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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	Whatcom County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	48.967067
Longitude	-122.162928
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	98295, 99328
Area Code	206, 253, 509
County Seat	Bellingham

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About Columbia, Washington

Columbia is a locality in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. Columbia is located at 48.9671°N, 122.1629°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 98295, 99328.

Columbia emerges from the damp, verdant earth as a quiet settlement defined by the quiet persistence of the Washington landscape. It lies 10.6 miles northwest of Whatcom, WA (from Whatcom, WA: bearing 305°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-northeast of Everson. The land here slopes gently toward the nearby basin of Paradise Valley, where the morning mist clings to the low-lying ferns and the persistent, cool air carries the scent of damp bark and mineral soil. Only a mile away, the waters of Saar Creek cut a thin, silvery path through the undergrowth, their steady murmurs serving as the primary rhythm of the terrain. While the jagged, distant peaks of the Cascade Range remain a pale suggestion on the horizon, the immediate world is dominated by the dense, shadowed reaches of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest, which stands as a silent guardian just fourteen miles to the east. Anderson Lake sits two miles from the center, a dark, reflective mirror that gathers the gray light of the sky and holds it in a stillness that feels almost ancient.

Columbia functions as a deliberate, measured outpost within the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area, where the rhythms of industry are dictated by the slow growth of timber and the careful stewardship of the woods. The economic pulse of Columbia moves in tandem with the forest floor, relying on the careful management of natural resources that has shaped the local character since the first clearings were carved out of the wilderness. It is a place where the passage of time is marked not by the chime of clocks, but by the subtle shifting of the light across the canopy and the seasonal turn of the foliage. The distant, frozen presence of Hadley Glacier, eighteen miles removed, lends a sharp, crisp edge to the atmosphere, reminding those who dwell here of the long, cold reach of the northern winters. Life in Columbia remains unpretentious and grounded, a quiet existence maintained by those who have learned to read the nuances of the rain and the enduring, heavy silence of the deep interior woods.

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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