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Columbia Washington Map

Explore Columbia, 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 Columbia, Washington

How to Use This Columbia, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	48.967067
Longitude	-122.162928
Population	4,100
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	98295, 99328
Area Code	206, 253, 509
County Seat	Seattle

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About Columbia, Washington

Columbia is a locality in King County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,100. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Columbia is located at 48.9671°N, 122.1629°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 98295, 99328.

Columbia occupies a quiet reach of land where the moisture of the Pacific air hangs heavy, casting a persistent silver light over the landscape. It lies 2.5 miles west of Mercer Island, WA (from Mercer Island, WA: bearing 260°T), and is situated 3.9 miles southeast of Seattle. The topography of Columbia remains defined by the presence of Lake Washington, which borders the community and mirrors the low, grey clouds that drift in from the coast four miles away. To the east, the Cascade Range looms as a jagged, distant silhouette, a reminder of the tectonic weight that separates the damp evergreen forests from the arid interior. Within the immediate vicinity, Ohlers Island rests in the stillness of the water, while the nearby Genesee Park provides a grassy corridor where the transition from shore to suburb feels fluid and unforced.

Columbia bears the marks of a region that has long looked toward the water for its pulse, anchored by the proximity of the Duwamish Waterway and the maritime influence of Elliott Bay. The economic character of the area reflects a transition from early industrial labors to a quieter, modern pace, where the rhythm of daily life is measured by the coming and going of the tides. Residents often find their way toward the paths of the Burke Gilman Trail, a connection that draws the neighborhood toward the wider veins of the region, while Fairmount Gulch remains a quiet, terrestrial counterpoint to the aquatic dominance of the shoreline. Even as the decades have shifted the local trade, the air retains the sharp, clean scent of salt and cedar, grounding Columbia in an identity that is both deeply rooted in the physical geography of the basin and constantly refreshed by the sea.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Whatcom County Parks & Recreation (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 246° SW
Silver Lake Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 084° E
Fire Bowl (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 076° E
United We Stand (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 297° NW
Bernard Swinehart Safe (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 227° SW
Gallery 7 Theatre (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 300° NW
Nooksack Ancestors (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 246° SW
Farmville (Attraction) — 7.5 mi, 293° NW
School Area (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 293° NW
El Pollo (Public Artwork) — 7.9 mi, 246° SW
Shark Plow Blade (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 248° W
Carnation Condensery Smokestack (Historic Ruins) — 8.9 mi, 249° W
Mt. Baker National Forest (National Forest) — 9.5 mi, 091° E · 1.3M acres
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (Nature Reserve) — 9.7 mi, 249° W
Aldergrove Bowl Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 13.6 mi, 282° W
Mount Baker Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.1 mi, 154° SE · 120k acres
Stimpson Family Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.9 mi, 211° SW
Cordata Gallery (Gallery) — 19.0 mi, 232° SW
Nemo Gallery (Gallery) — 20.5 mi, 226° SW
Lightcatcher (Gallery) — 20.6 mi, 224° SW
Allied Arts (Arts Centre) — 20.6 mi, 224° SW
Make.Shift Art Space (Arts Centre) — 20.7 mi, 224° SW
Mount Baker National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 20.8 mi, 140° SE · 8,789 acres
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 21.8 mi, 185° S · 1,009 acres
Larrabee (State Park) — 23.2 mi, 214° SW
San Juan Islands National Monument (National Monument) — 24.5 mi, 219° SW · 432k acres
Stephen Mather Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.1 mi, 107° E · 641k acres
North Cascades National Park (National Park) — 25.9 mi, 113° SE · 501k acres
Skagit, Washington Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 30.8 mi, 175° S · 48k acres
San Juan County/Cypress Island Marine Biological Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 32.1 mi, 231° SW

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