Explore Laurier, 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 Laurier, 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 Laurier.
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 | Laurier |
| State | Washington (WA) |
| County | Ferry County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 48.998793 |
| Longitude | -118.224178 |
| Population | 4 |
| Density | 24.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 99146 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| County Seat | Republic |
| School District | Orient School District |
Laurier emerges from the dense, pine-shadowed expanse of the Colville National Forest, defined primarily by the steady, unceasing transit of the Kettle River. It lies 56.8 miles northwest of Pend Oreille, WA (from Pend Oreille, WA: bearing 314°T), and is situated 34.5 miles north-northwest of Colville. The landscape here is characterized by steep, timbered slopes and narrow corridors of earth that pull the eye toward the horizon, where the rugged topography of the region asserts its dominance. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, sharp needles of gold, illuminating the dust motes that hang suspended in the cool, inland air. Three miles to the east, the quiet surface of Christina Lake mirrors the changing skies, while the looming presence of Owl Mountain provides a silent, immutable backdrop to the valley floor. The atmosphere is one of profound stillness, where the only persistent rhythm is the low, percussive rush of water moving over stone.
Laurier retains the quiet gravity of a place shaped by the slow extraction of timber and the passage of cross-border commerce. The economy remains tethered to the rugged reality of the land, reflecting a history of industry that once relied heavily on the seasonal pulse of the forest and the nearby reach of Box Canyon. Life in Laurier moves with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the frantic velocity of distant urban centers. The architecture of the locality reflects a utilitarian heritage, with structures built to withstand the heavy, silent weight of winter snows and the long, dry transitions of the growing season. Here, the local character is defined by a stoic endurance, a quiet acknowledgement that the land dictates the terms of settlement, ensuring that the rhythm of the day is measured by the shifting light upon the hills rather than the ticking of a clock.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Laurier, Washington. Coordinates: 48.998793, -118.224178. 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 Laurier includes the ZIP code (99146), telephone area code (509), county seat of Ferry County (Republic), and school district assignment (Orient 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. |