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Cottonwood California Map

Explore Cottonwood, 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 Cottonwood, California

How to Use This Cottonwood, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.390291
Longitude	-122.315631
Population	6,268
Density	183.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	93307, 95694, 96022
Area Code	530
County Seat	Woodland
School District	Anderson Union High School District

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About Cottonwood, California

Cottonwood is a locality in Yolo County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 6,268. The population density is 183.0 people per km². Cottonwood is located at 40.3903°N, 122.3156°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93307, 95694, 96022.

Cottonwood emerges from the sun-bleached expanse of the northern interior, defined by the slow, deliberate crawl of the Cottonwood Slough that carves a verdant artery through the dry, golden grasses. It lies 10.8 miles west of Woodland, CA (from Woodland, CA: bearing 263°T), and is situated 9.2 miles north of Winters. The landscape here is a study in heat and light, where the earth cracks into intricate patterns under the relentless sun, leaving the oak savanna to shimmer in the haze. In the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Coast Ranges anchors the horizon, a reminder of the vast, faulted terrain that stretches far beyond the immediate, sun-drenched plains. Here, the air carries the scent of baked dust and wild fennel, and the sky at dusk turns a bruised violet that seems to hold the heat long after the sun has vanished behind the low, rolling ridges.

Cottonwood preserves the echoes of its agrarian foundations, maintaining a pace dictated by the seasonal cycle of growth and harvest rather than the frantic pulse of industrial centers. Life revolves around the quiet utility of the land, where the shadow of Perkins Canyon looms as a silent sentinel over the local economy, which remains deeply tethered to the rhythm of the soil and the legacy of early settlers who recognized the promise in these fertile, inland reaches. Residents often find a moment of stillness at Tony Lopes Memorial Park, a small patch of manicured green that offers respite from the sprawling, arid stretches nearby. While Alfalfa Patch Reservoir lies eleven miles distant, its presence is felt in the collective consciousness of a people who understand that in this particular corner of the world, water is the singular currency that defines whether the land thrives or simply endures.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cottonwood Community Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 100° E
Anderson Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 012° N
Mouth of Cottonwood Creek Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 085° E
California-Oregon Highway Historical Marker (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 355° N
Sacramento River/bend Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.6 mi, 096° E
Sacramento River (Wild & Scenic River) — 5.9 mi, 097° E · 8,248 acres
Battle Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.4 mi, 092° E · 12k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 6.6 mi, 122° SE
Battle Creek Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 092° E
Clear Creek/sacramento River Island Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.0 mi, 354° N
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 8.7 mi, 006° N · 1.1M acres
Clear Creek Gold Discovery Historical Marker (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 337° NW
Clear Creek Gorge Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.7 mi, 312° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 11.9 mi, 307° NW
Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 12.6 mi, 019° N
Nur Pon Salmon Run (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 346° N
Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 14.1 mi, 348° N
Art Gallery (Gallery) — 14.2 mi, 347° N
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 15.2 mi, 161° S · 929k acres
Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 15.4 mi, 320° NW · 42k acres
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 16.2 mi, 163° S
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.8 mi, 154° SE · 21k acres
Shasta Lake Ranger Station (Attraction) — 21.6 mi, 357° N
Kennett (Historic Ruins) — 24.7 mi, 349° N
Afterthought Mine (Historic Ruins) — 27.0 mi, 028° NE
Tehama County Museum (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 158° S
Lake Shasta Caverns (Attraction) — 28.6 mi, 001° N
Jake Jackson Memorial Museum (Museum) — 40.3 mi, 306° NW
Highland Art Center (Arts Centre) — 40.3 mi, 306° NW
Seismograph (Attraction) — 40.8 mi, 075° E

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