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South Wenatchee Washington Map

Explore South Wenatchee, 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 South Wenatchee, Washington

How to Use This South Wenatchee, Washington Map

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

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	South Wenatchee
State	Washington (WA)
County	Chelan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	47.3885
Longitude	-120.2829
Population	1,522
Density	502.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98801
Area Code	509
County Seat	Wenatchee
School District	Wenatchee School District

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About South Wenatchee, Washington

South Wenatchee is a locality in Chelan County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,522. The population density is 502.7 people per km². South Wenatchee is located at 47.3885°N, 120.2829°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98801.

South Wenatchee occupies a sun-drenched shelf of earth where the persistent flow of the Columbia River dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the valley floor. It lies 1.9 miles south-southeast of East Wenatchee, WA (from East Wenatchee, WA: bearing 166°T), and is situated 2.7 miles south-southeast of Wenatchee. The air here holds a dry, sharp clarity, often carrying the scent of parched soil and ripening fruit from the surrounding orchards that cling to the lower slopes. To the west, the jagged, snow-dusted silhouette of the Cascade Range looms against the sky, serving as a permanent, silent sentry over the basin. The landscape itself is defined by the stark contrast between the verdant green of irrigated fields and the dusty, sage-colored reaches of Dry Gulch that cut into the arid hillsides nearby. Residents often walk the Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail & Park, a ribbon of path that follows the river’s edge, providing a vantage point where the light at dusk turns the water into a sheet of hammered copper, reflecting the cooling shadows cast by the mountains.

South Wenatchee grew from the demands of an agricultural economy, its identity forged in the labor of harvest and the patient management of water diverted from the Columbia River. The legacy of these orchards remains the primary pulse of the local industry, drawing a rhythm of seasonal work that has stabilized the region for generations. While the demands of a modern economy have diversified the local trade, the connection to the land persists in the quiet industry of packing houses and the seasonal migration of workers who know the precise weight of a crate. The Wood Reservoir sits quietly to the north, a secondary point of stillness in a geography otherwise defined by the urgency of the river and the distant, rugged promise of the Squilchuck Trail. Life here moves with the sun, marked by the long, dry afternoons and the deep, cool relief of the nights, as the people of South Wenatchee continue to cultivate a community that remains tethered to the fundamental realities of soil and current.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Apple Capital Recreation Loop Trail & Park (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 008° N
Kirby Billingsley Hydro Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 081° E
Lincoln Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 323° NW
Great Northern Steam Locomotive (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 331° NW
WA State Parks Eastern (State Park) — 1.9 mi, 355° N
Annie's Fun Farm (Attraction) — 1.9 mi, 053° NE
Apple Capital Loop Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 342° N
Unknown Park (Local Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 285° W
Wenatchee Valley Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 2.7 mi, 331° NW
Bowed Raven (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 332° NW
Wenatchee Riverfront Railway (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 336° NW
Pangborn-Herndon Memorial (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 002° N
Wenatchee Confluence (State Park) — 4.3 mi, 338° N
Wenatchee National Forest (National Forest) — 4.6 mi, 322° NW · 1.8M acres
Rock Island Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.5 mi, 040° NE
Horse Lake Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 7.0 mi, 318° NW
Colockum Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 180° S
Rocky Reach Dam Discovery Center (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 356° N
B-24 Bomber Wing (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 221° SW
Colockum Game Range (National Conservation Area) — 10.1 mi, 165° S · 9,854 acres
West Bar - Ice Age Ripples (Historic Ruins) — 17.3 mi, 136° SE
Blewett Stamp Mill (Historic Ruins) — 17.8 mi, 278° W
Alpine Lakes Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.2 mi, 285° W · 415k acres
Douglas County Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 029° NE
Nifty Theatre (Cinema) — 20.5 mi, 029° NE
Wildlife Viewing Blind (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 303° NW
Nutcracker Museum & Store (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 309° NW
Greater Leavenworth Museum (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 309° NW
Leavenworth Summer Theater Box (Theatre) — 22.8 mi, 307° NW
Der Ritter (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 308° NW

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