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Chilcoot-Vinton California Map

Explore Chilcoot-Vinton, 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 Chilcoot-Vinton, California

How to Use This Chilcoot-Vinton, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Chilcoot-Vinton, 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 Chilcoot-Vinton.

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	Chilcoot-Vinton
State	California (CA)
County	Plumas County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.8067
Longitude	-120.1388
Population	446
Density	13.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96105
Area Code	530
County Seat	Quincy
School District	Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District

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About Chilcoot-Vinton, California

Chilcoot-Vinton is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 446. The population density is 13.0 people per km². Chilcoot-Vinton is located at 39.8067°N, 120.1388°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96105.

Chilcoot-Vinton spreads across a high-desert plateau where the air holds a brittle, crystalline clarity that sharpens the edges of every sagebrush and fence post. It lies 33.2 miles north of Truckee, CA (from Truckee, CA: bearing 4°T), and is situated 12.3 miles northwest of Cold Springs. This landscape is defined by the expansive, open character of its high-altitude floor, bordered by the rugged, sage-dusted slopes that lead toward the distant Sierra Nevada on the horizon. To the north, the terrain transitions into the forested quiet of Plumas National Forest, which sits a single mile away, while the deeper wilderness of the Little Last Chance Canyon Special Interest Area lies five miles off. The dry, golden light of late afternoon washes over the valley floor, turning the dust kicked up by passing vehicles into a shimmering, amber haze that clings to the low-lying basin of Martin Neck Canyon.

Chilcoot-Vinton remains a place defined by the slow, deliberate movements of a ranching life, where the heritage of the land is measured in the seasonal migration of livestock along the Galeppi Cattle Trail. Economic activity flows through the rhythm of the seasons, dictated by the needs of the range and the subtle shifts in the water levels of nearby Frenchman Lake, seven miles to the east. The proximity of East Channel Little Last Chance Creek, winding through the landscape just two miles away, provides a quiet, perennial pulse to a region otherwise dominated by the vast, unhurried scale of the inland plains. Life here moves in accordance with the demands of the climate and the land, a persistent, quiet endurance that persists long after the sun dips behind the western ridges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 1.3 mi, 030° NE · 1.2M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 3.7 mi, 221° SW
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 4.9 mi, 180° S · 3.9M acres
Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 146° SE
Crocker Meadows Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 281° W
Sierra Valley Preserve (Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 270° W
Mountains Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.3 mi, 263° W
Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.7 mi, 272° W · 24k acres
Babbitt Peak Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 12.8 mi, 176° S
Western Pacific Railroad Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 269° W
Wheelers Sheep Camp (Historic Ruins) — 20.9 mi, 196° S
Crystal Peak Toll Bridge (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 158° S
Inyo Marble Works (Monument) — 21.5 mi, 158° S
Verdi Glen Resort Fireplace (Historic Ruins) — 21.5 mi, 159° S
The Basque Sheepherder Monument (Monument) — 23.9 mi, 137° SE
Mt. Rose Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.3 mi, 155° SE · 31k acres
Rememberance #3 (Public Artwork) — 25.0 mi, 137° SE
The_Theatre (Theatre) — 25.4 mi, 139° SE
Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 137° SE
International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 138° SE
Eldorado Showroom (Theatre) — 25.8 mi, 138° SE
Old Reno Arch (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 138° SE
Webber Lake (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 214° SW
The Clay Canvas (Arts Centre) — 27.0 mi, 140° SE
Laika Press (Arts Centre) — 27.2 mi, 139° SE
Eagle Framing & Art Gallery (Gallery) — 27.2 mi, 139° SE
Grand Sierra Cinema (Cinema) — 27.4 mi, 135° SE
Plumas-Eureka State Park (State Park) — 28.0 mi, 267° W
Dry Valley Rim Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 31.3 mi, 014° N · 95k acres
Granite Chief Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 42.0 mi, 196° S · 28k acres

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