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Desert Aire Washington Map

Explore Desert Aire, 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 Desert Aire, Washington

How to Use This Desert Aire, Washington Map

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

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	Desert Aire
State	Washington (WA)
County	Grant County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	46.694214
Longitude	-119.92905
Population	2,288
Density	260.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99349
Area Code	509
County Seat	Ephrata
School District	Wahluke School District

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About Desert Aire, Washington

Desert Aire is a locality in Grant County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,288. The population density is 260.1 people per km². Desert Aire is located at 46.6942°N, 119.9291°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 99349.

Desert Aire occupies a sun-drenched plateau where the earth turns to sagebrush and fine, silty dust under an unrelenting sky. It lies 22.3 miles west of Pierce, WA (from Pierce, WA: bearing 278°T), and is situated 4.1 miles south of Mattawa. The landscape is defined by the sharp, arid descent into Sourdough Canyon, a stark geological crease that separates the high, flat plains from the more rugged terrain beyond. To the west, the Cascade Range looms as a jagged, violet spine against the horizon, anchoring the vast, open expanse of the basin. The Columbia River carves a deep, steady path through this dry country, its cool presence offering a necessary contrast to the heat that radiates off the basalt cliffs. Nearby, the Columbia Basin Wildlife Area Complex preserves a quiet, untamed corridor of scrub and bunchgrass, providing a sanctuary where the silence is broken only by the sudden, dry rattle of insects or the distant call of a hawk circling the thermal currents.

Desert Aire serves as a residential enclave carved out of what was once vast, semi-arid rangeland, reflecting the slow, deliberate transition of this region from open desert to cultivated patches of green. The local economy and rhythm of life are tethered to the seasonal shifts of the surrounding plains and the nearby reach of Moran Slough, which draws a variety of migratory birds to its sheltered waters. Unlike the dense, damp forests found further west, Desert Aire maintains a character shaped by its intense, dry light and the long, golden afternoons that seem to stretch time itself. Residents here exist in a space between the echoes of agricultural history and the modern, quiet pace of a place defined by its distance from the crowded corridors of the state. The air here holds a distinct clarity, sharp and thin, leaving the senses heightened in the quietude of a high-desert evening.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Priest Rapids (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 344° N
Columbia Basin Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 344° N
Hund Memorial Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 018° N
Grant Co PUD#2 (Local Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 332° NW
Mccoy Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.9 mi, 148° SE
Hanford Reach National Monument (National Monument) — 7.7 mi, 133° SE · 391k acres
Columbia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.1 mi, 003° N · 54k acres
Sentinel Slope Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.4 mi, 020° N
Iron Horse (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 354° N
Saddle Mountain National Wildlife Refuge Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.8 mi, 143° SE
Wanapum Dam Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.9 mi, 356° N
Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies (Public Artwork) — 18.8 mi, 355° N
Gravity Hill (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 157° SE
Yakima River Segment 1 (Wild & Scenic River) — 25.2 mi, 288° W · 5,785 acres
War Memorial (Monument) — 25.4 mi, 267° W
Veterans Memorial of Zillah (Monument) — 25.7 mi, 219° SW
Orchardville Monument (Monument) — 25.7 mi, 219° SW
Sunnyside Museum (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 189° S
Cavern Theatre (Theatre) — 28.2 mi, 353° N
The Gorge Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 28.3 mi, 354° N
Central Washington Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 248° W
Yakima Valley Trolleys (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 256° W
Farm Equipment Yard (Attraction) — 28.5 mi, 248° W
Yakima Cinema (Cinema) — 28.8 mi, 260° W
Heritage Theater (Cinema) — 29.3 mi, 222° SW
R E Powell Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 178° S
Zaepfel Stadium (Stadium) — 30.9 mi, 257° W
Marquette Stadium (Stadium) — 31.6 mi, 258° W
Prosser Historical Museum (Museum) — 34.8 mi, 167° S
Wenatchee National Forest (National Forest) — 43.8 mi, 337° NW · 1.8M acres

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