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Wahkiacus Washington Map

Explore Wahkiacus, 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 Wahkiacus, Washington

How to Use This Wahkiacus, Washington Map

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

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	Wahkiacus
State	Washington (WA)
County	Klickitat County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	45.825678
Longitude	-121.098404
Population	180
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	98628, 98670
Area Code	360
County Seat	Goldendale

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About Wahkiacus, Washington

Wahkiacus is a locality in Klickitat County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Wahkiacus is located at 45.8257°N, 121.0984°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 98628, 98670.

Wahkiacus emerges from the confluence of rugged basalt cliffs and the persistent, carving force of the Klickitat River. It lies 16.4 miles north-northeast of The Dalles, OR (from The Dalles, OR: bearing 14°T), and is situated 13.3 miles west of Goldendale. The landscape here is defined by the steep, shadowed walls of Swale Canyon, where the earth seems to hold its breath beneath a canopy of dry-land timber and resilient scrub. At Mineral Springs, the ground offers a subtle, sulfurous sigh, a reminder of the tectonic forces that shaped this terrain long before the first settlers arrived. On clear evenings, the distant, serrated silhouette of the Cascade Range anchors the western horizon, grounding the wide, inland sky in a permanent, stoic gravity.

Wahkiacus bears the marks of a quiet industrial heritage, once anchored by the iron rails that followed the river’s winding path to haul timber and goods through the narrow corridors of the canyon. Today, the local economy remains tied to the land, characterized by small-scale agriculture and the deliberate, slow-turning pace of life that persists far from the dense centers of commerce. Residents move with an awareness of the seasonal shifts, watching the water levels of the Klickitat River as they have for generations, while the nearby Camp Five Spring serves as a silent, sequestered waypoint for those who wander beyond the main tracks. Here, the atmosphere is thin and sharp, carrying the scent of parched earth and pine, a persistent, quiet dignity that defines the daily existence of those who remain in the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mineral Springs (State Conservation Area) — 0.0 mi, 148° SE
Klickitat Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 144° SE
Klickitat Trail (State Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 191° S
Klickitat, Washington Wild And Scenic River Study Area (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.2 mi, 016° N · 5,352 acres
Klickitat, Washington Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.7 mi, 244° SW · 4,815 acres
Gifford Pinchot National Forest (National Forest) — 6.5 mi, 230° SW · 1.3M acres
Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 7.5 mi, 180° S
Columbia Hills (State Park) — 9.0 mi, 180° S
Ice Age Floods Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 11.7 mi, 178° S
Lewis And Clark National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 11.7 mi, 174° S · 37k acres
Oregon Trail National Historic Trail (National Trail) — 12.2 mi, 208° SW · 1,027 acres
Lyle sign (Public Artwork) — 12.4 mi, 223° SW
Wishram Indian Village (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 182° S
Conboy Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.6 mi, 323° NW · 13k acres
Twin Bridges Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 225° SW
Mt. Hood National Forest (National Forest) — 12.8 mi, 208° SW · 1.1M acres
SA Kitesurf Adventures (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 226° SW
Victor Trevitt Memorial (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 234° SW
A J Bolon Historic Monument (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 041° NE
National Neon Sign Museum (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 195° S
Rorick House Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 196° S
Wet Planet Rafting (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 264° W
Dylan Martinez Glass Studio (Gallery) — 19.9 mi, 250° W
Mount Hood Railroad (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 248° W
Gallery at Columbia Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 21.5 mi, 248° W
Theater at Columbia Center for the Arts (Theatre) — 21.5 mi, 248° W
Free Bridge Historical Site (Historic Ruins) — 21.6 mi, 153° SE
The Fruit Company (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 239° SW
Dufur Historical Society (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 183° S
Trout Lake Big Tree Interpretive Site (Nature Reserve) — 26.3 mi, 308° NW

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