Explore Wauconda, 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 Wauconda, 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 Wauconda.
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 | Wauconda |
| State | Washington (WA) |
| County | Okanogan County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 48.725716 |
| Longitude | -119.013652 |
| Population | 180 |
| Density | 3.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 98859 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| County Seat | Okanogan |
Wauconda occupies a high, quiet stretch of land where the earth rises into dry, sage-dusted ridges that lean toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cascade Range. It lies 57.2 miles north-northwest of Clark, WA (from Clark, WA: bearing 345°T), and is situated 29.4 miles northwest of Ferry. Toroda Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its waters moving with a deliberate coldness that dictates the growth of the surrounding willows and brush. Only two miles distant, the basin of Walker Lake holds the stillness of the high country, reflecting a sky that often turns a sharp, pale violet as the sun dips behind the western rim. The edges of the Okanogan National Forest press close to these boundaries, bringing a scent of dry pine and resin that shifts whenever the wind descends from the higher elevations. In this arid expanse, the light does not merely illuminate; it clarifies, sharpening the silhouette of every fence line and outcrop until the landscape feels stripped of all but its most essential, rugged geometry.
Wauconda retains the austere character of a place built upon the labor of the earth, where the rhythms of the seasons dictate the persistence of those who remain. The history here is written in the silence of abandoned clearings and the steady, unsentimental output of inland industry, where the economy has long been tethered to the timber and grazing cycles of the surrounding plateau. Life in Wauconda moves in accordance with the slow turn of the year, far removed from the bustle of the coast, finding its own focus in the maintenance of local roads and the quiet endurance of the Bigham Flat region six miles away. While travelers might pass through on their way to the South Side Trail, the essence of the place remains private, defined by the long, grey winters and the sudden, intense green of a brief spring. It is a location of subtle gravity, where the weight of the landscape demands a particular kind of patience from anyone who calls it home.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wauconda, Washington. Coordinates: 48.725716, -119.013652. 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 Wauconda includes the ZIP code (98859), telephone area code (509), county seat of Okanogan County (Okanogan), and school district assignment.
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. |