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Alderton Washington Map

Explore Alderton, Washington, 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 Alderton, Washington

How to Use This Alderton, Washington Map

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

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	Alderton
State	Washington (WA)
County	Pierce County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	47.169546
Longitude	-122.229284
Population	3,274
Density	221.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	98372, 98390
Area Code	425
County Seat	Tacoma
School District	Sumner School District

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About Alderton, Washington

Alderton is a locality in Pierce County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,274. The population density is 221.0 people per km². Alderton is located at 47.1695°N, 122.2293°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 98372, 98390.

Alderton occupies a quiet stretch of valley floor where the land levels out into fertile, silt-rich loam. It lies 2.1 miles west-southwest of Bonney Lake, WA (from Bonney Lake, WA: bearing 256°T), and is situated 9.5 miles south of Auburn. The landscape around Alderton is defined by the steady, northward pulse of the Puyallup River, which carves a modest corridor through the earth just a mile away, feeding the surrounding fields that hold the morning dampness long after the sun has climbed high. To the east, the distant, serrated spine of the Cascade Range looms as a jagged promise of elevation, while the nearby Foothills Trail- Meeker To Mcmillin Section provides a paved artery for those moving through the woodland and open space. The air here carries a heavy, vegetal weight, smelling of damp soil and the deep, dark rot of fallen cedar needles, marking the transition between the dense lowlands and the higher, colder geography further inland.

History in Alderton remains grounded in the soil, tracing back to an era when the valley was cleared for rows of berries and orchards that thrived in the river’s reach. While the economic focus has shifted from the labor-intensive harvest of the past, the rhythm of the locality still mirrors the cycles of the seasons, moving at a pace dictated by the slow growth of crops and the quiet passage of commuters. Residents often look toward the elevated terrain of Printz Basin or the waters of Lake Tapps, four miles distant, as markers of the local topography that shapes their weekend wanderings. Life here avoids the frantic density of larger centers, preferring a peripheral existence where the most notable events are the subtle changes in the light as it filters through the canopy, illuminating the quiet, functional utility of a place that remains stubbornly, and comfortably, itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Foothills Trail- Meeker To Mcmillin Section (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 250° W
Riverside County Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 036° NE
Jan Wolcott/Ernie Bay Memorial Stone (Monument) — 1.2 mi, 324° NW
Cherokee Park Open Space (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 269° W
Dixie Gatchel Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 322° NW
The Ascent (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 064° NE
McMillin North Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 200° S
Jumping Juniors (Attraction) — 2.3 mi, 012° N
Sumner Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 2.4 mi, 356° N
Victor Falls Historic Site (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 124° SE
Watershed (Local Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 018° N
Draft Horses (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 281° W
4-h Horses (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 281° W
Artists in Action (Arts Centre) — 3.3 mi, 288° W
Pigeons, Rabbits & Jr. Poultry (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 281° W
The Farm at SillyVille (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.3 mi, 282° W
Barovic's Liberty Theatre (Theatre) — 3.4 mi, 297° NW
Rainier View Point in Tehaleh (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 138° SE
Fort Malone Historical Marker (Historic Ruins) — 3.8 mi, 309° NW
Connell's Prairie Battle (Registered Battlefield) — 5.0 mi, 075° E
Crawford Woods (Nature Reserve) — 5.6 mi, 342° N
Auburn Riverside Theatre ART (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 003° N
Pierce County Fair (Theme Park) — 8.2 mi, 203° SW
Lower Green River (State Park) — 9.3 mi, 011° N
Mount Rainier National Park (National Park) — 9.7 mi, 118° SE · 236k acres
Flaming Geyser (State Park) — 11.6 mi, 051° NE
Clearwater Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.2 mi, 124° SE · 15k acres
Snoqualmie National Forest (National Forest) — 18.4 mi, 140° SE · 1.3M acres
Mount Rainier Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.0 mi, 129° SE · 227k acres
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.2 mi, 259° W · 16k acres

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