Explore Wilson Creek, 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 Wilson Creek, 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 Wilson Creek.
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 | Wilson Creek |
| State | Washington (WA) |
| County | Grant County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 47.4232 |
| Longitude | -119.12085 |
| Population | 204 |
| Density | 81.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 98860 |
| Area Code | 509 |
| County Seat | Ephrata |
| School District | Wilson Creek School District |
Wilson Creek manifests as a quiet intersection of basalt and sky, where the land stretches into a vast, arid plateau defined by the slow, persistent meander of its namesake waterway. It lies 21.5 miles north-northeast of Moses Lake, WA (from Moses Lake, WA: bearing 20°T), and is situated 18.3 miles north-northeast of Moses Lake North. The horizon feels immense here, a wide-brimmed bowl of earth that catches the sharp, dry light of the high desert, casting long shadows across the sagebrush and the deep, furrowed coulees that shape the terrain. To the west, the jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range haunts the far distance, a constant, snow-dusted reminder of the moisture that rarely reaches these thirsty plains. Five miles to the north, the waters of Brook Lake hold a mirror to the clouds, while the nearby Canniwai Valley offers a subtle dip in the topography, a shallow depression where the wind seems to gather and catch its breath before sweeping across the scrub.
Wilson Creek carries the weight of a frontier history, having emerged from the necessity of the rail line and the promise of the surrounding wheat fields. Agriculture remains the primary pulse of the local economy, with golden cycles of harvest dictating the seasonal rhythm of the residents who work the sprawling dryland farms. The Wilson Creek Skate Park serves as a modern anchor for the local youth, providing a concrete space for activity amidst the quietude of the surrounding fields. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the value of patience, where the silence of the high desert is broken only by the low hum of machinery or the sudden, sharp call of a hawk circling above the creek bed.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Wilson Creek, Washington. Coordinates: 47.4232, -119.12085. 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 Wilson Creek includes the ZIP code (98860), telephone area code (509), county seat of Grant County (Ephrata), and school district assignment (Wilson Creek 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. |