Explore Waterville, 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 Waterville, 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 Waterville.
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 | Waterville |
| State | Washington (WA) |
| County | Douglas County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 47.647076 |
| Longitude | -120.071179 |
| Population | 1,134 |
| Density | 506.2 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 98858 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| County Seat | Waterville |
| School District | Waterville School District |
Waterville occupies a high, expansive plateau where the horizon stretches thin and taut against the sky. It lies 3.6 miles west-northwest of Douglas, WA (from Douglas, WA: bearing 300°T), and is situated 19.1 miles northeast of Wenatchee. The landscape around Waterville is defined by the vastness of the Waterville Plateau, a high-altitude expanse that rises above the surrounding country with a stark, geological patience. To the west, the jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range cuts a hazy, serrated line against the atmosphere, marking the boundary where the sky seems to deepen in color. Near the center of the settlement, Pioneer Park offers a quiet patch of green, while a mile away, the surface of the Waterville Sewage Disposal Pond mirrors the shifting light of the afternoon. The air here is dry and carries the scent of dust and dry grass, especially near Douglas Creek, where the terrain dips and shifts in texture, carving subtle shadows into the earth as the sun begins its slow descent.
Wheat fields define the economy and the visual rhythm of the region, their golden stalks swaying in a wind that moves unimpeded across the open plains. Waterville emerged from the needs of these agricultural lands, functioning as a vital pivot point for the harvest and the persistent labor required to pull grain from the high, arid soil. The pace of life follows the seasonal turning of the crops, a quiet cycle that has persisted since the earliest settlers arrived to stake their claims in the dirt. Residents maintain a steady, practical connection to the land, looking toward the distant peaks of the Cascade Range as a constant, looming backdrop to their daily industry. There is a particular clarity to the dusk light in Waterville, a sharp, golden illumination that catches the grain silos and the weathered storefronts, momentarily lending a quiet, heavy significance to the work of the day.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Waterville, Washington. Coordinates: 47.647076, -120.071179. 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 Waterville includes the ZIP code (98858), telephone area code (509), county seat of Douglas County (Waterville), and school district assignment (Waterville School District).
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. |