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Amador City California Map

Explore Amador City, 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 Amador City, California

How to Use This Amador City, California Map

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

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

Latitude	38.419355
Longitude	-120.824103
Population	200
Density	249.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	95601
Area Code	530
County Seat	Jackson
School District	Amador County Unified School District

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About Amador City, California

Amador City is a locality in Amador County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 200. The population density is 249.1 people per km². Amador City is located at 38.4194°N, 120.8241°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Amador City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 95601.

Amador City occupies a narrow, rugged crease in the earth where the slopes of the foothills rise to meet the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada. It lies 19.0 miles south of Diamond Springs, CA (from Diamond Springs, CA: bearing 181°T), and is situated 7.5 miles northeast of Ione. Amador Creek carves a persistent, stony path through the landscape, its seasonal currents whispering against the rock as it winds past the foundations of early structures. Above the valley floor, the terrain shifts into an oak savanna where the grasses turn to a brittle, sun-bleached amber under the relentless weight of the summer heat. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Icehouse Pond offer a mirror to the sky, while the proximity of Culbert Park provides a small, open expanse of managed green space that anchors the local geography. The air here carries the scent of dry earth and warming pine, a sensory reminder of the transition from the low-lying plains toward the higher, timbered ridges that define the inland horizon.

Gold-flecked history clings to the architecture of Amador City, where the weathered masonry of the nineteenth century remains as a physical archive of the frantic industry that once defined the region. The economy has long since shifted from the labor of the mines to the gentle commerce of local artisans and small-scale hospitality, allowing the pace of life to settle into a steady, deliberate rhythm. Visitors who arrive to explore the area often find their way toward the South Nature Trail, a path that leads away from the remnants of the old mining shafts and into the deeper, shaded quiet of the landscape. Those seeking the solitude of the wilderness might also venture out toward the Mount Zion State Forest, where the canopy thickens and the shadows grow long and cool. Even as the modern world persists in the distance, the daily experience in Amador City remains defined by the interplay of the creek, the fading light against the hills, and the enduring stillness of a place that has learned to live in the quiet wake of its own past.

Nearby Outdoor Places

3 Fish Studios (Gallery) — 0.0 mi, 211° SW
Culbert Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 166° S
Historic Joseph H. Thomas House (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 289° W
Keystone Mine (Historic Ruins) — 0.1 mi, 175° S
Sutter Gold Mine (Attraction) — 0.9 mi, 135° SE
The Old Schoolhouse, Drytown (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 313° NW
Sutter Creek Theatre (Theatre) — 2.1 mi, 147° SE
Minnie Provis Park (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 146° SE
Claypipers Theatre (Theatre) — 2.2 mi, 312° NW
Change House Museum and Gift Shop (Museum) — 4.3 mi, 146° SE
Kennedy Gold Mine (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 146° SE
Local (Gallery) — 4.5 mi, 342° N
Massa Tunnel (Historic Ruins) — 4.6 mi, 146° SE
Impound Dam Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.8 mi, 145° SE
Amador County Museum (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 150° SE
Chew Kee Store (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 030° NE
Iron Ivan (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 232° SW
El Dorado Ranch (Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 346° N
Sobon Estate Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 025° NE
Ione Manzanita Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.9 mi, 273° W
Mokelumne River (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.0 mi, 142° SE · 2,737 acres
Shenandoah Valley Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 017° N
Pardee Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 9.3 mi, 195° S
North Fork Mokelumne River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.3 mi, 104° E · 2,970 acres
Camanche Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 12.1 mi, 189° S
Michigan Bar Historical Marker (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 290° W
North Fork Cosumnes River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.1 mi, 005° N
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 16.1 mi, 065° NE · 703k acres
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 18.4 mi, 086° E · 901k acres
Mokelumne Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 33.8 mi, 080° E · 104k acres

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