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Davis Creek California Map

Explore Davis Creek, 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 Davis Creek, California

How to Use This Davis Creek, California Map

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

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

Latitude	41.733224
Longitude	-120.371898
Population	280
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96108
Area Code	530
County Seat	Alturas

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About Davis Creek, California

Davis Creek is a locality in Modoc County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Davis Creek is located at 41.7332°N, 120.3719°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96108.

Davis Creek emerges from the high, arid landscape as a quiet intersection of sagebrush plains and the cooling shadows of the nearby Modoc National Forest. It lies 92.2 miles north of Susanville, CA (from Susanville, CA: bearing 9°T), and is situated 19.2 miles north-northeast of Alturas. The land here holds a stark, singular beauty, defined by the persistent flow of Davis Creek as it carves a narrow, verdant path through the dry, sun-baked earth. To the east, the vast expanse of Goose Lake reflects the pale, expansive sky, its waters pulling the light across the horizon. Beyond the immediate basin, the terrain shifts into the subtle, open expanses of Fender Flat, where the air possesses a sharp, clean clarity that settles over the ground as the daylight fades into a deep, bruised violet.

History in Davis Creek remains tethered to the rugged demands of the high desert, where the economy has long favored the endurance of ranching and the careful stewardship of the land. The proximity to the Modoc National Forest dictates the seasonal rhythm of the people, who move with the measured pace of those accustomed to the long, golden afternoons and the sudden, biting frosts of the interior. While the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Cascade Range provide a permanent, jagged backdrop to the western skyline, the focus of the locality remains firmly on the immediate, practical necessities of the range and the persistent, quiet growth of the surrounding woodland. Life here moves with the stillness of the high desert, where every change in the wind carries the scent of dry grass and the promise of a long, clear night.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Modoc National Forest (National Forest) — 1.0 mi, 004° N · 1.7M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 7.0 mi, 224° SW
Emigrant Trails Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.3 mi, 004° N
Devil'S Garden Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 12.2 mi, 289° W
Modoc National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.0 mi, 198° S · 14k acres
Fremont National Forest (National Forest) — 18.6 mi, 016° N · 1.2M acres
South Warner Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.1 mi, 157° SE · 70k acres
South Warner Contiguous Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 20.2 mi, 154° SE · 4,333 acres
Twelvemile Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 24.3 mi, 043° NE · 2,504 acres
Crane Mountain Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 24.5 mi, 016° N
Fortynine Camp (Historic Ruins) — 24.8 mi, 111° E
Three Corners Monument (Monument) — 26.3 mi, 047° NE
Massacre Rim Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 30.0 mi, 098° E · 101k acres
Black Rock Desert / High Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 30.3 mi, 111° E · 816k acres
Alger Theatre (Cinema) — 31.5 mi, 002° N
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 36.3 mi, 081° E · 1.2M acres
Battle of Dry Lake (Registered Battlefield) — 47.9 mi, 268° W
Canby's Cross (Monument) — 52.0 mi, 281° W
Captain Jack's Stronghold (Monument) — 52.0 mi, 281° W
Petroglyph Point (Attraction) — 53.1 mi, 279° W
Hospital Rock (Attraction) — 57.1 mi, 277° W
Garden Bridges (Attraction) — 58.9 mi, 269° W
Thomas-Wright Battlefield (Attraction) — 60.2 mi, 273° W
Paisley Five Mile Caves (Historic Ruins) — 71.7 mi, 353° N

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