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Elberton Washington Map

Explore Elberton, 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 Elberton, Washington

How to Use This Elberton, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	46.981281
Longitude	-117.221289
Population	45
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	99130, 99125
Area Code	509
County Seat	Colfax

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About Elberton, Washington

Elberton is a locality in Whitman County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 45. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Elberton is located at 46.9813°N, 117.2213°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 99130, 99125.

Elberton occupies a quiet expanse of land where the Palouse River carves a deliberate, winding path through the heavy silt of the earth. It lies 17.4 miles north of Pullman, WA (from Pullman, WA: bearing 354°T), and is situated 9.7 miles northeast of Colfax. The surrounding terrain is defined by the subtle, persistent swell of the ground, where the elevation rises toward the solitary silhouette of Steptoe Butte, which anchors the horizon five miles distant. Sunlight here possesses a peculiar, thin clarity, illuminating the dust motes that hang above the fields of Eden Valley just three miles away. The air carries an arid, earthen scent, stripped of any moisture that might suggest a distant climate, leaving only the crisp, dry breath of the inland plains to settle over the landscape as the shadows lengthen across the grass.

Elberton holds the remnants of a history tethered to the soil, where the economy has long been dictated by the yield of the earth and the seasonal demands of agriculture. The proximity of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area, only two miles away, preserves a portion of the wild character that once defined this entire region before the plow took hold. Life in Elberton moves with the slow, cyclical patience of a harvest, indifferent to the frantic pace of the world beyond the horizon. Those seeking the reach of longer paths might travel ten miles to the Whitman County Nature Trail, yet the residents find their own rhythm in the quietude of the local fields, where the primary concerns are the quality of the light, the health of the crop, and the long, gray stillness of the winter months.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Steptoe Butte (State Park) — 3.9 mi, 326° NW
City Park (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 062° NE
Mcdonald Park (Local Recreation) — 7.5 mi, 228° SW
Kamiak Butte County Park (Local Park) — 8.3 mi, 166° S
Codger Pole (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 224° SW
McCoy Valley Museum (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 354° N
St. Joe National Forest (National Forest) — 13.2 mi, 070° E · 868k acres
Mary Minerva McCroskey State Park (State Park) — 13.2 mi, 040° NE
Steam Locomotive W.i.&m.ry.co. 1 (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 104° E
Cougar Bronze Statue (Public Artwork) — 17.4 mi, 170° S
Regional Theatre of the Palouse (Theatre) — 17.5 mi, 174° S
Paradise Point (Viewpoint) — 17.6 mi, 130° SE
Tekoa Train Trestle (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 021° N
Pritchard Art Gallery (Gallery) — 20.1 mi, 149° SE
McConnell Mansion Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 148° SE
Kenworthy Theatre (Theatre) — 20.2 mi, 149° SE
Village Centre Cinemas at Eastside Marketplace (Cinema) — 21.2 mi, 148° SE
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.6 mi, 335° NW · 40k acres
Troy Mining & Milling Co. (Historic Ruins) — 31.5 mi, 127° SE
Rock Creek (Adams and Whitman Counties) (Wild & Scenic River) — 33.3 mi, 273° W · 2,511 acres
C. C. Van Arsdol (Monument) — 37.3 mi, 165° S
The Gallery in Harrison (Gallery) — 38.5 mi, 032° NE
Clearwater River (Wild & Scenic River) — 39.0 mi, 167° S · 24k acres
Anna Dvorak's Tree (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 334° NW
Local Native American and geological information (Museum) — 39.2 mi, 178° S
Umatilla National Forest (National Forest) — 39.5 mi, 208° SW · 1.4M acres
Nez Perce County Historical Society (Museum) — 39.6 mi, 167° S
Mullan Military Road Historical Monument (Monument) — 39.7 mi, 348° N
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 57.9 mi, 199° S · 177k acres
Hells Canyon National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 68.8 mi, 171° S · 662k acres

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