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Quilcene Washington Map

Explore Quilcene, 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 Quilcene, Washington

How to Use This Quilcene, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	47.839248
Longitude	-122.91226
Population	598
Density	26.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98376
Area Code	425
County Seat	Port Townsend
School District	Quilcene School District

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About Quilcene, Washington

Quilcene is a locality in Jefferson County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 598. The population density is 26.2 people per km². Quilcene is located at 47.8392°N, 122.9123°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98376.

Quilcene emerges from the heavy, moisture-laden air where the Big Quilcene River carves a persistent path toward the sea, its waters perpetually cold and clear. It lies 12.2 miles west-northwest of Poulsbo, WA (from Poulsbo, WA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 9.2 miles northwest of Bangor. The landscape is defined by the dense, verdant expanse of the Olympic National Forest, which presses against the edges of the settlement with a somber, emerald intensity. To the west, the silhouettes of the Olympic Mountains gather like silent sentinels, their jagged peaks often dissolving into the low-hanging, slate-colored clouds that characterize the region. The light here possesses a soft, diffused quality, filtering through the thick canopy of fir and cedar to illuminate the damp ferns and moss-covered stones that line the riverbanks. Beyond the immediate forest, the terrain rises toward the quiet solitude of Cedar Flat, while the distant, hidden reach of Port Ludlow hints at the proximity of the salt-tide, though the forest floor remains the town’s primary, grounding presence.

Quilcene carries the weight of a history rooted in the harvest of timber and the bounty of the water, an economy that has long balanced the rugged extraction of cedar and fir with the deliberate, patient cultivation of shellfish. This maritime heritage remains etched in the local rhythm, where the day-to-day existence is dictated by the turning of the tides and the seasonal flux of the river. Life moves with a deliberate, unhurried gravity, shaped by the isolation of the forest and the enduring necessity of self-reliance. Residents often find their way toward the Deadfall Trail to seek out the quietude of the high country, or toward Tule Lake, where the water mirrors the deep, introspective gray of the sky. The character of Quilcene is one of quiet endurance, a place where the modern world feels distant, replaced by the ancient, steady pulse of the river and the vast, untamed timberlands that surround it.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Olympic National Forest (National Forest) — 1.2 mi, 263° W · 632k acres
Quilcene Historical Museum (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 114° SE
Polson (Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 139° SE
Ward Property Acquisition (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 114° SE
Selective Logging Plots Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 3.1 mi, 187° S
Mount Walker North Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 176° S
Dabob Bay Natural Resources Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 099° E
Olympic-Willapa Hills-South Puget Sound Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 071° E
Buckhorn Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 5.3 mi, 266° W · 44k acres
Wet Weather Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.3 mi, 266° W
Olympic Music Festival (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 036° NE
Buckhorn Botanical Area (National Scenic Byway) — 8.5 mi, 266° W
Pacific Northwest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 9.2 mi, 359° N · 1,009 acres
Olympic National Park (National Park) — 10.1 mi, 253° W · 1.8M acres
Daniel J. Evans Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 10.3 mi, 253° W · 867k acres
Road T to lot 3? (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 081° E
Gate 2 (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 081° E
Power Pole 1 (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 081° E
Native Art Gallery (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 343° N
Music Stage (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 029° NE
Valkommen to Poulsbo Statue (Public Artwork) — 13.5 mi, 118° SE
Submarine (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 137° SE
Poulsbo Heritage Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 120° SE
Poulsbo Maritime Museum (Museum) — 14.2 mi, 120° SE
Poulsbo Historical Society’s Research Center and Mini Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 120° SE
Front Street Gallery (Gallery) — 14.3 mi, 120° SE
Stix & Stones (Gallery) — 14.3 mi, 120° SE
Sunshine Herb & Lavender Farm (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 351° N
Trieste II (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 126° SE
DSRV Mystic (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 126° SE

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