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Albion California Map

Explore Albion, California, 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 Albion, California

How to Use This Albion, California Map

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

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	Albion
State	California (CA)
County	Mendocino County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.223512
Longitude	-123.768625
Population	153
Density	32.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95410
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Ukiah
School District	Mendocino Unified School District

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About Albion, California

Albion is a locality in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 153. The population density is 32.5 people per km². Albion is located at 39.2235°N, 123.7686°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95410.

Albion marks the point where the deep, slow-moving currents of the Albion River finally surrender their freshwater burden to the salt-heavy expanse of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 30.5 miles west of Ukiah, CA (from Ukiah, CA: bearing 280°T), and is situated 15.5 miles south of Fort Bragg. The landscape here opens into the expansive floor of Albion Flat, a low-lying basin that catches the persistent, cooling moisture drifting inland from the tide. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises into steep, rugged bluffs where the salt air stunts the growth of coastal flora, leaving the earth exposed to the relentless, gray light of the northern horizon. Offshore, the jagged silhouette of Albion Head rises from the swells, serving as a silent, stony sentry that watches over the churning white foam of the surf. This entire stretch of rugged shoreline is protected within the California Coastal National Monument, preserving the raw, unpolished character of the cliffs against the encroachment of the modern world.

Albion grew from the hard labor of the timber industry, once defined by the rhythmic thrum of sawmills and the heavy transit of ships navigating the river mouth to carry redwood planks to distant markets. The economy has since shifted away from the intensive clearing of the forests, favoring a quieter existence rooted in small-scale agriculture, local artistry, and the slow, seasonal pulse of the tides. While the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Coast Ranges remain visible as a faint, jagged line on the eastern horizon, the daily life of the residents remains tethered to the immediate temperament of the water and the wind. Even the memory of Lake Cleone, situated eighteen miles away, seems a world apart from the saline intensity of this harbor, where the fog often clings to the timbered structures until midday. Time here is measured not by the clock, but by the gradual transition of the afternoon light as it fades across the flat, leaving the coast in a state of quiet, brine-scented solitude.

Nearby Outdoor Places

California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 0.3 mi, 331° NW · 8,946 acres
Van Damme State Park (State Park) — 1.0 mi, 001° N
Navarro Point Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 181° S
Navarro River Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 1.9 mi, 159° S
Navarro River Estuary State Marine Conservation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 1.9 mi, 158° S
Raven's Call (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 052° NE
Van Damme State Marine Conservation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 3.4 mi, 340° N
Playing With Auntie (Totem 7 of 8) (Public Artwork) — 3.5 mi, 342° N
Hans Jenny Pygmy Forest Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 002° N
Jackson Demonstration State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 012° N
Ford House Visitors Center (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 344° N
Prentice Gallery (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 343° N
Artists' Co-op (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 343° N
Lansing Street Gallery (Gallery) — 5.9 mi, 344° N
Mendocino Art Center (Arts Centre) — 6.1 mi, 343° N
Bridgeview (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 344° N
Jug Handle State Natural Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.8 mi, 356° N
Harold J. Alexander Tree (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 109° E
Otis R. Johnson Wilderness Park (Nature Reserve) — 15.3 mi, 355° N
Noyo Center for Marine Science (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 353° N
Cotton Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 354° N
Garcia River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.4 mi, 175° S · 466 acres
Tide pools (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 354° N
Point Arena Lighthouse (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 175° S
Hermit Hut (Historic Ruins) — 18.9 mi, 123° SE
Grubb Grove (Monument) — 20.1 mi, 088° E
B Bryan Preserve (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 169° S
Anderson Valley History Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 123° SE
Seabiscuit's Grave and Statue (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 075° E
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 38.2 mi, 057° NE · 929k acres

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