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Cowiche Washington Map

Explore Cowiche, 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 Cowiche, Washington

How to Use This Cowiche, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	46.669847
Longitude	-120.712294
Population	535
Density	248.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98923
Area Code	509
County Seat	Yakima
School District	Highland School District

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About Cowiche, Washington

Cowiche is a locality in Yakima County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 535. The population density is 248.9 people per km². Cowiche is located at 46.6698°N, 120.7123°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98923.

Cowiche emerges from the arid expanse as a singular collection of high-desert plains and rugged slopes, defined by the persistent, winding path of the North Fork Cowiche Creek. It lies 10.9 miles west-northwest of Yakima, WA (from Yakima, WA: bearing 296°T), and is situated 8.7 miles west of Selah. The air here holds a crisp, thin quality, cooling rapidly as the sun retreats behind the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range. To the west, the landscape transitions into the wilder, scrub-brushed terrain of the Oak Creek Wildlife Area Complex, where the earth is marked by deep ravines and the quiet resilience of native grasses. Sunlight in the late afternoon catches the dust of the basin, turning the soil a muted, bruised gold that contrasts sharply against the darkening sky, while the proximity to the Upper Naches Valley lends a sense of vast, open space to the horizon.

Cowiche anchors its identity in the rhythms of the land, sustained by a legacy of fruit orchards and agriculture that have long dictated the pace of the seasons. The local economy persists through the harvest, drawing upon the mineral-rich soil that blankets this inland corridor, far removed from the damp, heavy atmosphere of the coast. While the nearby Tim Ponds offer a modest stillness to the landscape, the true character of the locality is found in the steady, industrial hum of packing houses and the quietude of long, straight roads that bisect the fields. Life here is measured by the changing color of the leaves and the stubborn endurance of the irrigation lines, creating a quiet, purposeful existence that remains largely indifferent to the frantic speed of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Oak Creek Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 226° SW
Cowiche (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 226° SW
Eschbach Park (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 081° E
Mighty Tieton (Arts Centre) — 3.1 mi, 321° NW
Cowiche Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.5 mi, 142° SE
Cleman'S View Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 022° N
Marquette Stadium (Stadium) — 8.1 mi, 129° SE
Snoqualmie National Forest (National Forest) — 8.3 mi, 268° W · 1.3M acres
Zaepfel Stadium (Stadium) — 8.9 mi, 127° SE
Yakima Cinema (Cinema) — 9.4 mi, 111° E
Yakima Valley Trolleys (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 118° SE
J.J Weisenberger Spanish American war memorial statue (Public Artwork) — 11.1 mi, 114° SE
War Memorial (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 089° E
Floyd Paxton Memorial (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 132° SE
Yakima River Segment 2 (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.3 mi, 074° E · 836 acres
Selah Creek Safety Rest Area (Viewpoint) — 12.9 mi, 081° E
Farm Equipment Yard (Attraction) — 14.1 mi, 130° SE
Central Washington Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 130° SE
Yakima River Segment 1 (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.5 mi, 053° NE · 5,785 acres
Beck Monument (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 051° NE
William O. Douglas Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.9 mi, 301° NW · 169k acres
Wenatchee National Forest (National Forest) — 23.3 mi, 338° N · 1.8M acres
Stone hut (Historic Ruins) — 23.6 mi, 357° N
Nuwave Gallery (Gallery) — 23.7 mi, 019° N
Blue Bear Puppet Lab (Gallery) — 23.8 mi, 019° N
The Ink (Gallery) — 23.8 mi, 019° N
Clymer Museum of Art (Museum) — 23.9 mi, 019° N
Museum of Culture and Environment (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 019° N
Goat Rocks Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.7 mi, 250° W · 108k acres
Mount Rainier National Park (National Park) — 35.6 mi, 284° W · 236k acres

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