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Takilma Oregon Map

Explore Takilma, 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 Takilma, Oregon

How to Use This Takilma, Oregon Map

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

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

Latitude	42.040835
Longitude	-123.622313
Population	423
Density	27.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	97523
Area Code	541
County Seat	Grants Pass
School District	Three Rivers School District

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About Takilma, Oregon

Takilma is a locality in Josephine County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 423. The population density is 27.5 people per km². Takilma is located at 42.0408°N, 123.6223°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97523.

Takilma occupies a rugged expanse of timbered slopes where the stillness of the woods is punctuated by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Khoeery Creek. It lies 30.6 miles south-southwest of Grants Pass, OR (from Grants Pass, OR: bearing 209°T), and is situated 34.1 miles east of Brookings. The landscape is defined by the steep, shadowed contours of Sailor Gulch, a basin that holds the cool, damp air of the morning long after the sun has climbed above the horizon. To the east, the distant, imposing silhouette of the Klamath Mountains anchors the skyline, framing a terrain where the soil is often thin and strewn with the debris of an ancient, geological restlessness. Nearby, the quiet surface of Esterly Lakes reflects the dense canopy of Douglas fir and brush, providing a singular, glassy stillness that contrasts with the constant, meandering motion of the creek nearby.

Takilma emerged from the fever of nineteenth-century mining, its early character forged by the extraction of copper and gold that once drew hopeful laborers to these deep, wooded drainages. Today, the economy has shifted toward a quiet, deliberate self-sufficiency, with the Waldo-Takilma Area of Critical Environmental Concern serving as a reminder of the land’s fragile, protected status. Residents move through their days with a steady, unadorned focus, often navigating the rugged topography that makes a trip to Loretta Falls or a hike along the Althouse Trail an exercise in patience and appreciation for the sheer density of the forest. The legacy of the prospector’s pick has faded into a quieter life, where the value lies not in what can be pulled from the earth, but in the enduring, solitary rhythm of the seasons as they turn over the hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Siskiyou National Forest (National Forest) — 0.3 mi, 145° SE · 1.1M acres
Waldo-Takilma Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.3 mi, 280° W
Sailor's Diggings - Waldo Memorial (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 323° NW
French Flat Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.3 mi, 354° N
Klamath National Forest (National Forest) — 5.6 mi, 132° SE · 1.7M acres
Fort Briggs Historical Marker (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 005° N
Siskiyou Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.0 mi, 179° S · 180k acres
Great Cats World Park (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 345° N
Smith River National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 7.2 mi, 193° S · 330k acres
Butterfly Pavilion (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 344° N
Smith River, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.6 mi, 194° S · 67k acres
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve (National Monument) — 8.4 mi, 352° N · 4,531 acres
Southern Oregon Bigfoot Experience (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 352° N
Oregon Caves Protective Buffer Zone Protection Area (Administrative) (National Conservation Area) — 10.5 mi, 074° E · 2,102 acres
Kerbyville Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 352° N
The Dovetail joint (Public Artwork) — 11.0 mi, 352° N
Kalmiopsis Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.9 mi, 303° NW · 180k acres
Illinois, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.8 mi, 351° N · 17k acres
Kerby Flat Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 16.8 mi, 349° N
Fir glade trailhead (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 098° E
The People's Center (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 144° SE
Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 21.2 mi, 102° E
Cook and Green Trailhead (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 100° E
Engine (Historic Ruins) — 27.0 mi, 230° SW
Redwood National Park (National Park) — 28.1 mi, 228° SW · 194k acres
Southgate Cinema (Cinema) — 30.0 mi, 029° NE
Rotary International Sundial (Monument) — 30.2 mi, 027° NE
Rogue Theatre (Arts Centre) — 31.3 mi, 029° NE
Grants Pass Museum of Art (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 028° NE
Gallery One (Gallery) — 31.4 mi, 028° NE

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