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Morton Washington Map

Explore Morton, 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 Morton, Washington

How to Use This Morton, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	46.558442
Longitude	-122.275105
Population	1,036
Density	487.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	98356
Area Code	425
County Seat	Chehalis
School District	Morton School District

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About Morton, Washington

Morton is a locality in Lewis County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,036. The population density is 487.2 people per km². Morton is located at 46.5584°N, 122.2751°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Morton is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 98356.

Morton emerges from the damp, verdant floor of the valley where the Tilton River carves a persistent path through the dense, timbered landscape. It lies 9.5 miles east-southeast of Lewis, WA (from Lewis, WA: bearing 116°T), and is situated 31.6 miles southeast of Thurston. The earth here holds a heavy, dark moisture, supporting a canopy of evergreens that seem to absorb the quiet of the morning, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range looms on the eastern horizon like a pale, serrated blade. Within the immediate basin, the terrain rises into modest, wooded ridges that enclose the settlement, creating a pocket of stillness where the light at dusk turns the shadows of the firs into long, bruised shades of violet. Residents often seek the reflective quiet of Ladd Pond, a small, glassy expanse four miles away that mirrors the shifting gray of the sky with a somber, unwavering clarity.

Morton maintains a character forged by the relentless rhythm of the timber industry, a trade that once defined the very pulse of the local economy and continues to linger in the scent of sawdust and weathered cedar. The history of the place is etched into the modest architecture of the main thoroughfare, where time moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace and the focus remains on the practical requirements of a life lived close to the woods. Gust Backstrom City Park provides a central clearing for public life, offering a patch of managed green that serves as a communal anchor for a population accustomed to the vast, untamed reaches of the surrounding wilderness. Life here feels tethered to the cycles of the seasons, particularly the subtle shifts in the damp, cool air that rolls down from the higher elevations toward the nearby Rainey Valley, reminding those who live and work here of the sheer scale of the landscape they inhabit.

Nearby Outdoor Places

BCJ Gallery (Gallery) — 0.0 mi, 242° SW
Roxy Theatre (Cinema) — 0.0 mi, 247° SW
Tiller Arts & Events Center (Arts Centre) — 0.0 mi, 249° W
Gust Backstrom City Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 290° W
Davis Lake (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 114° SE
Peterman Ridge (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 206° SW
Snoqualmie National Forest (National Forest) — 1.8 mi, 310° NW · 1.3M acres
Tilton River (State Park) — 4.9 mi, 284° W
Kosmos Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 5.8 mi, 140° SE
Mossyrock Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 249° W
Swofford Valley Rearing Pond Dam (Local Recreation) — 6.1 mi, 243° SW
Gifford Pinchot National Forest (National Forest) — 8.2 mi, 146° SE · 1.3M acres
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (National Monument) — 9.7 mi, 145° SE · 113k acres
G Theatre (Cinema) — 10.2 mi, 259° W
Ike Kinswa (State Park) — 11.0 mi, 270° W
NFD Road 71 Lookout (Viewpoint) — 11.3 mi, 317° NW
Cinnabar Creek waterfalls (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 277° W
The Huntting's Pumpkin Patch and Haunted Forest (Attraction) — 13.3 mi, 274° W
Recycled Spirit of Iron (Public Artwork) — 15.2 mi, 026° NE
Mount Rainier National Park (National Park) — 15.2 mi, 027° NE · 236k acres
Stage Stop Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 001° N
Mount Rainier Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.1 mi, 053° NE · 227k acres
Gravel Pit (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 242° SW
Marine Memorial Airplane Crash Monument (Monument) — 24.5 mi, 047° NE
Cross-section of 1293 Douglas Fir (Monument) — 25.6 mi, 059° NE
Skydive Toledo (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 258° W
Art Gallery 505 (Gallery) — 28.4 mi, 253° W
White Pass Country Historical Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 083° E
Historic Packwood Station (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 083° E
Evans Creek Off Road Vehicle Trail Area (Theme Park) — 30.2 mi, 029° NE

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