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Alderpoint California Map

Explore Alderpoint, 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 Alderpoint, California

How to Use This Alderpoint, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.161347
Longitude	-123.615729
Population	137
Density	21.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95511
Area Code	530
County Seat	Eureka
School District	Southern Humboldt Joint Unified School District

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About Alderpoint, California

Alderpoint is a locality in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 137. The population density is 21.8 people per km². Alderpoint is located at 40.1613°N, 123.6157°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95511.

Alderpoint occupies a rugged crease in the landscape where the Eel River carves a deep, serpentine path through the dense, verdant undergrowth. It lies 40.9 miles southeast of Fortuna, CA (from Fortuna, CA: bearing 135°T), and is situated 34.3 miles southeast of Rio Dell. The air here holds a heavy, damp stillness, carrying the scent of damp earth and sun-warmed pine needles that rise from the steep, irregular slopes of the surrounding basins. Beyond the immediate banks, the land rises into a complex topography of ridges and shadows, creating a natural amphitheater where the golden light of late afternoon catches the jagged edges of the terrain. While the Klamath Mountains remain a distant, hazy silhouette against the horizon, the immediate vicinity is defined by the sharp, downward slope of Hight Gulch and the thick, ancient timber that blankets the higher elevations.

Alderpoint retains the quiet, weathered character of a settlement forged by the rhythms of the timber industry and the slow, deliberate work of the inland wild. The presence of the Emerald Waters Reserve nearby offers a sanctuary of protected growth, a stark contrast to the small-scale, private agriculture that has long defined the local economy. History lingers in the rusted remnants of old logging tracks and the sturdy, unadorned architecture that defines the sparse residential clusters. Life in Alderpoint moves with a singular, unhurried gravity, dictated more by the seasonal fluctuations of the river’s flow and the shifting canopy of the nearby woods than by the frantic pace of the outside world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Emerald Waters Reserve (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 135° SE
Pipe Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.2 mi, 145° SE · 1,928 acres
Six Rivers National Forest (National Forest) — 6.5 mi, 030° NE · 978k acres
Humboldt Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 277° W
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 9.6 mi, 173° S
Mount Lassic Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.6 mi, 016° N · 7,272 acres
Benbow State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.0 mi, 231° SW
Julia Morgan’s Redwood Grove Estate & Garden Tours (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 236° SW
North Fork Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.3 mi, 098° E · 8,296 acres
Eel, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.4 mi, 084° E · 11k acres
Richardson Grove State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 225° SW
Panorama Point (Viewpoint) — 13.2 mi, 223° SW
One-Log House (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 221° SW
Shrine Drive Thru Tree (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 298° NW
Myers Plaque (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 297° NW
Childrens Forest Plaque (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 298° NW
Stephen Tyng Mather (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 302° NW
World's Tallest Free Standing Redwood Chainsaw Carving (Public Artwork) — 18.5 mi, 205° SW
Confusion Hill Redwood Shoehouse (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 205° SW
Trinity National Forest (National Forest) — 18.7 mi, 031° NE · 1.1M acres
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 24.1 mi, 224° SW · 8,946 acres
Indian Dick Forest Service Station (Historic Ruins) — 30.9 mi, 111° E
Hayfork Reservoir (Nature Reserve) — 36.5 mi, 040° NE
Eagle Rock Lookout (Historic Ruins) — 43.4 mi, 021° N
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 47.7 mi, 320° NW
Ironsides Museum (Museum) — 49.1 mi, 006° N
Cotton Auditorium (Theatre) — 50.2 mi, 191° S
Noyo Center for Marine Science (Museum) — 50.5 mi, 192° S
Discovery Museum (Museum) — 52.8 mi, 327° NW
Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum (Museum) — 52.8 mi, 328° NW

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