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Goose Prairie Washington Map

Explore Goose Prairie, 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 Goose Prairie, Washington

How to Use This Goose Prairie, Washington Map

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

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	Goose Prairie
State	Washington (WA)
County	Yakima County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	46.895114
Longitude	-121.26703
Population	55
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	98937, 98929
Area Code	509
County Seat	Yakima

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About Goose Prairie, Washington

Goose Prairie is a locality in Yakima County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 55. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Goose Prairie is located at 46.8951°N, 121.2670°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 98937, 98929.

Goose Prairie exists as a rugged expanse where the Bumping River carves a cold, clear path through the timbered silence of the Snoqualmie National Forest. It lies 34.6 miles west-southwest of Ellensburg, WA (from Ellensburg, WA: bearing 259°T), and is situated 35.0 miles west-northwest of Gleed. The landscape is defined by the heavy, resinous scent of pine and the persistent, low-frequency hum of water rushing over smoothed basalt. High above the valley floor, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range anchors the horizon, while the terrain itself rises in steep, forested slopes that hold the morning light in a pale, amber suspension. Two miles away, the dark, glacial-fed depth of Bumping Lake remains a quiet sentinel, mirroring the sky in a stillness that contrasts sharply with the frantic energy of the river.

History in Goose Prairie is measured not in monuments, but in the slow reclamation of the land by the White River Ranger District and the enduring presence of those who navigate the Nile Ridge Trail. Economic life here is bound to the seasonal pulse of the wilderness, where the extraction of timber and the stewardship of the forest define the rhythm of the work year. Travelers often find themselves drawn to the solitude of the nearby Sarvant Glaciers, whose ancient, frigid weight looms seventeen miles away, a stark reminder of the geological forces that shaped this basin. In the quiet transition between the shadow of the mountains and the broader stretches of Pleasant Valley, Goose Prairie maintains a deliberate, unadorned existence, indifferent to the clamor of the world beyond its timberline.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Snoqualmie National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 139° SE · 1.3M acres
William O. Douglas Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 0.1 mi, 133° SE · 169k acres
Bumping Lake (Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 220° SW
Norse Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 4.7 mi, 347° N · 52k acres
Meeks Table Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 8.6 mi, 127° SE
Boulder Cave National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 9.2 mi, 062° NE · 1 acres
Copper City (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 204° SW
View of Mount Rainier (Viewpoint) — 9.6 mi, 340° N
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 9.7 mi, 316° NW · 1,131 acres
Mount Rainier National Park (National Park) — 10.9 mi, 230° SW · 236k acres
Oak Creek Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 11.4 mi, 084° E
Stephen Tyng Mather Memorial (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 262° W
Gifford Pinchot National Forest (National Forest) — 12.6 mi, 202° S · 1.3M acres
Big Cedar (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 236° SW
Green River Watershed Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 16.7 mi, 352° N · 45k acres
Snoquera Falls (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 307° NW
Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 16.9 mi, 306° NW
Wenas Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 18.3 mi, 099° E
Flag Area (Theatre) — 18.6 mi, 183° S
The Trident (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 272° W
Coffee Cup (Attraction) — 22.1 mi, 273° W
Stevens-Van Trump Historical Monument (Monument) — 22.3 mi, 252° W
Liberty Landing (Monument) — 23.5 mi, 020° N
South Cle Elum Rail Yard Interpretive Center (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 036° NE
Carpenter Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 036° NE
Telephone Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 037° NE
Stone hut (Historic Ruins) — 26.4 mi, 072° E
Historic Packwood Station (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 224° SW
Mighty Tieton (Arts Centre) — 27.6 mi, 118° SE
White Pass Country Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 224° SW

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