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Soap Lake Washington Map

Explore Soap Lake, 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 Soap Lake, Washington

How to Use This Soap Lake, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	47.389307
Longitude	-119.490591
Population	1,691
Density	424.8 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	98851
Area Code	509
County Seat	Ephrata
School District	Soap Lake School District

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About Soap Lake, Washington

Soap Lake is a locality in Grant County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,691. The population density is 424.8 people per km². Soap Lake is located at 47.3893°N, 119.4906°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Soap Lake is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 98851.

Soap Lake holds the heavy, mineral-rich stillness of the Grand Coulee, a hollow carved by ancient floods where the earth remains stark and exposed. It lies 20.5 miles north-northwest of Moses Lake, WA (from Moses Lake, WA: bearing 331°T), and is situated 5.8 miles north-northeast of Ephrata. The horizon to the west is dominated by the jagged, distant silhouettes of the Cascade Range, which block the damp influence of the coast and leave this landscape to a dry, sun-bleached clarity. At the center of this terrain, the waters of Soap Lake glimmer with a viscous, alkaline density, reflecting the vast sky while the surrounding basalt cliffs hold the heat of the day long after the sun dips below the rim. Vegetation here is sparse and resilient, clinging to the rocky soil in muted tones of gray-green, while the nearby West Beach Park offers a quiet vantage point to observe the way the light fractures against the surface of the water, turning the basin into a bowl of liquid mercury.

History in Soap Lake is tied to the belief in the restorative, curative properties of the water, a legacy that once drew travelers from across the nation to its shores. The local economy persists in the rhythm of this geological curiosity, supported by the modest agricultural output of the surrounding arid plains and the steady, if slow, flow of visitors seeking the quietude of the desert. Four miles away, the cooler, clearer currents of Rocky Ford Creek provide a necessary contrast to the heavy, stagnant chemistry of the lake, sustaining a different kind of life in the riparian corridors. Life here moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, defined by the seasonal shifts in the wind and the profound, echoing silence that settles over the basin when the evening air turns sharp and cold.

Nearby Outdoor Places

West Beach Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 309° NW
Calling the Healing Sundial (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 058° NE
Soap Lake Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 114° SE
Rocky Ford (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 162° S
Lenore Game Range (National Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 342° N · 12k acres
Grant County Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 212° SW
Columbia Basin Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 095° E
Sun Lakes-Dry Falls (State Recreation Area) — 5.1 mi, 352° N
Grant County Sportsmen State Park Property (State Park) — 5.1 mi, 352° N
Lake Lenore Caves State Park Heritage Site (State Park) — 8.3 mi, 360° N
Water Wars (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 018° N
Dry Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 16.2 mi, 022° N
Douglas Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.2 mi, 286° W · 6,338 acres
James L. Friend Memorial Fire Engine (Monument) — 23.7 mi, 087° E
West Bar - Ice Age Ripples (Historic Ruins) — 28.1 mi, 244° SW
Columbia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.0 mi, 163° S · 54k acres
The Gorge Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 30.9 mi, 230° SW
Cavern Theatre (Theatre) — 31.1 mi, 230° SW
Nifty Theatre (Cinema) — 32.4 mi, 304° NW
Douglas County Historical Museum (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 303° NW
Annie's Fun Farm (Attraction) — 35.5 mi, 272° W
Pangborn-Herndon Memorial (Monument) — 37.1 mi, 276° W
Great Northern Steam Locomotive (Attraction) — 37.9 mi, 272° W
Wenatchee Riverfront Railway (Attraction) — 38.4 mi, 274° W
Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 274° W
Rocky Reach Dam Discovery Center (Museum) — 39.0 mi, 285° W
Lake Chelan Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 39.6 mi, 322° NW
Lady Of The Lake I Pilot House (Monument) — 39.6 mi, 322° NW
Wenatchee National Forest (National Forest) — 39.7 mi, 322° NW · 1.8M acres
Hanford Reach National Monument (National Monument) — 41.0 mi, 180° S · 391k acres

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