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Cassel California Map

Explore Cassel, 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 Cassel, California

How to Use This Cassel, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.91905
Longitude	-121.547761
Population	207
Density	39.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96016
Area Code	530
County Seat	Redding
School District	Fall River Joint Unified School District

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About Cassel, California

Cassel is a locality in Shasta County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 207. The population density is 39.4 people per km². Cassel is located at 40.9190°N, 121.5478°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96016.

Cassel emerges from the floor of the Hat Creek Valley as a quiet confluence of spring-fed waters and volcanic earth. It lies 46.1 miles east-northeast of Shasta Lake, CA (from Shasta Lake, CA: bearing 69°T), and is situated 6.4 miles east-northeast of Burney. The landscape here is defined by the persistent, cold clarity of Hat Creek, which carves a path through the basaltic terrain, feeding the lush, marshy expanse of the Rising River Preserve that abuts the settlement. To the west, the jagged, snow-dusted silhouettes of the Cascade Range anchor the horizon, grounding the wide, open sky that shifts from the pale, brittle blue of midday to a deep, bruised violet at dusk. The air holds a crisp, mineral edge, carrying the scent of damp reeds and sun-warmed pine, while the ground beneath remains porous, a silent reminder of the ancient, cooling lava flows that shaped this basin.

Cassel sustains itself through a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the land, where small-scale agriculture and a deep respect for the surrounding wilderness define the local character. The economy has long leaned into the land’s natural offerings, with the proximity of Lake Britton drawing those who seek the stillness of its deep, dark waters, while the Rising River Preserve serves as a sanctuary for the migratory birds and trout that thrive in the cold, subterranean springs. For those seeking a deeper connection to the topography, the Headwaters Trail provides a passage through the high-country timber and volcanic crags that lie beyond the valley floor. Life in Cassel moves with the deliberate pace of the water, a quiet persistence that ignores the frantic acceleration of the modern world, preferring the steady, predictable cycles of the seasons and the enduring presence of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rising River Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 155° SE
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 0.6 mi, 025° NE · 1,886 acres
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 1.4 mi, 271° W · 1.1M acres
Shasta National Forest (National Forest) — 1.8 mi, 332° NW · 1.2M acres
Cinder Flats Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 050° NE
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 3.7 mi, 081° E
Lower Pit River Canyon (Wild & Scenic River) — 5.7 mi, 048° NE · 583 acres
Lava Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 6.9 mi, 063° NE · 35k acres
"stand By Me" Bridge (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 331° NW
McArthur-Burney Falls Memorial State Park (State Park) — 7.8 mi, 330° NW
Lockhart Ferry (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 043° NE
Hat Creek Radio Observatory (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 150° SE
Thousand Lakes Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.4 mi, 180° S · 17k acres
Ahjumawi Lava Springs State Park (State Park) — 12.6 mi, 023° NE
Site of the First School in Fall River Valley (Monument) — 15.2 mi, 046° NE
Panoramic Point, Lassen National Forest (Viewpoint) — 20.6 mi, 170° S
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 24.0 mi, 178° S · 107k acres
Seismograph (Attraction) — 26.5 mi, 182° S
Hot Rock (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 174° S
Afterthought Mine (Historic Ruins) — 30.3 mi, 245° SW
Metal Horse (Public Artwork) — 30.6 mi, 240° SW
Smithy (Historic Ruins) — 31.6 mi, 295° NW
Battle Rock (Monument) — 43.3 mi, 292° W
Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 43.7 mi, 236° SW
Chester-Lake Almanor Museum (Museum) — 45.3 mi, 158° S
Merrill Amphitheater (Theatre) — 46.5 mi, 123° SE
Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 48.7 mi, 242° SW
Sisson Museum (Museum) — 48.8 mi, 304° NW
Art Gallery (Gallery) — 48.9 mi, 243° SW
Battle of Dry Lake (Registered Battlefield) — 55.5 mi, 013° N

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