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Cornell California Map

Explore Cornell, 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 Cornell, California

How to Use This Cornell, California Map

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

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

Latitude	41.799326
Longitude	-121.319432
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	96134, 91301
Area Code	530, 626
County Seat	Alturas

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About Cornell, California

Cornell is a locality in Modoc County, California, United States. Cornell is located at 41.7993°N, 121.3194°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 96134, 91301.

Cornell emerges from the high, arid expanse of the Modoc National Forest as a spare, quiet settlement defined by the stark geometry of the earth. It lies 35.4 miles southeast of Altamont, OR (from Altamont, OR: bearing 143°T), and is situated 37.8 miles southeast of Klamath Falls. The horizon draws the eye toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range, while the immediate foreground consists of the volcanic dust and scrub of Dobie Flat, where the light at dusk bleaches the sagebrush into shades of pale, brittle silver. Beyond the immediate periphery, the landscape holds its breath in the silence of the high plateau, interrupted only by the occasional erratic movement of dry wind through the tall, sun-baked grasses. Seven miles away, the surface of Clear Lake Reservoir catches the sky, acting as a flat, reflective mirror that anchors the surrounding basin in a landscape otherwise dominated by the rugged, unyielding character of the forest floor.

Cornell persists as a quiet outpost of labor and endurance, its economy historically tethered to the timber and grazing cycles that define the rhythm of the Modoc National Forest. The passage of time here is marked not by the clock, but by the slow, seasonal shifts in the quality of the air and the gradual transformation of the soil under the persistent, harsh sun. Visitors often seek out the Petroglyph Point Trail, where the physical etchings of ancient inhabitants provide a somber, enduring contrast to the more transient modern demands of local ranching and land management. Eleven miles away, the J Canal serves as a singular, man-made artery cutting through the parched terrain, a reminder of the quiet struggle to direct water across an unforgiving geography that remains largely indifferent to human industry.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Modoc National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.7M acres
Lava Beds National Monument (National Monument) — 4.1 mi, 311° NW · 47k acres
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.6 mi, 295° NW · 75k acres
Petroglyph Point (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 311° NW
Wwii Valor In The Pacific National Monument Tule Lake Unit (National Monument) — 5.6 mi, 323° NW · 2,688 acres
Canby's Cross (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 338° N
Captain Jack's Stronghold (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 338° N
1873 Two Warm Springs Indians (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 337° NW
Lava Beds Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 6.2 mi, 264° W · 28k acres
Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.3 mi, 060° NE · 35k acres
Clear Lake (Resource Management Area) — 6.6 mi, 057° NE
East Wildlife Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 292° W
Battle of Dry Lake (Registered Battlefield) — 6.9 mi, 172° S
Hospital Rock (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 287° W
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 8.5 mi, 114° SE
Emigrant Trails Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.7 mi, 359° N
Thomas-Wright Battlefield (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 260° W
Canby Cross (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 277° W
Klamath National Forest (National Forest) — 16.3 mi, 245° SW · 1.7M acres
Rangeland (State Resource Management Area) — 17.7 mi, 353° N
Butte Valley National Grassland (National Grassland) — 30.4 mi, 281° W · 19k acres
The Favell Museum (Museum) — 37.8 mi, 320° NW
Coming Home (Public Artwork) — 50.2 mi, 250° W
Alger Theatre (Cinema) — 56.8 mi, 061° NE
Two Rivers Art Gallery & Gift Shop (Gallery) — 60.5 mi, 333° NW
Weed Museum (Museum) — 60.7 mi, 245° SW
Sisson Museum (Museum) — 62.2 mi, 237° SW
Smithy (Historic Ruins) — 62.3 mi, 221° SW
Ladies cabin (Historic Ruins) — 62.4 mi, 221° SW
Railroad Museum (Museum) — 62.5 mi, 266° W

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