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Browns Valley California Map

Explore Browns Valley, 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 Browns Valley, California

How to Use This Browns Valley, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.242114
Longitude	-121.40913
Population	1,200
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95918
Area Code	530
County Seat	Marysville

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About Browns Valley, California

Browns Valley is a locality in Yuba County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Browns Valley is located at 39.2421°N, 121.4091°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95918.

Browns Valley occupies a quiet expanse of foothills where the afternoon sun turns the dry grasses into a sea of pale straw. It lies 11.0 miles northeast of Linda, CA (from Linda, CA: bearing 44°T), and is situated 4.8 miles south of Loma Rica. The landscape here is characterized by an open, sun-drenched savanna, where ancient oaks stand as solitary sentinels over the gentle rise and fall of the earth. Only a mile away, Little Dry Creek carves a thin, seasonal vein through the dust, offering a brief respite of riparian greenery before the heat of the day takes hold. To the east, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Ranges marks the far horizon, while the proximity of Marysville Lake, a mere two miles distant, provides a steadying presence in the arid terrain. The air carries the scent of baked clay and wild sage, a stillness that seems to suspend time between the heavy heat of midday and the cooling shadows of dusk.

Browns Valley emerged from the fervor of the nineteenth-century gold rush, transforming from a cluster of hopeful prospectors into a landscape defined by the patient endurance of agriculture and rural craft. The rhythmic labor of the land persists today, as the community maintains a steady pace far removed from the frantic pulse of the urban centers to the south. Visitors often stop near Sycamore Ranch, a local park that serves as a quiet threshold to the wider, rugged terrain of the interior. Beyond the immediate vicinity, the earth folds into the deeper contours of Big Ravine, a geography that demands a certain rugged independence from those who call it home. Life in Browns Valley is measured in the slow turning of the seasons, where the primary economy remains tethered to the soil and the quiet, persistent work of those who shape the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sycamore Ranch (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 171° S
Hammon Grove Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 156° SE
Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 081° E
Spenceville Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 128° SE
Collins Lake Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 6.9 mi, 039° NE
Englebright Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 088° E
Dam Observation Point (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 091° E
Airplane (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 185° S
Northrop T-38 A Talon (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 191° S
Lockheed U2 Monument (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 176° S
South Yuba River State Park (State Park) — 11.2 mi, 075° E
Mary Aaron Memorial Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 235° SW
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.9 mi, 235° SW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 12.2 mi, 232° SW
Cotton Rosser Arena Pavilion (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 235° SW
Sutter County Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 242° SW
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 15.0 mi, 050° NE · 1.2M acres
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 17.0 mi, 058° NE · 895k acres
North Star Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 097° E
Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 18.5 mi, 210° SW
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.7 mi, 353° N
Providence Mine (Historic Ruins) — 19.9 mi, 087° E
Purdon Crossing (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 073° E
Bath House Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 339° N
Stamp Mill (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 086° E
Firehouse Number 1 Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 086° E
China Dam (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 073° E
Sutter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.1 mi, 234° SW · 5,234 acres
Emerald Pool (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 073° E
Edwards Crossing (Attraction) — 23.5 mi, 075° E

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