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Grays River Washington Map

Explore Grays River, 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 Grays River, Washington

How to Use This Grays River, Washington Map

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

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	Grays River
State	Washington (WA)
County	Wahkiakum County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	46.367914
Longitude	-123.581305
Population	248
Density	4.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98621
Area Code	360
County Seat	Cathlamet
School District	Naselle-Grays River Valley School District

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About Grays River, Washington

Grays River is a locality in Wahkiakum County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 248. The population density is 4.7 people per km². Grays River is located at 46.3679°N, 123.5813°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98621.

Grays River flows with a persistent, tea-colored current that defines the low-lying basin, carving a path through the dense, moisture-heavy woodlands of the valley floor. It lies 35.4 miles west-northwest of Longview, WA (from Longview, WA: bearing 295°T), and is situated 5.9 miles west-northwest of Wahkiakum. The landscape is defined by the damp, verdant reach of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area, where the heavy canopy of cedar and hemlock filters the coastal light into a soft, monochromatic silver. Beyond the immediate timbered slopes, the horizon remains anchored by the distant, snow-brushed peaks of the Cascade Range, which loom like silent sentinels over the humid, oxygen-rich air. Three miles to the east, the steep, shadowed walls of Johnson Canyon constrict the wind, creating a stillness that settles over the damp earth and moss-covered stones.

History at Grays River is measured in the slow, rhythmic labor of timber harvest and the quiet cycles of the seasons, far removed from the frantic pace of the urban centers to the north. While the proximity to the saltwater of Brix Bay and the silhouette of Pillar Rock Island serve as constant reminders of the nearby coast, the local economy remains tethered to the land and the endurance of the forest. Residents occasionally traverse the Alger Truck Trail to reach higher vantage points, or they seek the quiet, inland waters of the Grays River Salmon Pond for a brief pause in the day. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned gravity, where the primary concerns are the health of the watershed and the steady, quiet preservation of a way of life that values the solitude of the deep, green woods above all else.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Crazy Johnson (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 081° E
HendriCreekson Canyon Natural Resources Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.4 mi, 273° W
Willapa Divide Natural Area Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 001° N
Lewis And Clark National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.3 mi, 169° S · 39k acres
Lewis And Clark National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 8.3 mi, 169° S · 13k acres
Appelo Archives Center (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 269° W
Julia Butler Hansen Refuge For The Columbian White-Tailed Deer (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.3 mi, 140° SE · 12k acres
Julia Butler Hansen Refuge For The Columbian White-Tailed Deer Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 11.7 mi, 140° SE · 1,289 acres
Julia Butler Hansen Refuge For The Columbian White-Tailed Deer Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 12.0 mi, 146° SE
Willapa Hills Trail (State Recreation Area) — 12.6 mi, 013° N
Cathlamet Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 14.4 mi, 140° SE
Twilight Eagle Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 14.9 mi, 202° S
Hanthorn Cannery Museum (Museum) — 15.7 mi, 221° SW
Astoria Pier Love Locks (Attraction) — 15.7 mi, 221° SW
Lewis & Clark at Dismal Nitch (Public Artwork) — 15.8 mi, 239° SW
Sea Lion Dock (Attraction) — 15.9 mi, 222° SW
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 223° SW
Fort Columbia (State Park) — 17.1 mi, 245° SW
U.S Post Office site (historic) (Monument) — 17.1 mi, 223° SW
Jadene Studios (Gallery) — 17.1 mi, 224° SW
Willapa Art Trail (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 281° W
Time Capsule (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 221° SW
Confluence Studio Gallery (Gallery) — 17.1 mi, 224° SW
Riversea Gallery (Arts Centre) — 17.2 mi, 224° SW
Museum of Whimsy (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 224° SW
Lightbox (Gallery) — 17.2 mi, 224° SW
The Ten Fifteen Theater (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 224° SW
Oregon Film Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 224° SW
Oregon Islands National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.4 mi, 233° SW · 805k acres
Nehalem River (Wild & Scenic River) — 26.9 mi, 163° S · 37k acres

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