Glenwood, Whitman County
Glenwood, Washington — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Glenwood, Whitman County.
| City | Glenwood |
| State | Washington (WA) |
| County | Whitman |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 46.927668 |
| Longitude | -117.279902 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Glenwood is a locality in Whitman County, Washington, United States. Glenwood is located at 46.9277°N, 117.2799°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98619.0.
Glenwood rests in a broad, sun-drenched valley, a place where the Palouse hills roll away like a rumpled, golden blanket under a sky that seems to stretch on forever. It lies 14.4 miles north-north-west of Pullman, WA (from Pullman, WA: bearing 341°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-east of Colfax. Here, the land itself dictates the rhythm of life, its undulating contours painted in shades of ochre, sage, and the deep, rich brown of tilled earth. The air, especially in the late afternoon, carries the dry scent of sun-baked grasses and a whisper of distant pine, a testament to the vastness that surrounds this quiet corner. Small farmsteads dot the landscape, their weathered barns and silos standing sentinel against the immense sky, each a solitary beacon in the sweeping expanse. The history of Glenwood is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of the Palouse, a region long defined by its fertile wheat fields and the hardy folk who coaxed a living from its generous soil. Generations have worked this land, their lives shaped by the planting and harvesting seasons, by the relentless sun and the occasional, life-giving rain. The local economy, though modest, still hums with the quiet industry of farming, with grain elevators serving as the enduring landmarks of this agrarian heritage. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very texture of Glenwood—the way the light falls across the stubble fields at dusk, the silence broken only by the wind’s low sigh—speaks of a history lived close to the earth.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Glenwood, Washington with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Glenwood and Whitman County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Glenwood is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Glenwood is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |