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Appleton Washington Map

Explore Appleton, 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 Appleton, Washington

How to Use This Appleton, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	45.811789
Longitude	-121.271184
Population	290
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	98635, 98602
Area Code	360
County Seat	Goldendale

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About Appleton, Washington

Appleton is a locality in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 290. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Appleton is located at 45.8118°N, 121.2712°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 98635, 98602.

Appleton sits upon the high, sun-bleached plateaus where the horizon pulls wide and empty, defined by the dry scent of cured grasses and the persistent, restless wind. It lies 39.5 miles east-northeast of Skamania, WA (from Skamania, WA: bearing 70°T), and is situated 15.7 miles north-northwest of The Dalles. The landscape surrounding Appleton unfolds in a series of rugged, open benches and timbered ridges, a transitional space where the dense greens of the west begin to surrender to the parched, golden hues of the interior. A short mile away, the stillness of Ellard Spring offers a quiet contrast to the vast, arid expanse, while the seasonal pulse of the land is measured by the flow through Snyder Swale and the persistent carving of Snyder Creek. To the west, the distant, snow-dusted spine of the Cascade Range looms as a blurred, violet reminder of the jagged geography that walls off the moisture of the lowlands, leaving this place to exist in a climate of sharp light and long, cooling shadows.

Appleton emerged from the early ambition of settlers who saw potential in the stubborn, rocky soil and the expansive grazing potential of the upper plateau. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, dominated by the quiet labor of agriculture and the careful stewardship of the land, much of which is managed under the oversight of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area. Life in Appleton moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, where the primary concerns are the cycle of the harvest and the maintenance of the fence lines that crisscross the prairie. There is a particular, solitary dignity in the way the local architecture keeps low to the ground to resist the gusts, reflecting a culture that values the endurance of the individual over the noise of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Klickitat, Washington Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.9 mi, 127° SE · 4,815 acres
Klickitat Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 165° S
Dillacort Canyon (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 165° S
Klickitat Trail (State Recreation Area) — 3.4 mi, 118° SE
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 3.4 mi, 205° SW
Gifford Pinchot National Forest (National Forest) — 3.5 mi, 262° W · 1.3M acres
Lewis And Clark National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 7.8 mi, 194° S · 37k acres
Oregon Trail National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 8.0 mi, 194° S · 1,027 acres
SA Kitesurf Adventures (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 187° S
Twin Bridges Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.1 mi, 185° S
Lyle sign (Public Artwork) — 8.2 mi, 181° S
Victor Trevitt Memorial (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 204° SW
Mt. Hood National Forest (National Forest) — 8.3 mi, 192° S · 1.1M acres
Klickitat, Washington Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.8 mi, 055° NE · 5,352 acres
Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.9 mi, 344° N · 13k acres
Memaloose Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.0 mi, 205° SW
Wet Planet Rafting (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 264° W
Columbia Hills (State Park) — 10.9 mi, 138° SE
Military Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 247° SW
Bingen Speed Rock (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 230° SW
Dylan Martinez Glass Studio (Gallery) — 11.9 mi, 241° SW
Mount Hood Railroad (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 239° SW
Gallery at Columbia Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 13.6 mi, 239° SW
Theater at Columbia Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 239° SW
National Neon Sign Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 164° S
Rorick House Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 166° S
The Fruit Company (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 227° SW
Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site (Nature Reserve) — 21.1 mi, 324° NW
Little Huckleberry Trail No 47 Trailhead (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 287° W
Wind Mountain Spirit Quest Site (Historic Ruins) — 24.4 mi, 253° W

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