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Tangent Oregon Map

Explore Tangent, 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 Tangent, Oregon

How to Use This Tangent, Oregon Map

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

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

Latitude	44.541234
Longitude	-123.10815
Population	1,231
Density	125.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	97389
Area Code	503, 971
County Seat	Albany
School District	Greater Albany School District 8J

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About Tangent, Oregon

Tangent is a locality in Linn County, Oregon, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,231. The population density is 125.8 people per km². Tangent is located at 44.5412°N, 123.1081°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Tangent is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97389.

Tangent stretches across a low, fertile expanse where the horizon is defined by the silhouette of the Coast Range rising twenty-nine miles to the west. It lies 6.6 miles south of Albany, OR (from Albany, OR: bearing 181°T), and is situated 7.7 miles east-southeast of Corvallis. The landscape remains defined by the rhythmic pull of seasonal rains and the quiet persistence of Lake Creek, which winds its way through the local terrain just a single mile from the center. At the edge of the residential grid, Tangent City Park offers a modest green reprieve, its grass dampened by the lingering moisture that clings to the valley floor. To the east, the land opens into an expansive agricultural tapestry, where the light at dusk turns the fields a deep, bruised gold, casting elongated shadows that seem to hold the weight of the coming evening.

History here is written in the furrows of the soil, as Tangent grew from the necessity of the railroad, serving as a vital point of commerce for the surrounding grain and grass seed farms. The local economy remains anchored to this cycle of sowing and harvest, a quiet industry that keeps the pace of life measured and deliberate. Beyond the immediate fields, the dark, dense canopy of McDonald State Forest sits eleven miles away, providing a stark contrast to the open plains that surround the Bryant Lake Bed seven miles out. Even with the occasional hum of traffic, the atmosphere retains a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic growth found elsewhere, a place where the seasons dictate the rhythm of the day and the sky feels vast enough to encompass the entire world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tangent City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 201° S
Bass Estate Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 126° SE
Telephone of the Wind (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 351° N
Truax Island Access Willamette River Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 4.7 mi, 309° NW
Willamette River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.7 mi, 313° NW · 51k acres
Half Moon Bend Landing Willamette River Greenway (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 312° NW
Regal Albany Cinemas (Cinema) — 6.3 mi, 015° N
Albany Regional Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 001° N
Gallery Calapooia (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 000° N
Albany Civic Theater (Theatre) — 6.7 mi, 001° N
A-4E Skyhawk (Public Artwork) — 7.5 mi, 019° N
Corvallis Sewing Collective (Arts Centre) — 7.6 mi, 283° W
Majestic Theatre (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 282° W
Shawala Point (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 278° W
Art in the Valley (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 281° W
Azure Fine Art Gallery (Gallery) — 7.7 mi, 280° W
Darkside Cinema (Cinema) — 7.7 mi, 281° W
Taylor's Vintage Car Collection (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 273° W
William L. Finley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.1 mi, 210° SW · 11k acres
McDonald-Dunn Research Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 9.9 mi, 330° NW
E.E. Wilson Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 328° NW
North Santiam River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.0 mi, 027° NE · 14k acres
Siuslaw National Forest (National Forest) — 11.8 mi, 338° N · 631k acres
Pioneer Picture Gallery (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 149° SE
Linn County Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 149° SE
Benton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 270° W
Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.4 mi, 003° N · 5,604 acres
Monroe Arts Association (Arts Centre) — 18.2 mi, 211° SW
Willamette National Forest (National Forest) — 22.7 mi, 114° SE · 1.7M acres
Blue Car Wreck (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 003° N

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