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Onalaska Washington Map

Explore Onalaska, 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 Onalaska, Washington

How to Use This Onalaska, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	46.575106
Longitude	-122.718172
Population	657
Density	158.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98570
Area Code	425
County Seat	Chehalis
School District	Onalaska School District

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About Onalaska, Washington

Onalaska is a locality in Lewis County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 657. The population density is 158.1 people per km². Onalaska is located at 46.5751°N, 122.7182°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98570.

Onalaska manifests as a quiet confluence of timbered slopes and verdant lowlands, defined primarily by the steady, winding passage of the South Fork Newaukum River. It lies 10.0 miles northeast of Cowlitz, WA (from Cowlitz, WA: bearing 36°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east of Napavine. Broad swaths of forest define the perimeter, where the dense canopy thins occasionally to reveal the open expanse of Alpha Prairie just a few miles away. The light here often gathers in soft, muted tones, filtering through the needles of fir and cedar to illuminate the damp, loamy earth of the forest floor. Beyond the immediate tree line, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cascade Range anchors the eastern horizon, providing a permanent, shadowed boundary to the landscape. To the west, the terrain remains inland and rugged, far removed from any maritime influence, maintaining an atmosphere of terrestrial stillness that defines the regional character.

Onalaska emerged from the labor of the timber industry, a history still etched into the very grain of its local economy and the quiet persistence of its inhabitants. While the machinery of the mills has shifted over time, the rhythm of life remains tethered to the surrounding woods and the stewardship of the WADNR State Resource Management Area. Residents find a familiar point of recreation at Mayfield Lake, where the water mirrors the shifting gray of the sky in a way that feels singular to this corner of the state. The culture here is marked by a deliberate, unhurried pace, favoring the practical work of forestry and agriculture over the frantic pulse of larger centers. Onalaska holds its identity in the modest architecture of its main thoroughfares and the deep, abiding connection to the land that sustains it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lewis & Clark (State Park) — 5.0 mi, 234° SW
Lucas Creek Former Lookout Tower (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 031° NE
Mayfield County Park (Local Park) — 7.7 mi, 113° SE
The Huntting's Pumpkin Patch and Haunted Forest (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 092° E
Ike Kinswa (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 104° E
Skydive Toledo (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 214° SW
Cinnabar Creek waterfalls (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 088° E
Art Gallery 505 (Gallery) — 11.2 mi, 213° SW
Gospodor Monument Park (Public Artwork) — 11.4 mi, 224° SW
G Theatre (Cinema) — 11.5 mi, 106° E
World's Largest Egg (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 242° SW
Gravel Pit (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 173° S
Snoqualmie National Forest (National Forest) — 12.3 mi, 061° NE · 1.3M acres
John Dobson (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 298° NW
Willapa Hills Trail (State Recreation Area) — 13.0 mi, 293° NW
Veteran’s Memorial Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 294° NW
The Vintage Antique Motorcycle Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 298° NW
McFiler's Chehalis Theater (Cinema) — 13.5 mi, 298° NW
Olympic-Willapa Hills-South Puget Sound Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 359° N
Shady Lady (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 312° NW
The Sentinel (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 311° NW
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Wa (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.6 mi, 287° W · 1,044 acres
Tenino Depot Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 342° N
Camp McDonald (Historic Ruins) — 20.6 mi, 262° W
Tiller Arts & Events Center (Arts Centre) — 21.0 mi, 093° E
Gifford Pinchot National Forest (National Forest) — 25.2 mi, 141° SE · 1.3M acres
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (National Monument) — 25.2 mi, 141° SE · 113k acres
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.1 mi, 330° NW · 16k acres
Mount Rainier National Park (National Park) — 30.5 mi, 066° NE · 236k acres
Mount Rainier Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 39.6 mi, 073° E · 227k acres

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