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Cromberg California Map

Explore Cromberg, 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 Cromberg, California

How to Use This Cromberg, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.860174
Longitude	-120.691612
Population	272
Density	11.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96103
Area Code	530
County Seat	Quincy
School District	Plumas Unified School District

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About Cromberg, California

Cromberg is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 272. The population density is 11.6 people per km². Cromberg is located at 39.8602°N, 120.6916°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96103.

Cromberg occupies a quiet expanse of Northern California where the earth rises in slow, deliberate folds of pine and brush. It lies 38.5 miles south of Susanville, CA (from Susanville, CA: bearing 183°T), and is situated 12.1 miles east-southeast of East Quincy. Long Valley Creek carves a path through the landscape, its seasonal pulse dictating the rhythm of the immediate terrain before the ground drops away into the shadowed depths of Cogswell Ravine. Beyond the immediate canopy, the vast, dense expanse of Plumas National Forest defines the horizon, providing a backdrop of evergreen silhouettes that catch the sharp, clear light of the high country. Five miles out, the still surface of Madora Lake offers a mirror for the changing sky, a place where the air remains cool even when the sun beats hard against the dry, golden grasses of the basin.

Cromberg remains anchored by the legacies of the timber industry and the steady, unpretentious labor that once fueled the expansion of the western frontier. The economy here moves at the pace of the seasons, shifting from the quiet maintenance of woodland infrastructure to the occasional movement of visitors seeking the solitude of the Madora Lake Loop Trail. Life in Cromberg is defined by the proximity to the wild, where the boundary between human habitation and the deep, untamed forest is nearly invisible. Locals recognize the subtle shifts in the wind that carry the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a reminder that the land remains the primary architect of their daily routines.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 360° N · 1.2M acres
Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 0.6 mi, 202° S · 24k acres
Plumas-Eureka State Park (State Park) — 4.2 mi, 184° S
Middle Fork Feather River Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 147° SE
Mammoth Mill (Historic Ruins) — 7.1 mi, 186° S
Pioneer Ski Area of America (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 183° S
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 10.2 mi, 198° S · 895k acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.4 mi, 196° S · 1,886 acres
Frazier Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.9 mi, 166° S
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 11.5 mi, 013° N
Western Pacific Railroad Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 109° E
Crocker Meadows Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.9 mi, 086° E
Plumas County Museum (Museum) — 14.5 mi, 291° W
Butterfly Valley Botanical Area (National Scenic Byway) — 18.3 mi, 300° NW
Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 173° S
Frank C. Reilly Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 232° SW
Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 169° S
Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 169° S
Downieville Museum (Museum) — 21.9 mi, 199° S
Yuba Theatre (Theatre) — 22.0 mi, 199° S
Bucks Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.0 mi, 277° W · 24k acres
Vehicle (Historic Ruins) — 29.6 mi, 314° NW
Webber Lake (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 150° SE
Missouri Bar (Attraction) — 37.0 mi, 196° S
Lassen County Arts Council (Gallery) — 38.5 mi, 002° N
Illinois Bar (Attraction) — 39.2 mi, 202° S
Edwards Crossing (Attraction) — 39.8 mi, 203° SW
"snowshoe" Thompson (Public Artwork) — 40.4 mi, 153° SE
Lassen Volcanic Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 48.9 mi, 323° NW · 79k acres
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 48.9 mi, 323° NW · 107k acres

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