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Wilkeson Washington Map

Explore Wilkeson, 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 Wilkeson, Washington

How to Use This Wilkeson, Washington Map

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

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

Latitude	47.10538
Longitude	-122.045667
Population	499
Density	413.4 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	98396
Area Code	425
County Seat	Tacoma
School District	White River School District

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About Wilkeson, Washington

Wilkeson is a locality in Pierce County, Washington, United States. It is a small community with a population of 499. The population density is 413.4 people per km². Wilkeson is located at 47.1054°N, 122.0457°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Wilkeson is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 98396.

Wilkeson emerges from the damp, verdant floor of the forest as a singular collection of stone and timber, defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Wilkeson Creek carving its path toward the lowlands. It lies 5.3 miles east-southeast of Prairie Ridge, WA (from Prairie Ridge, WA: bearing 115°T), and is situated 8.3 miles southeast of Bonney Lake. The air here carries a heavy, persistent moisture that clings to the moss-slicked foundations of century-old structures, casting a soft, muted light across the valley floor. To the east, the distant silhouettes of the Cascade Range anchor the horizon, standing as a jagged, silent barrier against the shifting weather patterns that roll across the inland plains. While the distant Flett Glacier remains a frozen, unreachable relic of the high peaks, the immediate landscape is one of dense, towering evergreen stands and the quiet, rugged terrain that marks the approach to the Wickersham Basin.

Wilkeson maintains a quiet, enduring character shaped by its origins as a center for coal mining and the quarrying of its signature yellow sandstone, a stone that has lent a distinctive, pale warmth to the masonry of the region’s older edifices. The echoes of an industrial past persist in the weathered facades of the village, though the pace of life has since transitioned to the hushed, steady tempo of a place connected to the outdoors by the Foothills Trail- Cascade Junction To Carbonado. Residents move with the awareness of those living in the shadow of the forest, where the proximity to the wilderness feels less like an encroachment and more like a quiet companionship. Even as the modern day unfolds, the legacy of the mines and the labor that built these streets remains etched into the very stones, providing a grounded, unpretentious anchor for a locale that watches the seasons change over the nearby waters of Lake Tapps.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Wilkeson Way to Carbon Glacier (Public Artwork) — 0.0 mi, 297° NW
Foothills Trail- Cascade Junction To Carbonado (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 306° NW
Skookum Slope Mine & Queen Mine Cars (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 178° S
Mount Rainier National Park (National Park) — 0.1 mi, 177° S · 236k acres
Foothills Trail- Town of Wilkeson (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 156° SE
Old Well (Historic Ruins) — 1.4 mi, 086° E
Old Coke Ovens (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 061° NE
Kapowsin Timberlands (Local Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 226° SW
Vforce (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 323° NW
South Prairie Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 3.3 mi, 317° NW
Buckley Log Show (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 012° N
City Of Tacoma Watershed (Local Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 014° N
Upper Dam Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 063° NE
Bernie's Place (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 260° W
Connell's Priaire Battle Historical Marker (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 326° NW
Connell's Prairie Battle (Registered Battlefield) — 6.9 mi, 326° NW
Snoqualmie National Forest (National Forest) — 6.9 mi, 111° E · 1.3M acres
Clearwater Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 8.6 mi, 132° SE · 15k acres
Mount Rainier Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 9.8 mi, 141° SE · 227k acres
Jumping Juniors (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 309° NW
Sumner Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 11.1 mi, 308° NW
Flaming Geyser (State Park) — 11.4 mi, 004° N
Evans Creek Off Road Vehicle Trail Area (Theme Park) — 11.9 mi, 162° S
Metzler Park (Nature Reserve) — 12.6 mi, 351° N
The Farm at SillyVille (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 12.9 mi, 294° NW
Artists in Action (Arts Centre) — 13.0 mi, 295° NW
Barovic's Liberty Theatre (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 297° NW
Green River Watershed Watershed Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 14.5 mi, 054° NE · 45k acres
Lower Green River (State Park) — 15.1 mi, 334° NW
Gifford Pinchot National Forest (National Forest) — 30.5 mi, 171° S · 1.3M acres

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