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Purdy Washington Map

Explore Purdy, 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 Purdy, Washington

How to Use This Purdy, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	47.396473
Longitude	-122.604598
Population	1,668
Density	267.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98332
Area Code	425
County Seat	Tacoma
School District	Peninsula School District

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About Purdy, Washington

Purdy is a locality in Pierce County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,668. The population density is 267.6 people per km². Purdy is located at 47.3965°N, 122.6046°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98332.

Purdy emerges where the steady pulse of Purdy Creek meets the tidal salt of Carr Inlet, a confluence defined by the quiet accumulation of silt and the persistent rhythm of the tides. It lies 4.6 miles north-northwest of Gig Harbor, WA (from Gig Harbor, WA: bearing 333°T), and is situated 6.2 miles north of Artondale. The landscape here is defined by the Purdy Sand Spit, a slender finger of earth that reaches into the water, catching the pale, diffuse light that filters through the heavy canopy of the evergreen forests. To the west, the distant, snow-dusted silhouette of the Olympic Mountains anchors the horizon, while the terrain itself slopes toward the water in a series of wooded inclines. Two miles inland, the stillness of Horseshoe Lake offers a dark, reflective counterpoint to the restless movement of the inlet. The air in Purdy carries a sharp, briny clarity, particularly when the morning mist lingers over the mudflats, softening the edges of the shore until the land and water seem to breathe as a single, shifting entity.

Development in Purdy has long been tethered to the natural abundance of the surrounding waterways, which historically provided a livelihood through small-scale maritime commerce and the harvesting of the shoreline. While the echoes of early settlement remain in the quiet, functional character of the roads, the local economy has evolved to serve the needs of a modern, mobile population that moves between the nearby Olalla Valley and the broader region. The proximity of Raft Island adds a sense of sheltered seclusion to the coastline, where the passage of time is marked less by clocks and more by the slow, predictable retreat of the tide against the pilings. Life in Purdy maintains a grounded, unpretentious pace, where the sight of a heron standing motionless in the shallows of Purdy Creek is a common measure of the day. It is a place where the weight of the damp, gray sky is balanced by the resilience of the cedar and fir, creating a persistent, quiet endurance that defines the character of the shoreline.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Purdy Sand Spit (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 226° SW
Bandix Dog Park (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 353° N
Totem pole (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 030° NE
360 Project (Local Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 270° W
May Peace Prevail on Earth (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 207° SW
After Medicine Creek (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 172° S
The Puyallup Tribe / sx̌ʷəbabš | The Swift Water People (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 172° S
Sylvan Theater (Theatre) — 4.4 mi, 119° SE
Woodstock Gift Gallery (Gallery) — 4.7 mi, 167° S
Birdnest Gallery & Framing (Gallery) — 4.8 mi, 167° S
Nike Missile Site (Historic Ruins) — 5.7 mi, 081° E
Cutts Island (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 217° SW
Maury Island Aquatic Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 5.8 mi, 109° E
Gig Harbor Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 6.1 mi, 154° SE
Rocky Creek Conservation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 265° W
Square Lake (State Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 329° NW
Kopachuck Underwater Park (Marine Protected Area) — 6.8 mi, 210° SW
Kopachuck (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 210° SW
Bicycle Tree (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 075° E
Koch Gallery - Vashon Center of the arts (Gallery) — 7.1 mi, 072° E
In Touch with the Wild (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 148° SE
Goats (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 148° SE
Kids' Zone (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 148° SE
Century Theatres (Cinema) — 8.2 mi, 145° SE
Tacoma Narrows Collapsed Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 166° S
Sidney Art Gallery & Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 352° N
Veterans Living History Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 352° N
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.8 mi, 190° S · 16k acres
Olympic National Forest (National Forest) — 24.8 mi, 328° NW · 632k acres
Olympic National Park (National Park) — 31.0 mi, 308° NW · 1.8M acres

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