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Burney California Map

Explore Burney, 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 Burney, California

How to Use This Burney, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.889362
Longitude	-121.675465
Population	3,000
Density	215.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96013
Area Code	530
County Seat	Redding
School District	Fall River Joint Unified School District

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About Burney, California

Burney is a locality in Shasta County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,000. The population density is 215.6 people per km². Burney is located at 40.8894°N, 121.6755°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96013.

Burney emerges from the volcanic landscape as a quiet outpost defined by the persistent, cold pulse of Burney Creek, which cuts a clear path through the basalt and ponderosa pine. It lies 39.7 miles east-northeast of Shasta Lake, CA (from Shasta Lake, CA: bearing 69°T), and is situated 34.3 miles east-northeast of Bella Vista. The horizon is dominated by the jagged, distant silhouettes of the Cascade Range, casting long shadows across the high plateau as the afternoon sun pulls the moisture from the soil. Near the Washburn Bue Park, the air holds a sharpness that betrays the elevation, and the land opens into the expansive, sage-dusted reach of Jackrabbit Flat. This terrain is marked by a raw, geological patience, where the light at dusk turns the pine needles to copper and forces the local flora into a brittle, resilient stillness.

History in Burney remains tethered to the timber industry and the steady development of the interior, a legacy that continues to shape the local economy long after the boom years. The rhythms of daily life are calibrated by the cycles of the forest, with the proximity of the Latour Demonstration State Forest serving as a constant reminder of the region’s primary resource and stewardship. Travelers often venture toward Lake Britton or seek the quiet elevation of the Headwaters Trail, moving through a landscape that feels largely indifferent to the frantic pace of the outside world. Here, the economy persists in the steady work of mills and local service, maintaining a character that is as hard-worn and reliable as the black volcanic rock beneath the surface.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Burney Civic Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 174° S
Washburn Bue Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 151° SE
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 1.9 mi, 359° N · 1.1M acres
Shasta National Forest (National Forest) — 2.7 mi, 360° N · 1.2M acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 7.0 mi, 040° NE · 1,886 acres
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park (State Park) — 8.1 mi, 009° N
"stand By Me" Bridge (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 019° N
Thousand Lakes Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.5 mi, 169° S · 17k acres
Hat Creek Radio Observatory (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 115° SE
Lower Pit River Canyon (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.4 mi, 058° NE · 583 acres
Lava Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 13.8 mi, 068° E · 35k acres
Lockhart Ferry (Monument) — 14.4 mi, 057° NE
Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 17.6 mi, 262° W · 202k acres
Panoramic Point, Lassen National Forest (Viewpoint) — 20.9 mi, 151° SE
Site of the First School in Fall River Valley (Monument) — 21.6 mi, 054° NE
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 23.1 mi, 161° S · 107k acres
Afterthought Mine (Historic Ruins) — 23.4 mi, 243° SW
Metal Horse (Public Artwork) — 23.9 mi, 236° SW
Lassen Volcanic Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.6 mi, 161° S · 79k acres
Seismograph (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 166° S
Hot Rock (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 158° S
Smithy (Historic Ruins) — 26.8 mi, 305° NW
Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 37.1 mi, 233° SW
Battle Rock (Monument) — 38.1 mi, 298° NW
Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 41.9 mi, 241° SW
Art Gallery (Gallery) — 42.1 mi, 241° SW
Sisson Museum (Museum) — 44.7 mi, 311° NW
Chester-Lake Almanor Museum (Museum) — 46.4 mi, 149° SE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 51.0 mi, 238° SW
Merrill Amphitheater (Theatre) — 51.2 mi, 117° SE

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