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Summit View Washington Map

Explore Summit View, 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 Summit View, Washington

How to Use This Summit View, Washington Map

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

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	Summit View
State	Washington (WA)
County	Pierce County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	47.1343
Longitude	-122.3467
Population	9,758
Density	1164.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	98373, 98375
Area Code	425
County Seat	Tacoma
School District	Franklin Pierce School District

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About Summit View, Washington

Summit View is a locality in Pierce County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 9,758. The population density is 1164.6 people per km². Summit View is located at 47.1343°N, 122.3467°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 98373, 98375.

Summit View reveals itself as a landscape defined by the quiet interplay of moisture and earth, where the air often carries the heavy, salt-sweet scent of a distant, unseen tide. It lies 2.7 miles north-northeast of Frederickson, WA (from Frederickson, WA: bearing 12°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-southeast of Tacoma. Clover Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the terrain just two miles away, feeding the thirsty soil that sustains the local greenery. The horizon is dominated by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range, providing a permanent, stoic backdrop to the daily lives of those who inhabit these lands. Only three miles away, Lake Bradley offers a calm, reflective surface that mirrors the shifting, iron-gray skies so common to this corner of the world. Beyond the immediate meadows and wooded patches, the land dips toward the basin of Jones Pit, eight miles off, where the shadows grow long and deep as the afternoon fades into a cool, damp dusk.

Summit View maintains a steady, industrious pulse, anchored by the historical patterns of trade and labor that have long characterized the regional economy. Generations of residents have looked toward the nearby Puyallup Waterway, eight miles distant, as a conduit for the movement of goods and the lifeblood of maritime commerce. Though the industry has shifted from the raw extraction of earlier decades, the local character remains tied to a pragmatic, blue-collar resilience that values tangible output and honest work. Small-scale manufacturing and service-oriented businesses now populate the commercial corridors, supporting a population that favors the quietude of a working neighborhood over the frantic pace of larger urban centers. Even as the economy modernizes, the legacy of those who first cleared the timber and laid the foundations persists in the sturdy architecture and the methodical, unpretentious way business is conducted.

Summit View fosters a culture of understated endurance, where the proximity to nature dictates the rhythm of the weekend and the spirit of the people. Residents often find solace in the Woodland Avenue Passive Recreation Area, a vital sliver of managed wildness just a mile away that serves as a communal lung for the neighborhood. On clear days, the distant roar of Victor Falls, located eight miles out, serves as a faint, rhythmic reminder of the power inherent in the surrounding topography. The local landscape is further punctuated by the sight of Enchanted Island, a mysterious, forested prominence sitting five miles away that catches the low, golden light of autumn evenings. While the pace of life here is rarely marked by grand spectacle, it is defined by a deep, observant connection to the immediate environment. This is a place where the passing of the seasons is measured by the changing color of the leaves and the subtle, rhythmic shifts in the way the wind moves across the open fields.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Woodland Avenue Passive Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 1.2 mi, 026° NE
South Hill Community Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 103° E
Nathan R. Chapman Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 105° E
Heritage Recreation Center (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 078° E
Cross Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 208° SW
Clover Creek Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 3.6 mi, 263° W
Timber Gulch and Pioneer Farm (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 035° NE
Pigeons, Rabbits & Jr. Poultry (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 036° NE
4-h Horses (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 036° NE
Wool Riders Only (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 035° NE
The Farm at SillyVille (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 3.9 mi, 036° NE
Debbie Doolittle's Petting Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 4.1 mi, 267° W
Peace Pole (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 017° N
Fire Cross (Public Artwork) — 4.1 mi, 017° N
Lester and Marguerite King (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 016° N
Artists in Action (Arts Centre) — 4.2 mi, 034° NE
Barovic's Liberty Theatre (Theatre) — 4.7 mi, 032° NE
Heron Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.0 mi, 263° W
Fort Malone Historical Marker (Historic Ruins) — 5.4 mi, 028° NE
Pierce County Fair (Theme Park) — 5.6 mi, 156° SE
McChord Air Museum Heritage Hill Airpark (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 268° W
Clay Art Center (Arts Centre) — 6.9 mi, 342° N
Olympic-Willapa Hills-South Puget Sound Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 294° NW
Nisqually Reach Aquatic Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 12.8 mi, 279° W
Lower Green River (State Park) — 13.7 mi, 030° NE
Mount Rainier National Park (National Park) — 14.3 mi, 098° E · 236k acres
Billy Frank Jr. Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.4 mi, 264° W · 16k acres
Snoqualmie National Forest (National Forest) — 20.9 mi, 124° SE · 1.3M acres
Clearwater Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.0 mi, 110° E · 15k acres
Mount Rainier Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.4 mi, 115° SE · 227k acres

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