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Washam Wyoming Map

Explore Washam, 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 Washam, Wyoming

How to Use This Washam, Wyoming Map

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

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	Washam
State	Wyoming (WY)
County	Sweetwater County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Mountain Time (America/Denver)

Latitude	41.005604
Longitude	-109.699135
Population	39
Density	4.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	82938
Area Code	307
County Seat	Green River
School District	Sweetwater County School District 2

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About Washam, Wyoming

Washam is a locality in Sweetwater County, Wyoming, United States. It is a small community with a population of 39. The population density is 4.8 people per km². Washam is located at 41.0056°N, 109.6991°W. It observes the Mountain Time (America/Denver) timezone. ZIP code: 82938.

Washam sits upon the high, arid plains of southwestern Wyoming, where the earth is defined by the pale, muted tones of sagebrush and exposed clay. It lies 38.7 miles south-southwest of Green River, WY (from Green River, WY: bearing 204°T), and is situated 49.2 miles southwest of Rock Springs. Cottonwood Creek carves a shallow, persistent path through the scrubland, providing a thin ribbon of moisture that defines the local topography. To the west, the landscape stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Rocky Mountains, though the immediate horizon is dominated by the dry, sweeping expanse of Antelope Hollow. The air here holds a sharp, clean clarity that intensifies the late afternoon light, turning the rolling dust into a fine, golden powder that settles over the low-lying brush. Only five miles distant, the Silt Reservoir maintains a quiet, glassy presence, acting as a rare anchor of stillness in a region otherwise shaped by the relentless, drying breath of the wind.

Washam persists as a place of quiet endurance, its character tied to the rhythms of the land and the sparse, utilitarian economy of the high desert. The local identity is inextricably linked to the preservation of the surrounding ecosystem, evidenced by the proximity of the Special Status (Candidate) Plant Species Area of Critical Environmental Concern, which guards the fragile biological diversity of the plains. Life in Washam moves with a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a history of hard-won settlement and the necessity of adapting to a climate that demands constant vigilance. Beyond the quiet industry of ranching and land management, the residents maintain a rugged independence, finding a particular beauty in the stark, unbroken horizon that stretches toward the infinite sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Special Status (Candidate) Plant Species Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 1.0 mi, 324° NW
Ashley National Forest (National Forest) — 1.4 mi, 090° E · 1.4M acres
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 090° E · 201k acres
Flaming Gorge Reservoir National Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 099° E
Lookout Sheep Creek (Viewpoint) — 6.2 mi, 175° S
Devil's Playground-Twin Buttes Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 6.3 mi, 352° N · 24k acres
Sheep Creek Canyon Geological Area (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 218° SW
Pine Springs Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.6 mi, 354° N
Public Water Reserve No. 107 Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 056° NE · 320 acres
Ashley Karst National Recreation And Geologic Area National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 181° S · 174k acres
Public Water Reserve No. 16, Utah No. 7 Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 14.5 mi, 107° E · 391 acres
Firefighters Memorial (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 121° SE
Wasatch National Forest (National Forest) — 18.3 mi, 247° SW · 914k acres
Upper Green River (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.9 mi, 108° E · 7,054 acres
High Uintas Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.4 mi, 237° SW · 454k acres
John Jarvie Ranch Historic Site (BLM) (Museum) — 28.2 mi, 105° E
Browns Park Waterfowl Area (Nature Reserve) — 29.9 mi, 106° E
Doc Parson Place (Monument) — 30.5 mi, 109° E
Twins (Historic Ruins) — 31.7 mi, 174° S
Bear (Historic Ruins) — 31.7 mi, 174° S
Dinosaur Trackway (Attraction) — 32.0 mi, 155° SE
Moonshine arch (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 166° S
Three Corners Monument (Monument) — 33.8 mi, 090° E
Vernal Theater (Theatre) — 39.1 mi, 167° S
Daughters of Utah Pioneers Museum (Museum) — 39.1 mi, 168° S
Dinah The Pink Dinosaur (Public Artwork) — 39.2 mi, 165° S
Stump Formation (Attraction) — 44.2 mi, 152° SE
Fire Bowl (Theatre) — 64.9 mi, 253° W
Rangely Automotive Museum (Museum) — 78.9 mi, 143° SE

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