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Union Oregon Map

Explore Union, 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 Union, Oregon

How to Use This Union, Oregon Map

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

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

Latitude	45.20847
Longitude	-117.865213
Population	2,152
Density	333.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	97883
Area Code	541
County Seat	La Grande
School District	Union School District 5

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About Union, Oregon

Union is a locality in Union County, Oregon, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,152. The population density is 333.8 people per km². Union is located at 45.2085°N, 117.8652°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Union is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97883.

Union emerges from the broad, flat floor of the valley where the crisp, clear waters of Catherine Creek carve a steady path through the sediment. It lies 13.5 miles southeast of La Grande, OR (from La Grande, OR: bearing 126°T), and is situated 30.0 miles north of Baker City. To the east, the jagged, snow-dusted profiles of the Wallowa Mountains command the horizon, their massive presence casting long, violet shadows across the fields as the sun dips behind the western rise. The air here holds a sharp, dry clarity, cooling rapidly at dusk to settle over the nearby Vogel Pond, where the surface tension remains undisturbed by the evening breeze. Beyond the cultivated grid of the streets, the terrain transitions into the rugged expanses of Rangeland, a landscape defined by sage and the persistent, quiet growth of high-desert vegetation.

Union retains the architectural stubbornness of an earlier century, with brick facades and weathered timber echoing the days when the arrival of the railroad dictated the pace of commerce. The local economy persists in its reliance on the rhythm of the seasons, turning on the harvest and the steady labor required to work the surrounding acreage that spills toward Pyles Canyon. Life here moves with the deliberate weight of a place that has seen the passing of many winters, eschewing the frantic energy of the lowlands for the steadiness of the inland plains. Those seeking the solitude of the high country often look toward the Lodgepole Trail, finding in the ascent a respite from the mechanical hum of modern industry, leaving behind the quiet streets of Union for the stillness of the higher elevations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rangeland (State Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 270° W
Ladd Marsh Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 304° NW
Whitman National Forest (National Forest) — 8.0 mi, 140° SE · 1.3M acres
Foothill Road Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 9.5 mi, 294° NW
Eagle Cap Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.7 mi, 070° E · 356k acres
Indian Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.0 mi, 043° NE
Old La Grande Highschool marker (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 305° NW
Elkhorn Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.1 mi, 225° SW
Powder River (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 14.1 mi, 163° S
45th Parallel (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 188° S
Minam, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.6 mi, 037° NE · 13k acres
Wallowa National Forest (National Forest) — 15.9 mi, 037° NE · 1.0M acres
Eagle Creek, Oregon (Wallowa-Whitman Nf) Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.5 mi, 124° SE · 9,205 acres
North Fork John Day Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.6 mi, 223° SW · 121k acres
Oregon Trail Historical Monument (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 168° S
Salt Lick (Public Artwork) — 29.9 mi, 177° S
Little Alps Day Use Area (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 082° E
Railrider Cycling Joseph Branch (Attraction) — 32.3 mi, 071° E
Riverside Day Use Area (Attraction) — 32.3 mi, 081° E
Phinney Gallery (Gallery) — 32.4 mi, 072° E
Maxville Heritage Interpretive Center (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 072° E
Wallowology Natural History Discovery Center (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 071° E
Aspen Grove Gallery (Gallery) — 32.6 mi, 071° E
Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 36.9 mi, 308° NW
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 38.3 mi, 099° E · 662k acres
Tamastslikt Cultural Institute (Museum) — 49.4 mi, 309° NW
Heritage Station Museum (Museum) — 54.9 mi, 306° NW
Umatilla County Museum (Museum) — 54.9 mi, 306° NW
Pendleton Underground Tour (Attraction) — 54.9 mi, 306° NW
Pendleton Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 55.1 mi, 306° NW

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