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Wapato Washington Map

Explore Wapato, 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 Wapato, Washington

How to Use This Wapato, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	46.447628
Longitude	-120.420338
Population	4,607
Density	1538.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	98951
Area Code	509
County Seat	Yakima
School District	Wapato School District

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About Wapato, Washington

Wapato is a locality in Yakima County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,607. The population density is 1538.7 people per km². Wapato is located at 46.4476°N, 120.4203°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Wapato is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 98951.

Wapato occupies a flat, sun-drenched expanse of the high desert floor where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range. It lies 11.0 miles south of Terrace Heights, WA (from Terrace Heights, WA: bearing 175°T), and is situated 7.2 miles northwest of Toppenish. The earth here is composed of silt and ancient volcanic dust, a fine-grained soil that holds the heat of the afternoon long after the light begins to amber. Only a mile away, the sluggish, winding course of Wanity Slough cuts through the sagebrush, a quiet vein of water that offers a cool reprieve from the relentless dry air. At the center of the grid, City Hall Park provides a small, manicured patch of green where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the rustle of leaves or the occasional distant rumble of a passing train.

Wapato carries the weight of a long agricultural history, its economy deeply rooted in the seasonal rhythms of the surrounding orchards and fields. Generations of laborers have defined the character of the place, turning the arid plains into a productive landscape of hops and tree fruit that feeds far beyond the borders of the nearby Moxee Valley. The architecture is modest and utilitarian, reflecting a life lived in direct response to the harvest cycles and the shifting intensity of the sun. In the quiet evenings, the air carries a faint, earthy scent of dry grass and cooling soil, a reminder that Wapato remains a functional, enduring outpost in the vast, open space of the interior plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Playground Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 163° S
Wapato Softball Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 141° SE
I-82 Ponds (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 033° NE
Sunnyside-Snake River Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 033° NE
Heritage Theater (Cinema) — 6.0 mi, 142° SE
Central Washington Agricultural Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 335° NW
Farm Equipment Yard (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 334° NW
Orchardville Monument (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 112° E
Veterans Memorial of Zillah (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 112° E
Old Car (Sumwhat abandoned) (Historic Ruins) — 8.0 mi, 194° S
Floyd Paxton Memorial (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 325° NW
Toppenish National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.4 mi, 164° S · 3,996 acres
Yakima Sportsman (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 349° N
Yakima Valley Trolleys (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 337° NW
J.J Weisenberger Spanish American war memorial statue (Public Artwork) — 11.4 mi, 341° N
Zaepfel Stadium (Stadium) — 12.0 mi, 326° NW
Marquette Stadium (Stadium) — 12.7 mi, 324° NW
Yakima Cinema (Cinema) — 13.0 mi, 337° NW
Selah Creek Safety Rest Area (Viewpoint) — 17.4 mi, 356° N
Yakima River Segment 2 (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.5 mi, 355° N · 836 acres
Yakima River Segment 1 (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.1 mi, 357° N · 5,785 acres
Mighty Tieton (Arts Centre) — 23.8 mi, 318° NW
Snoqualmie National Forest (National Forest) — 26.3 mi, 303° NW · 1.3M acres
R E Powell Museum (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 118° SE
Hanford Reach National Monument (National Monument) — 30.9 mi, 069° E · 391k acres
Old Methodist Cemetery (Museum) — 31.3 mi, 168° S
Bickleton Carousel Museum (Museum) — 31.6 mi, 170° S
Gravity Hill (Attraction) — 33.7 mi, 100° E
Columbia National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.6 mi, 043° NE · 54k acres
William O. Douglas Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 41.0 mi, 309° NW · 169k acres

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