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Longbranch Washington Map

Explore Longbranch, 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 Longbranch, Washington

How to Use This Longbranch, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	47.22356
Longitude	-122.766883
Population	4,141
Density	79.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	98351, 98349
Area Code	425
County Seat	Tacoma
School District	Peninsula School District

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About Longbranch, Washington

Longbranch is a locality in Pierce County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,141. The population density is 79.8 people per km². Longbranch is located at 47.2236°N, 122.7669°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 98351, 98349.

Longbranch holds the quiet edge of the Key Peninsula, where the salt-heavy air of Filucy Bay softens the sharp outlines of the surrounding timber. It lies 8.7 miles east-southeast of Grant, WA (from Grant, WA: bearing 112°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west of University Place. The landscape is a deliberate geometry of dense conifer stands and tidal reaches, where the land yields slowly to the rhythmic pulse of the tide. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the terrain rises into forested ridges that suggest the distant, hazy spine of the Cascade Range, visible only when the low-hanging clouds finally break. Two miles to the north, the still surface of Whiteman Cove offers a sheltered contrast to the moving waters of the bay, while the freshwater flow of Luhr Creek carves a narrow, verdant path through the understory before emptying into the sound. The Nisqually Reach Aquatic Reserve provides a submerged sanctuary just offshore, preserving a fragile, kelp-strewn world that remains largely undisturbed by the passage of time.

Longbranch carries a history rooted in the patient labor of those who looked to the water for their livelihood, shifting from early timber milling to the harvest of oysters and shellfish that still defines the character of the shore. The local economy persists in this quiet rhythm, favoring small-scale enterprise and the stewardship of the bay over the frenetic pace of urban expansion. Pitt Island stands as a solitary sentinel nearby, a reminder of the isolation that once shaped the lives of early settlers who navigated these waters by skiff and sail. Life in Longbranch moves with the tide, a steady, unadorned cycle of seasonal work and community connection that values the gray, mist-filled mornings as much as the brief, brilliant clarity of a summer afternoon. Here, the weight of the Pacific Northwest is felt not in grand gestures, but in the persistent, damp growth of the woods and the enduring silence that settles over the water once the sun dips below the western horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Joemma Beach (State Park) — 1.6 mi, 270° W
Nisqually Reach Aquatic Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.1 mi, 125° SE
Olympic-Willapa Hills-South Puget Sound Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 120° SE
South Puget Sound Wildlife Area (Marine Protected Area) — 2.2 mi, 120° SE
Penrose Point (State Park) — 2.2 mi, 020° N
Taylor Bay Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 183° S
Anderson Island Parks And Rec (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 147° SE
Johnson's Farm Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 142° SE
Infant Holm (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 109° E
Jacobs Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 6.4 mi, 152° SE
Brickyard (Historic Ruins) — 6.4 mi, 149° SE
Ampitheater (Theatre) — 6.8 mi, 308° NW
The Chapel on Echo Bay Plaque (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 065° NE
Fox Island Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 080° E
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.0 mi, 163° S · 16k acres
Nisqually Delta Rna (Research Natural Area) — 8.4 mi, 157° SE
First Pierce County Courthouse (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 116° SE
Mary and her dog Chip (Public Artwork) — 9.2 mi, 095° E
Puget Sound Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 9.2 mi, 167° S
The Big One (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 110° E
Abandoned Car (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 099° E
The Eagles Nest (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 091° E
Birdnest Gallery & Framing (Gallery) — 11.3 mi, 050° NE
Woodstock Gift Gallery (Gallery) — 11.4 mi, 050° NE
Bradley BlockHouse & Flett House (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 102° E
Olympia Little Theater (Theatre) — 12.3 mi, 204° SW
Cr8Tyffs (Gallery) — 12.4 mi, 080° E
Olympic National Forest (National Forest) — 20.8 mi, 206° SW · 632k acres
Olympic National Park (National Park) — 34.5 mi, 330° NW · 1.8M acres
Mount Rainier National Park (National Park) — 34.9 mi, 103° E · 236k acres

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