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Bend California Map

Explore Bend, 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 Bend, California

How to Use This Bend, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.255155
Longitude	-122.208609
Population	603
Density	79.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96080
Area Code	530
County Seat	Red Bluff
School District	Evergreen Union Elementary School District

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About Bend, California

Bend is a locality in Tehama County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 603. The population density is 79.9 people per km². Bend is located at 40.2552°N, 122.2086°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96080.

Bend emerges from the golden expanse of the interior, where the Sacramento River carves a deliberate, reflective path through the sun-drenched earth. It lies 5.5 miles north-northeast of Red Bluff, CA (from Red Bluff, CA: bearing 15°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south of Lake California. The landscape surrounding Bend is defined by the proximity of Iron Canyon, a rugged incision in the terrain that dictates the flow of the wind and the migration of the light. Fifty-three miles to the west, the jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range anchors the horizon, casting long, violet shadows that stretch across the plains as the afternoon fades. The air here carries the dry, herbaceous scent of oak savanna, a stillness that seems to hold the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped behind the distant ridges.

Bend maintains a quiet identity as a protected sanctuary, defined by its status as an integral part of the Sacramento River/bend Area of Critical Environmental Concern. This conservation designation preserves the integrity of the riverbanks and the surrounding wilder reaches, ensuring that the ecological character of the land remains undisturbed by the rapid expansion typical of the wider region. Historically, the economy has been tethered to the rhythms of this inland geography, favoring agricultural practices that respect the seasonal shifts of the watershed. Life in Bend moves with the slow, steady persistence of the river, where the primary focus is the stewardship of the soil and the quiet maintenance of a landscape that has remained largely unchanged by the clamor of industrial development.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sacramento River/bend Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — locality lies within
Sacramento River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.2 mi, 125° SE · 8,248 acres
Paynes Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.9 mi, 063° NE · 2,104 acres
Bend Bridge Public Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 308° NW
Jed's Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 089° E
Portal (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 165° S
Monolith (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 165° S
Fountain (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 165° S
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 5.1 mi, 187° S · 929k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 359° N
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 6.2 mi, 189° S
Gray Davis Dye Creek Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 142° SE
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.0 mi, 162° S · 21k acres
Tehama Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 106° E
Tehama County Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 164° S
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 18.6 mi, 345° N · 1.1M acres
Ishi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.2 mi, 105° E · 42k acres
Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 21.4 mi, 356° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 22.4 mi, 317° NW
Nur Pon Salmon Run (Public Artwork) — 23.4 mi, 338° N
Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 24.7 mi, 340° N
Art Gallery (Gallery) — 24.8 mi, 339° N
Shasta Lake Ranger Station (Attraction) — 31.6 mi, 348° N
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 31.9 mi, 079° E · 107k acres
Afterthought Mine (Historic Ruins) — 33.9 mi, 012° N
Kennett (Historic Ruins) — 35.2 mi, 343° N
Alta Schmidt House Museum (Museum) — 35.3 mi, 179° S
Sulphur Works (Attraction) — 37.9 mi, 069° E
Lake Shasta Caverns (Attraction) — 38.3 mi, 352° N
Seismograph (Attraction) — 39.1 mi, 060° NE

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