Explore Granite Falls, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Granite Falls, 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 Granite Falls.
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 | Granite Falls |
| State | Washington (WA) |
| County | Chelan County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 48.089605 |
| Longitude | -121.969206 |
| Population | 4,450 |
| Density | 783.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Codes | 98816, 98252 |
| Area Code | 509, 206, 253 |
| County Seat | Wenatchee |
| School District | Granite Falls School District |
Granite Falls emerges where the dense, verdant timberland meets the persistent rush of Granite Falls Creek, a waterway that dictates the rhythmic pulse of the immediate landscape. It lies 21.0 miles north-northwest of Douglas, WA (from Douglas, WA: bearing 332°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west-northwest of Chelan. The terrain here is defined by a rugged, forested topography that serves as a terrestrial threshold to the expansive Wenatchee National Forest, where the air holds a heavy, moss-scented dampness that clings to the bark of towering conifers. To the east, the formidable silhouette of the Cascade Range looms against the horizon, a jagged barrier that casts long, cooling shadows across the valley floors as the afternoon light wanes. The earth beneath these canopy-thick woods is dark and rich, a testament to the slow, steady decay of ancient hemlock and cedar that have long defined the character of the woods.
Granite Falls maintains an economy historically tethered to the extraction of timber and stone, industries that once dictated the rapid expansion of the settlement during its formative years. Residents often venture toward the more challenging terrain of Swanson Gulch or navigate the rugged paths of the Devils Backbone Trailbike Loop Trail, seeking a communion with the verticality of the land. While the modern pace of life has shifted toward service and regional commerce, the deep-rooted connection to the surrounding wilderness remains, with the quiet expanse of Lake Chelan lying in wait for those who travel further into the interior. The cultural identity of Granite Falls persists as a blend of industrious grit and a quiet, watchful reverence for the wild, untamed reaches that begin just beyond the edge of the final paved road.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Granite Falls, Washington. Coordinates: 48.089605, -121.969206. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Granite Falls includes the ZIP code (98816, 98252), telephone area code (509, 206, 253), county seat of Chelan County (Wenatchee), and school district assignment (Granite Falls School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |