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Elbe Washington Map

Explore Elbe, 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 Elbe, Washington

How to Use This Elbe, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	46.764829
Longitude	-122.193721
Population	39
Density	264.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	98328, 98330
Area Code	425
County Seat	Tacoma
School District	Eatonville School District

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About Elbe, Washington

Elbe is a locality in Pierce County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 39. The population density is 264.2 people per km². Elbe is located at 46.7648°N, 122.1937°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 98328, 98330.

Elbe occupies a damp, verdant hollow where the heavy breath of the woods meets the steady, cold pulse of the Nisqually River. It lies 16.0 miles northeast of Lewis, WA (from Lewis, WA: bearing 51°T), and is situated 7.9 miles south-southeast of Eatonville. The earth here is dark and rich, holding the moisture of a perpetual, low-hanging mist that clings to the cedar boughs and mutes the sounds of the surrounding forest. Alder Lake stretches out like a sheet of hammered pewter, its surface occasionally broken by the silent glide of a water bird or the ripple of a shifting current. To the east, the jagged, distant silhouettes of the Cascade Range provide a formidable boundary, while the massive, frozen bulk of the Puyallup Glacier looms in the collective consciousness of those who watch the shifting light on the horizon. The air in Elbe carries the sharp, clean scent of pine resin and wet stone, a fragrance that seems to deepen as the afternoon shadows lengthen against the timbered slopes.

Elbe functions as a quiet threshold, defined by a history rooted in the hard labor of the timber industry and the rhythmic passage of steam-driven iron. The presence of the Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad serves as a living artifact of this heritage, its tracks cutting through the landscape like a rusted vein that still carries the echoes of heavy freight and weary crews. Beyond the immediate reach of the rails, the terrain rises toward Pleasant Valley, a stretch of land that has long supported the quiet persistence of local homesteads and small-scale trade. Life in Elbe moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, far removed from the frantic pulse of larger hubs, yet punctuated by the seasonal shift toward the higher, wilder reaches of the backcountry. Travelers passing through often pause to witness the light filtering through the canopy, catching the way the sun turns the damp moss to a vibrant, electric green before the gray PNW sky asserts its dominance once more.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mount Rainier Scenic Railroad (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 219° SW
Rocky Point Beach (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 298° NW
Recycled Spirit of Iron (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 102° E
Mount Rainier National Park (National Park) — 3.1 mi, 102° E · 236k acres
Snoqualmie National Forest (National Forest) — 3.6 mi, 233° SW · 1.3M acres
Charles Lathrop Pack Experimental and Demonstration Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 327° NW
Dam Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 295° NW
Stage Stop Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 333° NW
Nisqually (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 308° NW
Tahoma Forest South Natural Resources Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 143° SE
Glacier View Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.7 mi, 082° E · 3,060 acres
Elbow Lake (State Recreation Area) — 12.7 mi, 291° W
Gifford Pinchot National Forest (National Forest) — 13.0 mi, 125° SE · 1.3M acres
Mount Rainier Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.0 mi, 090° E · 227k acres
Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 079° E
BCJ Gallery (Gallery) — 14.8 mi, 195° S
Roxy Theatre (Cinema) — 14.8 mi, 195° S
Tiller Arts & Events Center (Arts Centre) — 14.8 mi, 195° S
Evans Creek Off Road Vehicle Trail Area (Theme Park) — 16.2 mi, 041° NE
Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 093° E
Kosmos Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 18.7 mi, 181° S
Cinnabar Creek waterfalls (Attraction) — 19.9 mi, 230° SW
Coal Bunker (Historic Ruins) — 20.3 mi, 021° N
Historical Roadway Marker (Monument) — 20.9 mi, 347° N
G Theatre (Cinema) — 21.4 mi, 220° SW
The Huntting's Pumpkin Patch and Haunted Forest (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 232° SW
Myrtle Falls (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 085° E
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (National Monument) — 22.3 mi, 175° S · 113k acres
Coffee Cup (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 065° NE
Historic Packwood Station (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 113° SE

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