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Bowman California Map

Explore Bowman, 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 Bowman, California

How to Use This Bowman, California Map

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

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

Latitude	38.941842
Longitude	-121.047445
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95603, 95706
Area Code	530
County Seat	Auburn

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About Bowman, California

Bowman 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. Bowman is located at 38.9418°N, 121.0474°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95603, 95706.

Bowman occupies a space where the earth rises in sun-bleached ridges, marking the transition from the flat agricultural plains to the rugged, inland interior. It lies 2.0 miles east-northeast of North Auburn, CA (from North Auburn, CA: bearing 68°T), and is situated 3.5 miles north-northeast of Auburn. The air here holds a dry clarity, particularly as the afternoon light catches the oak savanna and casts long, sharp shadows across the parched grasses. To the east, the towering peaks of the Sierra Nevada remain a distant, hazy silhouette against the sky, while the immediate landscape is defined by the steep, shadowed contours of Warner Ravine. Water shapes the rhythm of the terrain, with the steady flow of Clipper Creek carving through the soil and the still, reflective surface of Halsey Afterbay providing a quiet counterpoint to the heat. Every path and trail in the vicinity leads into the Auburn State Recreation Area, where the land opens into vast, rugged expanses that have remained largely untamed by the encroachment of modern development.

Bowman functions as a quiet intersection of industrial utility and the remnants of a working landscape, shaped by the water infrastructure that has long sustained the interior. The local economy and its historical character are intrinsically linked to the movement of water through the region, a necessity that dictated the placement of canals and conduits that still thread through the brush today. While the pace of life remains slow, the presence of Codfish Falls a few miles away serves as a reminder of the raw, kinetic energy that defined the early settlement and mining eras of this region. Residents observe the seasons through the color of the hills, which turn from a vibrant, fleeting green to a brittle, golden brown as the summer heat persists. In Bowman, the daily routine is marked by the hum of the nearby transit corridors and the persistent, quiet endurance of a terrain that refuses to be fully manicured, maintaining a sturdy, unpretentious character that favors function over ornamentation.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Auburn State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 090° E
Canyon View Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 201° S
1. Welcome To Canyon View Preserve! (Viewpoint) — 0.7 mi, 199° S
Christian Valley Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 027° NE
Ashford Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 209° SW
Stagecoach Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 193° S
Giant Indian Statues (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 211° SW
General Gomez Arts (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 201° S
Placer Nature Center (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 339° N
Placer County Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 207° SW
Bernard House (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 204° SW
McCann Stadium (Stadium) — 3.8 mi, 201° S
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.3 mi, 186° S
Combie Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 4.4 mi, 004° N
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 9.2 mi, 085° E · 703k acres
South Fork American River (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.4 mi, 154° SE · 5,570 acres
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 025° NE
Sutter's Mill Site (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 139° SE
North Fork American Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.9 mi, 030° NE · 4,161 acres
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 13.1 mi, 066° NE · 895k acres
Women's Club Fountain (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 254° W
McBean Park (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 254° W
Lincoln Theatre Company (Arts Centre) — 13.5 mi, 255° W
The Stage (Theatre) — 13.5 mi, 255° W
Wells Fargo vault (Historic Ruins) — 15.1 mi, 041° NE
Iowa Hill Fire (Historic Ruins) — 15.2 mi, 041° NE
The American River Water Education Center (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 203° SW
Maidu Museum (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 217° SW
Southwind Labradors (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 172° S
Roseville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.6 mi, 224° SW

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