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Wasco Oregon Map

Explore Wasco, 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 Wasco, Oregon

How to Use This Wasco, Oregon Map

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

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

Latitude	45.591792
Longitude	-120.698113
Population	417
Density	159.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	97065
Area Code	503, 971
County Seat	Moro
School District	Sherman School District 1

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About Wasco, Oregon

Wasco is a locality in Sherman County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 417. The population density is 159.7 people per km². Wasco is located at 45.5918°N, 120.6981°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Wasco is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 97065.

Wasco anchors itself firmly upon the high, sun-bleached plateaus of the Columbia Basin, where the horizon stretches wide and indifferent under a vast, pale sky. It lies 23.2 miles east of The Dalles, OR (from The Dalles, OR: bearing 90°T), and is situated 16.9 miles south-southeast of Goldendale. The land here possesses a stark, tectonic patience, defined by the dry sweep of wheat fields that change from vivid spring green to the brittle, burnished gold of late summer. Only a mile away, the quiet descent of China Hollow Creek cuts a thin, shaded crease into the earth, while five miles to the south, the deeper shadows of Neece Canyon hint at the ancient, slow-moving forces that shaped the plateau. Far to the west, the jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range haunts the edge of vision, a distant, snowy reminder of the damp, green world that exists beyond this arid expanse. Within the immediate footprint of the County Open Space, the wind carries a persistent, dry scent of dust and cured stalks, marking the passage of hours in a landscape that seems to exist outside the frantic pulse of the modern world.

Wasco grew from the hard necessity of the plains, where early settlers recognized the potential of the deep, volcanic soil to sustain vast, dry-land wheat operations. This agricultural rhythm still dictates the cadence of daily life, as the economy remains tethered to the seasonal cycle of planting and harvest that has defined the region for generations. Grain elevators stand as the primary architecture of the skyline, vertical sentinels that speak to the town’s enduring role as a regional collection point for the golden harvests of the surrounding acreage. Seven miles to the north, the waters of Lake Celilo provide a low, reflective counterpoint to the dry tableland, serving as a rare, localized concentration of blue in an otherwise earth-toned geography. Life in Wasco persists with a deliberate, quiet economy of motion, where the people navigate a landscape that demands both resilience and a keen awareness of the shifting light across the stubble fields as evening descends.

Nearby Outdoor Places

County Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.2 mi, 093° E
Lower Deschutes Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 221° SW
Deschutes River Segment E (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.8 mi, 230° SW · 35k acres
Lake Umatilla (Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 003° N
Maryhill (State Park) — 8.6 mi, 318° NW
Sam Hill Monument (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 323° NW
Viewpoint of John Day Dam (Viewpoint) — 8.9 mi, 350° N
Oregon Trail National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 9.5 mi, 295° NW · 1,027 acres
Lewis And Clark National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 9.6 mi, 300° NW · 37k acres
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 9.6 mi, 300° NW
Gifford Pinchot National Forest (National Forest) — 9.9 mi, 298° NW · 1.3M acres
Rebohoth (Public Artwork) — 10.0 mi, 307° NW
Free Bridge Historical Site (Historic Ruins) — 10.2 mi, 252° W
John Day River (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.3 mi, 065° NE · 51k acres
Lower John Day Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 13.2 mi, 143° SE · 25k acres
Old Oregon Trail Monument (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 091° E
Rock Creek Longhouse (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 051° NE
Wishram Indian Village (Monument) — 20.0 mi, 280° W
Mt. Hood National Forest (National Forest) — 22.7 mi, 246° SW · 1.1M acres
Dufur Historical Society (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 245° SW
National Neon Sign Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 272° W
Rorick House Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 271° W
Twin Bridges Historical Museum (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 284° W
SA Kitesurf Adventures (Attraction) — 29.5 mi, 284° W
The Incurable Hobbyist (Gallery) — 31.7 mi, 216° SW
Burned ranch buildings (Historic Ruins) — 31.8 mi, 159° S
Bickleton Carousel Museum (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 034° NE
Dylan Martinez Glass Studio (Gallery) — 39.2 mi, 284° W
Mount Hood Railroad (Attraction) — 40.1 mi, 282° W
Gallery at Columbia Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 40.2 mi, 282° W

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