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Beale AFB California Map

Explore Beale AFB, 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 Beale AFB, California

How to Use This Beale AFB, California Map

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

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	Beale AFB
State	California (CA)
County	Yuba County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.1095
Longitude	-121.3543
Population	1,303
Density	49.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95903
Area Code	530
County Seat	Marysville
School District	Wheatland Elementary School District

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About Beale AFB, California

Beale AFB is a locality in Yuba County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,303. The population density is 49.8 people per km². Beale AFB is located at 39.1095°N, 121.3543°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95903.

Beale AFB commands a vast expanse of the northern Sacramento Valley where the terrain softens into the quiet, sun-bleached undulations of oak savanna. It lies 10.6 miles east of Linda, CA (from Linda, CA: bearing 97°T), and is situated 7.8 miles north-northeast of Wheatland. Dry Creek carves a low-slung path through the terrain, its seasonal course marking the earth with a ribbon of riparian brush that contrasts against the prevailing golden grasses. Less than a mile away, the still surface of Beale Lake holds the reflection of the high, thin clouds that drift inland from the distant Coast Ranges, which appear as a faint, jagged bruised-purple line on the western horizon. The air here carries the scent of sun-warmed dust and dry stalks, a landscape marked by the deep silence of open space punctuated only by the sudden, percussive roar of engines climbing into the blue.

Beale AFB serves as a vital sentinel of national defense, its economy and daily pulse tied to the specialized rhythms of aerospace operations and high-altitude reconnaissance. The land surrounding the installation maintains a rugged, utilitarian character, bordering the Spenceville Wildlife Area where the wilder, unmanaged brush of the foothills begins to reclaim the silence. To the north, the terrain drops into the shadows of Albion Ravine, a natural fold in the crust that suggests the ancient, tectonic restlessness of the region. Life at Beale AFB moves with a disciplined precision, defined by the stark intersection of advanced technology and the slow, seasonal turning of the agrarian plains that have long characterized this part of the interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Spenceville Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 091° E
Lockheed U2 Monument (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 277° W
WWII German Prisoner of War Cell Block (Monument) — 3.2 mi, 252° W
Camp Far West Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 152° SE
Airplane (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 287° W
Beale Falls (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 086° E
Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 007° N
Toyota Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 10.1 mi, 238° SW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 12.7 mi, 278° W
Mary Aaron Memorial Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 280° W
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 12.9 mi, 281° W
Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 14.0 mi, 241° SW
South Yuba River State Park (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 033° NE
Sutter County Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 280° W
Lincoln Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 167° S
The Gift (Public Artwork) — 15.4 mi, 167° S
North Star Museum (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 066° NE
Providence Mine (Historic Ruins) — 19.9 mi, 059° NE
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 20.1 mi, 027° NE · 1.2M acres
Sutter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.3 mi, 261° W · 5,234 acres
Auburn State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.3 mi, 124° SE
Stamp Mill (Historic Ruins) — 20.8 mi, 059° NE
Placer County Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 135° SE
General Gomez Arts (Gallery) — 21.1 mi, 133° SE
McCann Stadium (Stadium) — 21.4 mi, 135° SE
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 21.4 mi, 032° NE · 895k acres
Purdon Crossing (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 047° NE
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 22.5 mi, 135° SE
North Fork American Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 22.8 mi, 091° E · 4,161 acres
North Fork American, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 25.7 mi, 088° E · 12k acres

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