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Lakebay Washington Map

Explore Lakebay, 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 Lakebay, Washington

How to Use This Lakebay, Washington Map

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

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	Lakebay
State	Washington (WA)
County	Pierce County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	47.25704
Longitude	-122.758466
Population	1,100
Density	85.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98349
Area Code	425
County Seat	Tacoma

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About Lakebay, Washington

Lakebay is a locality in Pierce County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,100. The population density is 85.0 people per km². Lakebay is located at 47.2570°N, 122.7585°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98349.

Lakebay occupies a quiet reach of the peninsula where the forest meets the salt-heavy air of Carr Inlet. It lies 7.1 miles west-southwest of Artondale, WA (from Artondale, WA: bearing 246°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east of Grant. The landscape is defined by the sharp transition between dense, moisture-laden evergreen woods and the rhythmic rise and fall of the tides against the shore. At the edge of the water, Penrose Point offers a vantage where the gray, mercurial light of the Pacific Northwest turns the surface of the inlet into a sheet of hammered pewter. Beyond the immediate coastline, the land rises into subtle elevations, eventually giving way to the distant, jagged silhouettes of the Olympic Mountains that haunt the western horizon. A mile inland, the still, dark waters of Bay Lake provide a tranquil contrast to the restless movement of the salt water, while the interior terrain occasionally dips into the shadows of Sullivan Gulch.

Lakebay preserves a history rooted in the maritime industry and early homesteading, a legacy that remains visible in the quiet, unhurried pace of the local economy. The shoreline once served as a vital artery for the transport of timber and oysters, activities that shaped the small, weathered docks and the scattered, enduring structures that define the waterfront. Pitt Island remains a lonely sentinel offshore, a reminder of the isolation that once characterized life in these woods before the advent of modern transit. Further inland, the waters of Luhr Creek carve a narrow path through the landscape, feeding the local ecosystem that sustains the quiet, rural character of the neighborhood. Today, the residents of Lakebay move with a deliberate grace, respecting a rhythm dictated by the changing seasons and the persistent, damp lung of the forest that surrounds them.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Penrose Point (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 057° NE
Penrose Point State Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 093° E
Home Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 344° N
Haley property (State Park) — 2.5 mi, 342° N
Olympic-Willapa Hills-South Puget Sound Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 140° SE
South Puget Sound Wildlife Area (Marine Protected Area) — 3.0 mi, 140° SE
Unknown - Habitat and Passive Recreation Area (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 337° NW
Nisqually Reach Aquatic Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 3.7 mi, 160° S
The Chapel on Echo Bay Plaque (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 084° E
Infant Holm (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 133° SE
Ampitheater (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 288° W
Johnson's Farm Museum (Museum) — 6.3 mi, 158° S
Fox Island Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 099° E
Brickyard (Historic Ruins) — 8.4 mi, 160° S
Jacobs Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 8.4 mi, 162° S
Rocky Creek Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 005° N
May Peace Prevail on Earth (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 041° NE
Narrows Viewpoint #2 (Viewpoint) — 9.1 mi, 086° E
Pancake Stack-O-Meter (Public Artwork) — 9.2 mi, 067° NE
Birdnest Gallery & Framing (Gallery) — 9.6 mi, 059° NE
Woodstock Gift Gallery (Gallery) — 9.7 mi, 059° NE
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 10.2 mi, 169° S · 16k acres
The Eagles Nest (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 103° E
The Big One (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 122° SE
Abandoned Car (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 112° E
Kids' Zone (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 073° E
Cr8Tyffs (Gallery) — 11.9 mi, 091° E
Century Theatres (Cinema) — 12.3 mi, 076° E
Olympic National Forest (National Forest) — 23.0 mi, 204° SW · 632k acres
Olympic National Park (National Park) — 32.7 mi, 327° NW · 1.8M acres

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