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Dales California Map

Explore Dales, 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 Dales, California

How to Use This Dales, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.317989
Longitude	-122.053844
Population	28
Density	16.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96080
Area Code	530
County Seat	Red Bluff
School District	Antelope Elementary School District

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About Dales, California

Dales is a locality in Tehama County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 28. The population density is 16.8 people per km². Dales is located at 40.3180°N, 122.0538°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96080.

Dales occupies a rugged expanse where the earth creases into the deep, shaded troughs of De Haven Gulch. It lies 12.7 miles northeast of Red Bluff, CA (from Red Bluff, CA: bearing 43°T), and is situated 8.0 miles east-southeast of Lake California. The landscape here is defined by the persistent, rhythmic cutting of Paynes Creek, which carves its way through a terrain that burns to a brittle, straw-colored gold under the intensity of the summer sun. Forty-eight miles to the east, the jagged, snow-dusted silhouette of the Cascade Range looms against the horizon, a distant sentinel watching over the undulating oak savanna. Just a mile away, the Dales Lake Ecological Reserve provides a quiet sanctuary where the air grows heavy with the scent of dry grasses and heated basalt, offering a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the wider world.

Dales emerged from the necessity of navigating this difficult, sun-baked geography, serving as a waypoint for those who recognized the utility of the land’s natural drainage and mineral-rich soil. The economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the earth, characterized by small-scale grazing and the management of open range that has sustained local families for generations. Life in Dales unfolds with an unforced cadence, dictated by the transition of the seasons and the shifting quality of the afternoon light that turns the hills into pools of liquid bronze. There is a distinct, enduring resilience in the way the local architecture hunkers low to the ground, acknowledging the heat and the wind that sweeps down from the heights, ensuring that the legacy of the region remains as solid and unyielding as the rock beneath the surface.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Dales Lake Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 305° NW
Paynes Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.6 mi, 251° W · 2,104 acres
Sacramento River/bend Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.1 mi, 249° W
Tehama Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 124° SE
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 050° NE
Sacramento River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.8 mi, 266° W · 8,248 acres
Jed's Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.4 mi, 234° SW
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 7.4 mi, 090° E · 1.1M acres
Portal (Monument) — 11.4 mi, 217° SW
Monolith (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 217° SW
Fountain (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 217° SW
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.9 mi, 202° S · 21k acres
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 13.2 mi, 215° SW · 929k acres
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 13.9 mi, 221° SW
Ishi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.0 mi, 132° SE · 42k acres
Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 14.9 mi, 036° NE
Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 19.5 mi, 330° NW
Tehama County Museum (Museum) — 20.4 mi, 190° S
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 23.2 mi, 085° E · 107k acres
Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 25.1 mi, 319° NW
Art Gallery (Gallery) — 25.4 mi, 318° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 26.3 mi, 298° NW
Lassen Volcanic Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 26.4 mi, 074° E · 79k acres
Sulphur Works (Attraction) — 28.8 mi, 071° E
Afterthought Mine (Historic Ruins) — 28.8 mi, 358° N
Seismograph (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 060° NE
Shasta Lake Ranger Station (Attraction) — 30.5 mi, 331° NW
Bumpass Hell (Attraction) — 30.6 mi, 071° E
Kennett (Historic Ruins) — 34.7 mi, 328° NW
Alta Schmidt House Museum (Museum) — 40.3 mi, 191° S

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