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Dayton Washington Map

Explore Dayton, 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 Dayton, Washington

How to Use This Dayton, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	46.316796
Longitude	-117.976778
Population	2,448
Density	655.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	98584, 99328
Area Code	425, 509
County Seat	Shelton
School District	Dayton School District

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About Dayton, Washington

Dayton is a locality in Mason County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,448. The population density is 655.9 people per km². Dayton is located at 46.3168°N, 117.9768°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Dayton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 98584, 99328.

Dayton emerges from the floor of the Little Egypt Valley, where the North Fork Goldsborough Creek carves a persistent, silver path through the low-lying terrain. It lies 5.9 miles west of Shelton, WA (from Shelton, WA: bearing 278°T), and is situated 14.0 miles west of Grant. The air here holds the damp, heavy signature of the Pacific, carrying the salt-tinged breath of Oakland Bay from only six miles away. To the west, the dark, formidable silhouette of the Olympic Mountains anchors the horizon, while the proximity to the Olympic National Forest lends the landscape a deep, coniferous gravity. Even in the height of summer, the light possesses a muted, silver quality that softens the edges of the evergreen canopy, reflecting off the nearby surface of Nahwatzel Lake and the distant, lonely shore of Smith Island.

Dayton maintains a quiet, industrial pulse, defined largely by the disciplined stewardship of the timberlands managed by Green Diamond. The local rhythm is dictated by the slow, seasonal work of the forests and the shifting tides of the nearby coast, a life lived in the long, gray shadow of the maritime northwest. Residents move through their days with a steady, pragmatic grace, their habits informed by the memory of early logging camps and the endurance of the surrounding wilderness. Travelers seeking the solitude of the woods often follow the path of the Bingham Creek Trail, finding in the quietude a reflection of a place that prefers to remain defined by its own rugged geography rather than the clamor of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pietrzycki Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 165° S
Flour Mill Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 294° NW
Chatman (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 243° SW
Lewis & Clark Trail (State Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 247° SW
Bruce Memorial Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 249° W
Kendall Monument (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 115° SE
Umatilla National Forest (National Forest) — 11.8 mi, 153° SE · 1.4M acres
Blue Mountains Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 116° SE
W.T. Wooten (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 116° SE
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.8 mi, 164° S · 177k acres
Brushes N' Brix (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 222° SW
Marmes Rockshelter (Historic Ruins) — 23.2 mi, 333° NW
Styx sculpture by Deborah Butterfield (Public Artwork) — 23.9 mi, 225° SW
Wine Country Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.9 mi, 226° SW
Sunset Point (Viewpoint) — 24.1 mi, 116° SE
Combine Art Collective (Gallery) — 24.3 mi, 225° SW
Gesa Power House Theater (Theatre) — 24.7 mi, 226° SW
J. M. Wainwright Memorial Statue (Monument) — 25.8 mi, 225° SW
World War II Memorial (Monument) — 26.2 mi, 225° SW
Wenaha, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 26.4 mi, 160° S · 6,639 acres
Palouse Falls (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 334° NW
Whitman Memorial (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 231° SW
Grande Ronde, Oregon Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 33.0 mi, 156° SE · 14k acres
Frazier Farmstead and Museum (Museum) — 33.3 mi, 215° SW
#thatnwbus (Attraction) — 34.3 mi, 333° NW
Wallowa National Forest (National Forest) — 34.3 mi, 161° S · 1.0M acres
Local Native American and geological information (Museum) — 37.7 mi, 079° E
North Fork Umatilla Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 38.7 mi, 187° S · 20k acres
Nez Perce County Historical Society (Museum) — 45.8 mi, 080° E
Hover High School (Historic Ruins) — 49.9 mi, 253° W

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