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Powder River Wyoming Map

Explore Powder River, Wyoming, 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 Powder River, Wyoming

How to Use This Powder River, Wyoming Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Powder River, Wyoming. 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 Wyoming 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 Powder River.

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	Powder River
State	Wyoming (WY)
County	Natrona County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	43.052119
Longitude	-106.990566
Population	30
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	82648
Area Code	307
County Seat	Casper
School District	Natrona County School District 1

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About Powder River, Wyoming

Powder River is a locality in Natrona County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 30. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Powder River is located at 43.0521°N, 106.9906°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82648.

Powder River emerges from a stark, expansive plateau where the horizon stretches thin and pale under an immense, unyielding sky. It lies 36.0 miles west-northwest of Casper, WY (from Casper, WY: bearing 289°T), and is situated 34.1 miles west-northwest of Mills. The landscape is defined by the deep, erratic cuts of the South Fork Powder River and the subtle shadows cast across the eroded earth of Wyatt Draw, creating a terrain that feels both ancient and exposed. To the west, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Rocky Mountains provides a cold anchor to the view, while the nearby Burlington Reservoir holds a flat, reflective stillness against the surrounding sagebrush. Five miles away, the complex geological formations of Hell's Half Acre South Point offer a fragmented, labyrinthine contrast to the otherwise leveled plains, where the light at dusk turns the dusty soil into a bruised, shifting violet.

Powder River remains a place where the economy is tethered to the slow, deliberate work of the land and the endurance of those who tend it. The history here is written in the silence of open ranges and the heavy, metallic scent of the wind that carries the dust of past cattle drives and persistent labor. Life in Powder River follows the quiet, demanding rhythm of a region where infrastructure is sparse and the scale of the earth hums with an indifference to human haste. Whether tending to the land or navigating the demands of a remote existence, the people maintain a stoic, practical character, finding a distinct beauty in the way the morning frost clings to the dry grasses before the sun clarifies the entire, wide-open basin.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hell's Half Acre North Point (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 270° W
Hell's Half Acre South Point (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 261° W
Emigrant Gap (Attraction) — 27.0 mi, 122° SE
Red Buttes Crossing (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 130° SE
Telegraph Road Camp (Attraction) — 31.5 mi, 122° SE
Oregon Trail Historical Marker (Monument) — 31.9 mi, 132° SE
Jackson Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 31.9 mi, 132° SE
Ed O. Taylor Wildlife Habitat Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 33.1 mi, 356° N
Wardwell Field (Historic Ruins) — 33.7 mi, 107° E
Castle Gardens (Attraction) — 34.9 mi, 259° W
Pathfinder National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.1 mi, 184° S · 5,141 acres
Middle Fork Powder River (Wild & Scenic River) — 36.4 mi, 000° N · 3,762 acres
Prometheus (Public Artwork) — 36.6 mi, 112° E
Gertrude Krampert Center for Theatre and Dance at Casper College (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 114° SE
Miller Springs Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 38.8 mi, 206° SW · 6,694 acres
Split Rock Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 40.7 mi, 213° SW · 14k acres
Fort Seminoe (Historic Castle / Fort) — 43.8 mi, 196° S
Sweetwater Monument (Monument) — 43.9 mi, 197° S
Split Rock Meadows (Viewpoint) — 50.0 mi, 214° SW
Medicine Bow National Forest (National Forest) — 53.2 mi, 128° SE · 1.1M acres
Seminoe Reservoir State Park (State Park) — 62.0 mi, 177° S
Bighorn National Forest (National Forest) — 66.9 mi, 001° N · 1.1M acres
Cloud Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 79.8 mi, 358° N · 192k acres

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