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Baxter California Map

Explore Baxter, 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 Baxter, California

How to Use This Baxter, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.212955
Longitude	-120.781048
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95701, 95704
Area Code	530
County Seat	Auburn

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About Baxter, California

Baxter is a locality in Placer County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Baxter is located at 39.2130°N, 120.7810°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95701, 95704.

Baxter commands the rugged, high-altitude terrain where the persistent flow of Canyon Creek carves a sharp, deliberate path through the earth. It lies 15.0 miles east of Grass Valley, CA (from Grass Valley, CA: bearing 92°T), and is situated 19.0 miles northeast of Lake of the Pines. The air here is thin and crisp, carrying the scent of pine needles and dry earth that characterizes the higher elevations near Tahoe National Forest. Only two miles distant, the basin of Blue Canyon provides a deep, shadowed contrast to the ridges that define the horizon, while the quiet surface of Lake Alta reflects the shifting clarity of the sky. In the distance, the Sierra Nevada looms as a jagged, atmospheric presence, its peaks often wearing the muted gray of early seasonal storms or the brilliant, hard light of a cloudless afternoon.

Baxter sustains a quiet existence built upon the legacy of transit and the extraction of resources that once defined the rugged development of the region. The modern economy remains tethered to the movement of goods and travelers passing through the corridor, while the nearby Tahoe National Forest offers a vast, untamed buffer that dictates the pace of local life. Residents often look toward the Euchre Bar Trail, a winding path that demands a certain endurance of those who traverse its steep, demanding grades. Life in Baxter moves with a steady, pragmatic rhythm, unbothered by the frantic pulse of the lowlands, favoring the slow, deliberate work of maintaining a home in a landscape that remains indifferent to the passage of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 180° S · 895k acres
North Fork American, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 1.8 mi, 164° S · 12k acres
Gerjuoy North Fork Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 209° SW
North Fork American Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.9 mi, 204° SW · 4,161 acres
North Fork of North Fork American River Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 091° E
Dutch Flat/indian Hill Research Natural Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.5 mi, 246° SW
Blue Star Memorial Highway (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 239° SW
Chinese Railroad Workers (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 239° SW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 218° SW
Red Point Townsite (Historic Ruins) — 6.2 mi, 137° SE
Alpha and Omega Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.2 mi, 011° N
Bullion (Historic Ruins) — 8.1 mi, 149° SE
Stevens Trail (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 210° SW
Foresthill Divide Pine Seed Orchard Botanical Area (National Scenic Byway) — 8.5 mi, 163° S
South Yuba River State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 330° NW
Auburn State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.6 mi, 225° SW
Missouri Bar (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 329° NW
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 230° SW
Illinois Bar (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 310° NW
Firehouse Number 1 Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 285° W
Mystic Theater (Theatre) — 13.2 mi, 285° W
Edwards Crossing (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 307° NW
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 14.1 mi, 173° S · 703k acres
North Star Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 269° W
Emerald Pool (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 302° NW
Granite Chief Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.4 mi, 092° E · 28k acres
Donner Summit Historical Society (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 070° E
Yuba Theatre (Theatre) — 24.1 mi, 354° N
Downieville Museum (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 354° N
"snowshoe" Thompson (Public Artwork) — 24.6 mi, 069° E

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