, 285° W
Jadene Studios (Gallery) — 8.6 mi, 285° W
Astoria Ghost Tour (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 285° W
Museum of Whimsy (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 285° W
Riversea Gallery (Arts Centre) — 8.7 mi, 285° W
Cambium Gallery (Gallery) — 8.7 mi, 285° W
The Ten Fifteen Theater (Theatre) — 8.8 mi, 285° W
Oregon Film Museum (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 285° W
Astoria Victory Monument (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 284° W
Julia Butler Hansen Refuge For The Columbian White-Tailed Deer Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.5 mi, 068° E
Mount Saint Helens-Shillapoo Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 349° N
Clatsop Ridge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.9 mi, 261° W
Saddle Mountain State Natural Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 185° S
Julia Butler Hansen Refuge For The Columbian White-Tailed Deer Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.3 mi, 065° NE · 1,289 acres
Fort Columbia (State Park) — 13.8 mi, 300° NW
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.5 mi, 249° W · 805k acres
Nehalem River (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.8 mi, 153° SE · 37k acres

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