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Orcas Washington Map

Explore Orcas, 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 Orcas, Washington

How to Use This Orcas, Washington Map

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

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	Orcas
State	Washington (WA)
County	San Juan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	48.59788
Longitude	-122.944626
Population	820
Density	38.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98280
Area Code	206, 253
County Seat	Friday Harbor

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About Orcas, Washington

Orcas is a locality in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 820. The population density is 38.0 people per km². Orcas is located at 48.5979°N, 122.9446°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98280.

Orcas commands a rugged geography where the land fractures into a complex archipelago, defined by the relentless pulse of the tides in Puget Sound. It lies 6.9 miles east-northeast of San Juan, WA (from San Juan, WA: bearing 62°T), and is situated 2.5 miles south-southwest of Orcas Island. The terrain rises in sharp, forested inclines that yield to the quiet, dark waters of Killebrew Lake and the expansive, pastoral sweep of Crow Valley. Beyond the immediate shoreline, the landscape maintains a wild character, as Orcas sits entirely within the San Juan County/Cypress Island Marine Biological Preserve. On days when the mist pulls away from the horizon, one might catch a faint, jagged silhouette of the distant Cascade Range, though the immediate focus remains on the salt-sprayed crags and the proximity of Oak Island.

Economic life on Orcas has long been tethered to the sea and the slow, deliberate work of the land, moving away from the industrial extraction of the past toward a stewardship of the environment. The local rhythm is dictated by the arrival of the ferry and the seasonal migration of those drawn to the deep, silent woods and the coastal air. Travelers often seek out the hidden beauty of Cascade Falls or the quiet stretches of Cascade Creek, where the water runs clear and cold over moss-slicked stone. Life here operates at a remove from the frenetic pace of the mainland, favoring a deliberate, observant existence that acknowledges both the fragility of the marine preserve and the enduring, stoic weight of the evergreen canopy.

Nearby Outdoor Places

San Juan Islands National Monument (National Monument) — locality lies within · 432k acres
San Juan County/Cypress Island Marine Biological Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — locality lies within
Blind Island (State Park) — 0.9 mi, 159° S
Bell Island Voluntary No-take Bottom Fish Recovery Area (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.3 mi, 260° W
San Juan Islands Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 1.5 mi, 263° W · 379 acres
San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.5 mi, 263° W · 1,368 acres
Victim Island (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 308° NW
Killebrew Lake (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 078° E
Shaw County Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 180° S
Shaw Island San Juan Islands Marine Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.8 mi, 210° SW
Ship Peak (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 344° N
Odlin County Park (Local Park) — 3.6 mi, 147° SE
Skagit-Snoqualmie Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 127° SE
Moran Mansion Museum (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 045° NE
Orcas Island Artworks (Gallery) — 5.3 mi, 071° E
"popeye" the Port of Friday Harbor Seal (Public Artwork) — 5.4 mi, 218° SW
Western Prince Whale Watching (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 217° SW
World War I Memorial (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 217° SW
Schooners North (Attraction) — 5.4 mi, 217° SW
Friday Harbor Gallery (Gallery) — 5.4 mi, 217° SW
Harbor Song Art Gallery (Gallery) — 5.4 mi, 216° SW
Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 216° SW
Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 5.5 mi, 217° SW
Ayer Pond Site (Historic Ruins) — 5.7 mi, 081° E
The Grove (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 011° N
Orcas WILD (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 014° N
Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival (Theatre) — 7.5 mi, 014° N
Krystal Acres Alpaca Farm (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 261° W
False Bay Marine Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.6 mi, 217° SW
Cattle Point Natural Resources Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 9.9 mi, 188° S

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