Explore Tanglewilde, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Tanglewilde, 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 Tanglewilde.
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 | Tanglewilde |
| State | Washington (WA) |
| County | Thurston County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 47.0515 |
| Longitude | -122.782412 |
| Population | 6,265 |
| Density | 1664.8 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 98503, 98516 |
| Area Code | 425 |
| County Seat | Olympia |
| School District | North Thurston Public Schools |
Tanglewilde occupies a broad expanse of level ground where the air often carries the damp, salt-tinged promise of Henderson Inlet just four miles away. It lies 2.3 miles east-northeast of Lacey, WA (from Lacey, WA: bearing 58°T), and is situated 5.6 miles east of Olympia. The landscape remains defined by the proximity of the Hawks Prairie basin, a flat stretch of earth that seems to hold the long, grey light of the Pacific Northwest with peculiar clarity. To the west, the horizon occasionally reveals the faint, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range, standing as a distant boundary against the sky. Water shapes the local spirit, as Woodland Creek winds its path through the nearby terrain, while Longs Pond offers a quiet, glassy mirror for the passing seasons. Residents often wander toward the edges of Holmes Island, feeling the influence of the tides that pull at the coastline not far from home.
Tanglewilde grew from the post-war expansion that reshaped the surrounding region into a patchwork of residential life and steady commerce. The local economy relies on a blend of service industries and the administrative reach of the nearby state capital, drawing those who prefer a quiet commute. Development followed the rhythms of the mid-twentieth century, leaving behind a neighborhood structure that values stability over rapid, chaotic growth. The labor of the residents frequently reaches out toward the timber and natural resources managed within the dense, green reach of Capitol State Forest. This working history persists in the way people maintain their property, favoring practicality and the careful stewardship of their own small plots of land.
Tanglewilde centers its communal life around the Tanglewilde Recreation Center, a space where the daily habits of families and neighbors intersect under the open sky. The cultural character is defined by a modest, unpretentious pace, where the changing seasons dictate the mood more than any grand event or public spectacle. While the area does not claim the birth of world-famous icons, it remains a quiet contributor to the regional workforce that keeps the surrounding basin functional and orderly. Life here moves with the steady, predictable pulse of a place that understands its own boundaries and its quiet connection to the wider coast. Evenings often settle into a profound silence, broken only by the rustle of wind through the trees or the distant, muffled sounds of a community settling down for the night.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Tanglewilde, Washington. Coordinates: 47.0515, -122.782412. 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 Tanglewilde includes the ZIP code (98503, 98516), telephone area code (425), county seat of Thurston County (Olympia), and school district assignment (North Thurston Public Schools).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
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.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |