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Maple Heights-Lake Desire Washington Map

Explore Maple Heights-Lake Desire, 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 Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington

How to Use This Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Maple Heights-Lake Desire, 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 Maple Heights-Lake Desire.

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	Maple Heights-Lake Desire
State	Washington (WA)
County	King County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	47.4441
Longitude	-122.0972
Population	3,873
Density	367.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98058
Area Code	206, 253
County Seat	Seattle
School District	Tahoma School District

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About Maple Heights-Lake Desire, Washington

Maple Heights-Lake Desire is a locality in King County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,873. The population density is 367.6 people per km². Maple Heights-Lake Desire is located at 47.4441°N, 122.0972°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98058.

Maple Heights-Lake Desire stretches across a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of glacial drift and the steady accumulation of evergreen needles. It lies 2.8 miles east of Fairwood, WA (from Fairwood, WA: bearing 96°T), and is situated 8.9 miles southwest of King. The earth here holds a damp, heavy stillness, where the low-slung hills act as silent stewards of the moisture that drifts in from the west. Just a mile away, the dark, winding path of Honey Creek cuts through the undergrowth, its waters moving with a deliberate, rhythmic indifference toward the basin. Further out, the landscape rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cascade Range, a jagged line that anchors the horizon. Within the immediate borders, Spring Lake / Lake Desire Park serves as the primary exhale for the land, offering a quiet expanse of green where the light filters through the canopy in thin, pale ribbons, especially during the long, gray afternoons of late autumn.

Maple Heights-Lake Desire persists as a place of transition, reflecting a history of suburban expansion that softened the edges of earlier, wilder timber tracts. The local economy relies on the steady pulse of commuters and the hum of nearby commerce, yet the rhythm of the day remains dictated by the shifting shadows of the trees. Life here moves in tandem with the seasons, from the vibrant, fleeting bloom of spring to the somber, muted colors of the dormant months. Residents often look toward the nearby presence of Tiger Mountain State Forest, a reminder of the rugged terrain that persists six miles to the east, accessible via the arduous Tiger Mountain Trail. While Lake Youngs remains a silent neighbor to the north, the focus of daily existence in Maple Heights-Lake Desire stays grounded in the quiet intersections of suburban life and the persistent, encroaching presence of the surrounding woodland.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Spring Lake / Lake Desire Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 141° SE
Mcgarvey Park Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 360° N
Lake Desire Public Access Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 286° W
Celebrating God's Favor (Monument) — 1.1 mi, 246° SW
Belmondo Reach Natural Area 2 (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 084° E
Cedar River Trail Site (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 048° NE
Seattle Public Utilities Watersheds (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 198° S
Lower Lions Reach Natural Area (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 105° E
Larry Phillips Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 1.6 mi, 099° E
Hitching Post Project (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 258° W
Lanback Auditorium (Theatre) — 2.6 mi, 339° N
Squak Mountain (State Park) — 3.1 mi, 036° NE
Maple Valley Creative Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 4.3 mi, 145° SE
Maple Valley Youth Symphony Orchestra (Theatre) — 4.3 mi, 145° SE
Debbie's View (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 022° N
Green House (Historic Ruins) — 4.5 mi, 023° NE
Jimi Hendrix Memorial (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 309° NW
West Tiger Mountain Natural Resources Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 048° NE
Philip Arnold Park (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 293° NW
Renton IKEA Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 5.9 mi, 296° NW
Fantastic Erratic (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 008° N
Steam Hoist Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 6.2 mi, 347° N
Space Needle of Renton (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 299° NW
Aquarium Room (Aquarium) — 6.5 mi, 025° NE
Hobart Yellow Submarine (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 118° SE
Gilman Town Hall (Museum) — 6.6 mi, 027° NE
Interim Computer Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 273° W
Lower Green River (State Park) — 9.8 mi, 210° SW
Snoqualmie National Forest (National Forest) — 10.6 mi, 068° E · 1.3M acres
Mount Rainier National Park (National Park) — 23.6 mi, 174° S · 236k acres

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