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Peaceful Valley Washington Map

Explore Peaceful Valley, 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 Peaceful Valley, Washington

How to Use This Peaceful Valley, Washington Map

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

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	Peaceful Valley
State	Washington (WA)
County	Whatcom County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	48.951001
Longitude	-122.148325
Population	3,015
Density	464.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98266
Area Code	206, 253
County Seat	Bellingham
School District	Mount Baker School District

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About Peaceful Valley, Washington

Peaceful Valley is a locality in Whatcom County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,015. The population density is 464.7 people per km². Peaceful Valley is located at 48.9510°N, 122.1483°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98266.

Peaceful Valley occupies a quiet expanse where the cold, clear pulse of Kendall Creek dictates the rhythm of the soil and the slow drift of the seasons. It lies 9.0 miles west-northwest of Whatcom, WA (from Whatcom, WA: bearing 297°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east of Everson. The landscape stretches toward the horizon in muted shades of sage and basalt, defined by the proximity of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area, which guards the wilder edges of the terrain. To the east, the Columbia Valley opens into a vast, sun-bleached basin, while the distant, jagged spine of the Cascade Range remains a faint, ethereal silhouette against the sky. The light here possesses a heavy, amber quality as the afternoon wanes, casting long shadows across the reeds of Sprague Lake and the low, scrub-brushed plains that define the local character.

Peaceful Valley maintains a legacy rooted in the stewardship of the land, an economy forged by the quiet labor of forestry and the seasonal cycles of the Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest. Life in Peaceful Valley moves with a deliberate, measured pace, influenced by the memory of the Hadley Glacier, which looms in the collective consciousness as a cold, distant anchor of the high country. The inhabitants move through their days with a steady, pragmatic grace, acknowledging the influence of the surrounding wilderness without fanfare or pretense. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the persistent growth of the timber stands and the enduring, silent presence of the water that flows through the valley floor, keeping the legacy of the region tied to the earth rather than the artifice of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Silver Lake Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 062° NE
Whatcom County Parks & Recreation (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 268° W
Fire Bowl (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 059° NE
Bernard Swinehart Safe (Historic Ruins) — 5.1 mi, 241° SW
United We Stand (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 303° NW
Gallery 7 Theatre (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 305° NW
Nooksack Ancestors (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 256° W
El Pollo (Public Artwork) — 8.1 mi, 256° W
Farmville (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 298° NW
School Area (Attraction) — 8.7 mi, 298° NW
Shark Plow Blade (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 257° W
Mt. Baker National Forest (National Forest) — 9.1 mi, 110° E · 1.3M acres
Carnation Condensery Smokestack (Historic Ruins) — 9.2 mi, 257° W
Bald and Golden Eagle Protection Act and the Migratory Bird Treaty Act (Nature Reserve) — 10.0 mi, 257° W
Aldergrove Bowl Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 14.5 mi, 286° W
Ronald J. Taylor Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 14.8 mi, 124° SE
Mount Baker Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.8 mi, 154° SE · 120k acres
Stimpson Family Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.3 mi, 215° SW
Cordata Gallery (Gallery) — 18.9 mi, 236° SW
Mount Baker National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 19.5 mi, 139° SE · 8,789 acres
Nemo Gallery (Gallery) — 20.2 mi, 230° SW
Allied Arts (Arts Centre) — 20.3 mi, 227° SW
Lightcatcher (Gallery) — 20.3 mi, 228° SW
Make.Shift Art Space (Arts Centre) — 20.4 mi, 228° SW
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 20.8 mi, 187° S · 1,009 acres
San Juan Islands National Monument (National Monument) — 24.1 mi, 222° SW · 432k acres
Stephen Mather Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.2 mi, 105° E · 641k acres
North Cascades National Park (National Park) — 24.9 mi, 112° E · 501k acres
Skagit, Washington Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 29.7 mi, 176° S · 48k acres
San Juan County/Cypress Island Marine Biological Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — 32.0 mi, 232° SW

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