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Schwana Washington Map

Explore Schwana, 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 Schwana, Washington

How to Use This Schwana, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	46.824021
Longitude	-119.925881
Population	215
Density	330.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	99321
Area Code	509
County Seat	Ephrata
School District	Royal School District

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About Schwana, Washington

Schwana is a locality in Grant County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 215. The population density is 330.7 people per km². Schwana is located at 46.8240°N, 119.9259°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 99321.

Schwana occupies a vast, arid stretch of the Columbia Basin where the sun bleaches the sagebrush into a pale, dusty silver. It lies 26.0 miles west-northwest of Pierce, WA (from Pierce, WA: bearing 300°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north of Mattawa. The Columbia River carves a deep, muscular path through the basalt, its waters pulling away the heat of the day as they flow toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Nunnally Lake catch the amber light of late afternoon, mirroring a sky that feels wider and more exposed here than anywhere else on earth. The wind carries the scent of dry earth and basalt, a sharp, elemental fragrance that defines the character of the terrain.

Schwana exists as a quiet sentinel of the high desert, shaped by the austere demands of the landscape and the persistent flow of the Columbia National Wildlife Refuge nearby. While the shadow of Middle Canyon looms five miles to the south, the local rhythm is dictated by the seasonal cycles of the land and the endurance of those who work it. The economy remains tethered to the expansive, open plains, where the silence is as much a part of the trade as the dust kicked up by passing vehicles. Life in Schwana moves with a slow, deliberate gravity, favoring the steady persistence of the hawk circling above the scrub over the frantic pace of the world beyond the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Columbia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.5 mi, 140° SE · 54k acres
Iron Horse (State Park) — 1.2 mi, 293° NW
Lower Crab Creek (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 067° NE
Columbia Basin Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 051° NE
Grant Co PUD#2 (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 313° NW
Sentinel Slope Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.1 mi, 091° E
Wanapum Dam Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.1 mi, 344° N
Wanapum Recreation Area (Local Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 339° N
Ginkgo Petrified Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.9 mi, 331° NW
Grandfather Cuts Loose the Ponies (Public Artwork) — 9.9 mi, 350° N
Hanford Reach National Monument (National Monument) — 13.6 mi, 152° SE · 391k acres
Cavern Theatre (Theatre) — 19.3 mi, 350° N
The Gorge Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 350° N
Colockum Game Range (National Conservation Area) — 19.8 mi, 345° N · 9,854 acres
Yakima River Segment 1 (Wild & Scenic River) — 24.1 mi, 267° W · 5,785 acres
Beck Monument (Monument) — 24.9 mi, 269° W
Angus McPherson Memorial (Monument) — 25.0 mi, 272° W
West Bar - Ice Age Ripples (Historic Ruins) — 26.9 mi, 350° N
War Memorial (Monument) — 27.5 mi, 248° W
Museum of Culture and Environment (Museum) — 31.6 mi, 293° NW
Gallery One (Gallery) — 31.6 mi, 292° W
Clymer Museum of Art (Museum) — 31.6 mi, 292° W
Nuwave Gallery (Gallery) — 31.7 mi, 292° W
Blue Bear Puppet Lab (Gallery) — 31.7 mi, 292° W
Yakima Cinema (Cinema) — 31.8 mi, 244° SW
Yakima Valley Trolleys (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 241° SW
Central Washington Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 233° SW
Farm Equipment Yard (Attraction) — 33.0 mi, 234° SW
Gravity Hill (Attraction) — 33.3 mi, 163° S
Wenatchee National Forest (National Forest) — 36.4 mi, 334° NW · 1.8M acres

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