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Buckhorn California Map

Explore Buckhorn, 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 Buckhorn, California

How to Use This Buckhorn, California Map

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

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

Latitude	38.454797
Longitude	-120.532334
Population	2,597
Density	203.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	93015, 95666
Area Code	805, 530
County Seat	Ventura
School District	Amador County Unified School District

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About Buckhorn, California

Buckhorn is a locality in Ventura County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,597. The population density is 203.3 people per km². Buckhorn is located at 38.4548°N, 120.5323°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93015, 95666.

Buckhorn occupies a rugged expanse of dry, sun-bleached earth where the land folds into the jagged indentations of Edwards Canyon. It lies 5.8 miles east of Fillmore, CA (from Fillmore, CA: bearing 89°T), and is situated 9.3 miles north-northwest of Simi Valley. Dry grasses turn the color of straw under an unrelenting sun, clinging to slopes that rise toward the distant silhouettes of the Santa Monica Mountains. The Santa Clara River carves a thin, riparian vein through the arid basin just a mile away, providing a narrow corridor of shade and moisture that contrasts sharply with the surrounding scrub. Five miles to the north, the waters of Lake Piru hold the bright, flat reflection of the sky, acting as a quiet anchor for the parched landscape. Light here has a peculiar, heavy quality, pressing down on the chaparral until the heat shimmers above the ground in translucent, dancing ribbons.

Buckhorn maintains a quiet distance from the frantic pace of the larger world, its existence defined by the seasonal pulse of the Santa Clara River Preserve. The local economy remains tethered to the slow rhythms of the interior, where the work of the day is measured by the length of shadows across the hard-packed soil. Residents often traverse the local terrain with a practiced awareness of the fault lines that run silent and deep beneath their feet. Those who seek the solitude of the wilderness look toward the Pothole Trail, following paths that have been worn into the hills by generations of travelers. Life in Buckhorn persists with a stubborn, deliberate stillness, indifferent to the encroaching sprawl, keeping instead to the ancient, quiet logic of the canyons and the dry, golden wind.

Nearby Outdoor Places

North Fork Mokelumne River (Wild & Scenic River) — 1.5 mi, 137° SE · 2,970 acres
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 2.6 mi, 104° E · 901k acres
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 3.0 mi, 021° N · 703k acres
Mollie Joyce Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 240° SW
Mount Zion State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 244° SW
Mokelumne River (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.9 mi, 216° SW · 2,737 acres
Amador County Model Railroad Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 242° SW
Morrisonville (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 005° N
Nature Center and Observatory (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 009° N
Camp Fire Bowl (Theatre) — 10.8 mi, 008° N
Leoni House (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 007° N
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 12.1 mi, 335° NW
Chew Kee Store (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 286° W
Sobon Estate Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 294° NW
Impound Dam Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.5 mi, 244° SW
Tailing Wheel No. 3 (Historic Ruins) — 14.6 mi, 244° SW
Shenandoah Valley Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 295° NW
Massa Tunnel (Historic Ruins) — 14.6 mi, 245° SW
Kennedy Gold Mine (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 246° SW
Twin Bridges Swimming Hole (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 322° NW
Sutter Gold Mine (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 259° W
3 Fish Studios (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 261° W
North Fork Cosumnes River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 16.3 mi, 325° NW
Calaveras Big Trees State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 135° SE
Local (Gallery) — 17.2 mi, 276° W
Mokelumne Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.9 mi, 079° E · 104k acres
Metropolitan Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 19.5 mi, 204° SW
Trails West Marker (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 358° N
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.1 mi, 091° E · 159k acres
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 45.1 mi, 127° SE · 743k acres

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