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La Center Washington Map

Explore La Center, 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 La Center, Washington

How to Use This La Center, Washington Map

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

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	La Center
State	Washington (WA)
County	Clark County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	45.862337
Longitude	-122.670378
Population	3,424
Density	510.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	98629, 98642
Area Code	360
County Seat	Vancouver
School District	La Center School District

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About La Center, Washington

La Center is a locality in Clark County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,424. The population density is 510.0 people per km². La Center is located at 45.8623°N, 122.6704°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. La Center is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 98629, 98642.

La Center emerges from the damp, low-lying basin where the persistent influence of the Pacific makes itself felt in the lingering, silver-gray mist that clings to the alder groves. It lies 4.8 miles northeast of Ridgefield, WA (from Ridgefield, WA: bearing 47°T), and is situated 8.7 miles northwest of Battle Ground. Brezee Creek carves a quiet, serpentine path through the landscape, its waters perpetually dark and cool as they mirror the thick, evergreen canopy that defines the local horizon. Only a few miles away, the stillness of Binford Reservoir offers a glassy counterpoint to the movement of the creek, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range haunts the eastern sky like a memory of stone. Sternwheeler Park provides a focal point for the earth here, grounding the terrain where the soil feels heavy with the moisture of a temperate climate, and the air carries the faint, saline breath of the North Arm, drifting inland from the coast.

La Center retains the quiet dignity of a place shaped by its proximity to the water and the deliberate pace of its own history. The local economy, once deeply tied to the rhythms of the land and the harvest, now hums with a modern, measured industry that respects the surrounding geography, including the proximity of Gee Island and the rugged, forested pockets of Allen Canyon. Life here moves in concert with the seasons, from the heavy rains that swell the banks of Brezee Creek to the pale, diffuse light of winter afternoons that softens the edges of the streets. Residents recognize a certain endurance in their surroundings, a resilience born from long years of cultivating the valley floor and navigating the delicate balance between the encroaching wilderness and the steady expansion of their neighborhood.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sternwheeler Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 221° SW
Timmen's Landing (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 208° SW
La Center Bottoms (Local Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 181° S
Holley Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 093° E
Hertitage Trail West (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 359° N
La Center High School Victory Bell (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 077° E
Mount Saint Helens-Shillapoo Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 334° NW
Paradise Point (State Park) — 1.3 mi, 282° W
Duck Lake (Clark County) (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 161° S
East Fork Lewis River Greenway (Local Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 287° W
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.1 mi, 248° W · 9,982 acres
Ridgefield National Wildlife Refuge Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 4.3 mi, 250° W
Blue Star Memorial Highway (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 186° S
Gazebo, Lake View (Viewpoint) — 4.7 mi, 235° SW
Auditorium (Theatre) — 4.8 mi, 308° NW
Mother & Child (Public Artwork) — 8.8 mi, 137° SE
Sunken Village Archeological Site (Historic Ruins) — 14.0 mi, 215° SW
Gifford Pinchot National Forest (National Forest) — 14.4 mi, 073° E · 1.3M acres
Old Tractor (Attraction) — 14.5 mi, 260° W
Willamette River (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.9 mi, 198° S · 51k acres
Decker Theatre (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 177° S
Art at the Cave (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 180° S
Regal City Center Stadium 12 (Cinema) — 16.3 mi, 180° S
Vancouver Barracks (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 179° S
Corridor Gallery (Gallery) — 16.3 mi, 181° S
Aqua Gallery (Gallery) — 16.5 mi, 181° S
Troll Bridge (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 210° SW
Jubitz Cinema (Cinema) — 18.3 mi, 180° S
Water Wheel (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 162° S
Cathedral Park Performing Arts Collective (Arts Centre) — 19.2 mi, 192° S

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