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Nisqually Indian Community Washington Map

Explore Nisqually Indian Community, 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 Nisqually Indian Community, Washington

How to Use This Nisqually Indian Community, Washington Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Nisqually Indian Community, 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 Nisqually Indian Community.

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	Nisqually Indian Community
State	Washington (WA)
County	Thurston County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	47.029128
Longitude	-122.680389
Population	668
Density	84.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98513
Area Code	425
County Seat	Olympia
School District	North Thurston Public Schools

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About Nisqually Indian Community, Washington

Nisqually Indian Community is a locality in Thurston County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 668. The population density is 84.5 people per km². Nisqually Indian Community is located at 47.0291°N, 122.6804°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98513.

Nisqually Indian Community occupies a low-lying basin defined by the steady, cold pulse of the Nisqually River, which carves a vein of silt and vitality through the landscape. It lies 6.5 miles northwest of Yelm, WA (from Yelm, WA: bearing 326°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east of Lacey. The earth here is damp and heavy, a patchwork of brush and timber that gives way to the flat expanse of the Ninety-first Division Prairie just a few miles inland. To the west, the air carries the salt-heavy breath of the Nisqually Reach, a constant reminder of the tides that draw the water toward the open sea. On the eastern horizon, the distant, jagged teeth of the Cascade Range catch the light, standing as a silent, monolithic barrier against the encroaching gray of the sky. Nearby, the still, dark surface of Bowman Lake reflects the shifting clouds, while the surrounding woods provide a dense, moss-covered sanctuary for the wildlife that wanders down from the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area.

Ancestral memory informs the rhythm of Nisqually Indian Community, where the stewardship of the river remains a central pillar of its cultural and economic life. The people have navigated these channels for generations, maintaining a persistent connection to the water that sustains the salmon runs and shapes the local economy. Today, the influence of the tribe is felt in the careful management of the surrounding timber and the modest, industrious pace of daily commerce. A short distance away, the silhouette of Kirby Island marks the transition where the river begins its final approach to the wider waters. Life here moves with the current, honoring a history that stretches far deeper than the modern roads, grounded in a landscape that demands respect for the seasonal ebb and flow of the natural world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Medicene Creek Treaty Monument (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 324° NW
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.2 mi, 338° N · 16k acres
Riparian Forest Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 337° NW
Mcallister Community Park (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 271° W
Fort Eaton Monument (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 222° SW
Willamette Meridian Monument (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 222° SW
Nisqually Delta Rna (Research Natural Area) — 4.2 mi, 353° N
Olympic-Willapa Hills-South Puget Sound Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 349° N
Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 4.5 mi, 355° N
The Hawk (Public Artwork) — 4.7 mi, 298° NW
Olympia Woodland Trail (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 275° W
Nisqually Reach Aquatic Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 5.7 mi, 002° N
Timberline High School Auditorium (Theatre) — 5.8 mi, 255° W
Children’s Museum at JBLM (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 046° NE
Evergreen Theater (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 058° NE
Tolmie (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 324° NW
Woodard Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 7.5 mi, 273° W
Jacobs Homestead (Historic Ruins) — 7.9 mi, 352° N
Brickyard (Historic Ruins) — 7.9 mi, 354° N
Boom Studios (Gallery) — 9.1 mi, 278° W
Johnson's Farm Museum (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 353° N
Telephone Of The Wind (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 285° W
Puget Sound Estuarium (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 276° W
Capitol Theater (Cinema) — 10.4 mi, 276° W
Olympia Aha Heritage Alliance Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 276° W
Splash Gallery (Gallery) — 10.6 mi, 277° W
The Big One (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 029° NE
Olympic National Forest (National Forest) — 14.1 mi, 248° W · 632k acres
Snoqualmie National Forest (National Forest) — 25.9 mi, 160° S · 1.3M acres
Mount Rainier National Park (National Park) — 32.1 mi, 126° SE · 236k acres

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