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Oakesdale Washington Map

Explore Oakesdale, 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 Oakesdale, Washington

How to Use This Oakesdale, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	47.128228
Longitude	-117.242682
Population	395
Density	146.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	99158
Area Code	509
County Seat	Colfax
School District	Oakesdale School District

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About Oakesdale, Washington

Oakesdale is a locality in Whitman County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 395. The population density is 146.6 people per km². Oakesdale is located at 47.1282°N, 117.2427°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Oakesdale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 99158.

Oakesdale occupies a quiet fold of the Palouse where the earth rises and falls in long, muscular swells of golden silt. It lies 27.6 miles north of Pullman, WA (from Pullman, WA: bearing 354°T), and is situated 18.1 miles north-northeast of Colfax. McCoy Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the low ground, its waters moving with a deliberate, hushed energy that defines the local topography. To the east, the silhouette of Granite Butte rises against the sky, a steady marker for those navigating the vast, open plains that stretch toward the horizon. At the center of the settlement, Oaksdale City Park offers a patch of maintained green where the light of late afternoon catches the tall, dry grasses, casting shadows that lengthen across the soil like ink spilled on parchment. The air here holds a crisp, continental sharpness, devoid of any moisture from distant regions, tasting only of dust, sun-warmed wheat, and the cooling breath of the inland night.

Oakesdale grew from the ambitions of early rail-era settlers who recognized the fertility of the deep, wind-blown loess soil that makes this region an engine of agricultural production. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the harvest, with grain silos serving as the primary architecture of the skyline, standing as silent sentinels over the daily labor of the fields. While the John Wayne Trail lies seven miles away as a vestige of transit, the daily movement of Oakesdale follows the slower, more intimate pulse of local commerce and the maintenance of family land. Residents look toward the distant Tennessee Flat to gauge the weather, knowing that the seasons dictate the pace of life more than any external influence. Life in Oakesdale persists with a stoic, unadorned grace, anchored by the resilience of those who have spent generations coaxing a living from the stubborn, beautiful terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

McCoy Valley Museum (Museum) — 0.0 mi, 024° NE
Oaksdale City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 275° W
Iron Horse Palouse (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 023° NE
Steptoe Butte (State Park) — 6.4 mi, 197° S
Neal Wyer Memorial Field (Local Recreation) — 8.9 mi, 320° NW
Tekoa Train Trestle (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 048° NE
St. Joe National Forest (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 097° E · 868k acres
Codger Pole (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 199° S
Steam Locomotive W.i.&m.ry.co. 1 (Monument) — 21.2 mi, 131° SE
Coeur d'Alene Tribe Warriors and Veterans Memorial (Public Artwork) — 22.1 mi, 048° NE
Turnbull National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.3 mi, 335° NW · 40k acres
Kepple Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 25.5 mi, 329° NW
Regional Theatre of the Palouse (Theatre) — 27.7 mi, 174° S
Columbia Plateau Trail (State Recreation Area) — 28.3 mi, 328° NW
Mullan Military Road Historical Monument (Monument) — 29.6 mi, 346° N
McConnell Mansion Museum (Museum) — 29.7 mi, 157° SE
Pritchard Art Gallery (Gallery) — 29.7 mi, 157° SE
Anna Dvorak's Tree (Attraction) — 29.7 mi, 328° NW
Kenworthy Theatre (Theatre) — 29.7 mi, 157° SE
Coeur d'Alene National Forest (National Forest) — 30.2 mi, 038° NE · 727k acres
Village Centre Cinemas at Eastside Marketplace (Cinema) — 30.7 mi, 156° SE
The Gallery in Harrison (Gallery) — 31.0 mi, 043° NE
Rock Creek (Adams and Whitman Counties) (Wild & Scenic River) — 32.7 mi, 263° W · 2,511 acres
Battle of Four Lakes Monument (Monument) — 34.2 mi, 331° NW
Abandoned Car (Attraction) — 34.7 mi, 015° N
River City Modelers (Museum) — 37.2 mi, 349° N
AMC River Park Square 20 (Cinema) — 37.7 mi, 347° N
Clearwater River (Wild & Scenic River) — 49.1 mi, 169° S · 24k acres
Lake Roosevelt National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 57.7 mi, 327° NW · 60k acres
Wenaha-Tucannon Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 67.3 mi, 195° S · 177k acres

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