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Ryderwood Washington Map

Explore Ryderwood, 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 Ryderwood, Washington

How to Use This Ryderwood, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	46.376497
Longitude	-123.043733
Population	383
Density	918.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98581
Area Code	425
County Seat	Kelso
School District	Castle Rock School District

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About Ryderwood, Washington

Ryderwood is a locality in Cowlitz County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 383. The population density is 918.5 people per km². Ryderwood is located at 46.3765°N, 123.0437°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98581.

Ryderwood occupies a quiet basin where the damp, cool air of the evergreen timberlands settles into the hollows of the earth. It lies 11.1 miles west-southwest of Cowlitz, WA (from Cowlitz, WA: bearing 239°T), and is situated 9.6 miles northwest of Castle Rock. The waters of Campbell Creek carve a path through the terrain, winding past the edges of the community with a persistence that defines the local hydrology. Near the center of the landscape, Ryderwood Pond holds the gray sky in its glass-still surface, reflecting the tall, somber trees that crowd the perimeter. Two miles away, the Washington State Department of Natural Resources (WADNR) State Resource Management Area provides a buffer of managed forest, while the nearby expanse of Cougar Flat offers a level contrast to the surrounding slopes. On the distant horizon, the peaks of the Cascade Range shimmer like a jagged, spectral fence, marking the boundary of the horizon far beyond the immediate, intimate scale of the woods.

Ryderwood began its life as a company town built for the labor of the timber industry, a history still legible in the orderly placement of its older houses and the quietude of its streets. The economy has long since shifted from the intense, rhythmic cadence of the mill to a slower, more deliberate pace, leaving the residents to cultivate a life centered on the quiet endurance of the forest. The Stillwater Truck Trail remains a local artery, a reminder of the heavy machinery and logging crews that once dictated the daily migration of the populace. Life here moves with the seasons, from the heavy, persistent rains of winter to the long, pale evenings of summer, when the light lingers over the timbered ridges until the last possible moment. It is a place where the scale of human endeavor feels modest against the vast, dark green reach of the woodland, allowing the character of Ryderwood to remain defined by the patience of those who choose to stay.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gospodor Monument Park (Public Artwork) — 9.4 mi, 054° NE
World's Largest Egg (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 032° NE
Castle Rock Founders Memorial (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 139° SE
Art Gallery 505 (Gallery) — 10.3 mi, 065° NE
Seaquest (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 114° SE
Camp McDonald (Historic Ruins) — 11.8 mi, 335° NW
Mount Saint Helens-Shillapoo Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 12.8 mi, 204° SW
Skydive Toledo (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 057° NE
Lewis & Clark (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 047° NE
Julia Butler Hansen Refuge For The Columbian White-Tailed Deer (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.4 mi, 197° S · 12k acres
Pluto (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 164° S
Neptune (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 165° S
Oregon Territory (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 163° S
Signers of the Monticello Convention Memorial (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 163° S
Broadway Gallery (Gallery) — 17.2 mi, 162° S
Kelso Theater Pub (Cinema) — 17.3 mi, 159° S
Julia Butler Hansen Refuge For The Columbian White-Tailed Deer Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 18.2 mi, 210° SW · 1,289 acres
Veteran’s Memorial Museum (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 009° N
Nassa Point (Viewpoint) — 20.0 mi, 224° SW
The Vintage Antique Motorcycle Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 010° N
McFiler's Chehalis Theater (Cinema) — 20.3 mi, 010° N
Lewis And Clark National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.3 mi, 244° SW · 39k acres
Lewis And Clark National Wildlife Refuge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 21.3 mi, 244° SW · 13k acres
Shady Lady (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 010° N
Nehalem River (Wild & Scenic River) — 28.1 mi, 194° S · 37k acres
Snoqualmie National Forest (National Forest) — 31.9 mi, 058° NE · 1.3M acres
Gifford Pinchot National Forest (National Forest) — 31.9 mi, 100° E · 1.3M acres
Mount St. Helens National Volcanic Monument (National Monument) — 31.9 mi, 100° E · 113k acres
Tenino Depot Museum (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 015° N
Mount Rainier National Park (National Park) — 50.7 mi, 059° NE · 236k acres

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