Sunland Estates Washington Map

About Sunland Estates, Washington

Sunland Estates is a locality in Grant County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 179. The population density is 171.5 people per km². Sunland Estates is located at 47.0757°N, 120.0302°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98848.

Sunland Estates occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the high desert meets the cooling influence of the Columbia River. It lies 25.0 miles east-northeast of Ellensburg, WA (from Ellensburg, WA: bearing 77°T), and is situated 13.8 miles southwest of Quincy. The land here is defined by deep, dry coulees and a relentless, golden light that flattens the shadows of the sagebrush until midday, only to stretch them into long, indigo fingers as the sun slips toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cascade Range. To the east, the landscape gives way to a rugged aridness, while the Columbia Basin Wildlife Area Complex provides a quiet, protected buffer of native grasses and scrub. Five miles to the north, the quiet stillness of Cabin Lake sits removed from the river’s path, offering a rare, stagnant contrast to the relentless movement of the currents carving through the nearby Box Canyon.

Sunland Estates grew from the ambition to carve a residential sanctuary out of the basalt-strewn plains, transforming a patch of dry scrub into a collection of homes that look out over the river’s wide, muscular flow. The local economy and daily rhythm are tethered to the seasonal pulse of the water, with residents navigating a lifestyle that favors the irrigation-fed greenery of domestic lawns against the backdrop of an unforgiving, parched horizon. History here is marked not by grand monuments, but by the slow, persistent labor of taming a thirsty climate, where the heat of the afternoon often forces a deliberate, quiet pace upon the inhabitants. Evenings in Sunland Estates bring a sudden, cooling shift in the air, a reminder of the vast, open space that separates this dry plateau from the temperate forests waiting far beyond the western skyline.

About This Sunland Estates Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sunland Estates, Washington. Coordinates: 47.075712, -120.03016. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Sunland Estates includes the ZIP code (98848), telephone area code (509), county seat of Grant County (Ephrata), and school district assignment (Quincy School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.