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West Scio Oregon Map

Explore West Scio, 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 West Scio, Oregon

How to Use This West Scio, Oregon Map

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

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

Latitude	44.710956
Longitude	-122.882868
Population	126
Density	143.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	97374
Area Code	503, 971
County Seat	Albany
School District	Scio School District 95

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About West Scio, Oregon

West Scio is a locality in Linn County, Oregon, United States. It is a small community with a population of 126. The population density is 143.5 people per km². West Scio is located at 44.7110°N, 122.8829°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 97374.

West Scio occupies a quiet expanse of alluvial soil where the horizon expands into the broad, fertile reach of Independence Prairie. It lies 12.1 miles east-northeast of Albany, OR (from Albany, OR: bearing 65°T), and is situated 7.6 miles southwest of Stayton. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of turned earth and damp cedar, while the distant, serrated silhouette of the Coast Range anchors the western edge of the world. A mile to the east, the sluggish, winding course of Sucker Slough carves a low-lying vein through the fields, its surface often silvered by the gray, diffuse light that settles over the valley floor. Only three miles away, the quiet waters of Kirkpatrick Reservoir reflect the changing seasons, providing a stillness that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate fields, the riparian corridors near the North Santiam River offer a dense, green sanctuary where the vegetation thickens, marking the transition from open farmland to the deep, shadowed woods that once dominated this interior landscape.

West Scio remains a place where the economy is tethered to the slow, deliberate pulse of agricultural cycles and the careful stewardship of the valley floor. Generations have organized their lives around the seasonal rhythms of sowing and harvest, maintaining an identity that favors local persistence over the frantic pace of the urban centers further north. The vernacular architecture—weathered barns and sturdy, utilitarian outbuildings—speaks to a history of homesteading and the quiet labor required to transform this prairie into productive ground. Life in West Scio moves with the sun, from the early morning mist that clings to the low spots near the slough to the long, golden shadows that stretch across the fields at dusk. It is a neighborhood of wide perspectives and unadorned utility, where the primary social connection is found in the shared observation of the weather, the health of the crops, and the steady, reliable turn of the year.

Nearby Outdoor Places

North Santiam River (Wild & Scenic River) — 1.7 mi, 328° NW · 14k acres
Wiseman Island (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 295° NW
Wiseman Island/Undeveloped (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 301° NW
Star Cinema (Cinema) — 7.5 mi, 037° NE
Santiam River Rest Stop (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 283° W
Ankeny National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.6 mi, 298° NW · 5,604 acres
A-4E Skyhawk (Public Artwork) — 9.8 mi, 242° SW
Willamette River (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.8 mi, 248° W · 51k acres
Industrial/Commercial/Residential (State Resource Management Area) — 10.3 mi, 350° N
Ankeny Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 10.9 mi, 305° NW
Regal Albany Cinemas (Cinema) — 11.0 mi, 239° SW
Albany Civic Theater (Theatre) — 12.1 mi, 245° SW
Albany Regional Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 245° SW
Gallery Calapooia (Gallery) — 12.1 mi, 245° SW
Telephone of the Wind (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 235° SW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Or (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.7 mi, 179° S · 314 acres
Siuslaw National Forest (National Forest) — 15.4 mi, 269° W · 631k acres
Wildlife-viewing blind (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 047° NE
Silver Falls Campground Amphetheater (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 046° NE
Fee station (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 046° NE
South Falls Theater (Theatre) — 16.1 mi, 044° NE
Oregon State Hospital Museum of Mental Health (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 339° N
1245 Mill Street Section Houses (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 335° NW
Studios at The Mill (Gallery) — 17.0 mi, 335° NW
Bush House Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 333° NW
Dr. John McLoughlin (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 335° NW
Column Segments from Second Oregon Capitol (Historic Ruins) — 17.3 mi, 336° NW
Willamette National Forest (National Forest) — 23.2 mi, 156° SE · 1.7M acres
Opal Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.8 mi, 070° E · 21k acres
Table Rock Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 29.0 mi, 053° NE · 5,788 acres

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