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Dobbins California Map

Explore Dobbins, 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 Dobbins, California

How to Use This Dobbins, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.35659
Longitude	-121.210378
Population	551
Density	27.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95935
Area Code	530
County Seat	Marysville
School District	Marysville Joint Unified School District

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About Dobbins, California

Dobbins is a locality in Yuba County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 551. The population density is 27.5 people per km². Dobbins is located at 39.3566°N, 121.2104°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95935.

Dobbins defines itself through the persistent, low-slung melodies of Dobbins Creek, which carves a path through the earth just a short distance from the center of the settlement. It lies 13.1 miles northwest of Grass Valley, CA (from Grass Valley, CA: bearing 324°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north of Lake Wildwood. The landscape here is characterized by an expansive, rugged terrain where the dense timber of the Plumas National Forest begins to bleed into the golden, sun-scorched brush of the foothills. To the west, the deep, shadowed recesses of Chute Ravine slice through the topography, while the shimmering expanse of New Bullards Bar Reservoir sits nearby, reflecting the pale, high-altitude light of the afternoon. When the summer heat settles over the ground, the air takes on a dry, resinous scent, and the long shadows of the trees stretch across the terrain like ink spilled on parchment.

Dobbins emerged from the grit of early extraction industries, a place where the economy was once tethered to the pulse of the earth and the harvest of the surrounding woodland. While the frantic energy of the past has softened, the rhythm of life remains tied to the cycles of the seasons and the quiet autonomy of those who choose to live away from the dense, frantic sprawl of the urban centers. Distant silhouettes of the Sierra Nevada occasionally catch the morning sun, serving as a reminder of the vast, uplifted spine of the continent that looms far to the east. Today, Dobbins persists as a place of deliberate stillness, where the labor of the day is measured not by the clock, but by the gradual fading of the light against the ridgeline.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rice's Crossing Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 100° E
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 1.6 mi, 059° NE · 1.2M acres
Englebright Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.7 mi, 177° S
South Yuba River State Park (State Park) — 3.3 mi, 160° S
Yuba Rim Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 080° E
New Bullards Bar Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 3.8 mi, 062° NE
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 3.9 mi, 075° E · 895k acres
World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 144° SE
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 068° E
Collins Lake Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 5.1 mi, 275° W
Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 231° SW
Challenge Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 6.8 mi, 359° N
Purdon Crossing (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 103° E
China Dam (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 100° E
Emerald Pool (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 100° E
Providence Mine (Historic Ruins) — 11.5 mi, 126° SE
Stamp Mill (Historic Ruins) — 12.0 mi, 122° SE
Stewart Mansion (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 124° SE
Mystic Theater (Theatre) — 12.1 mi, 122° SE
Firehouse Number 1 Museum (Museum) — 12.2 mi, 122° SE
Site of Old Wells Fargo Building (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 122° SE
Edwards Crossing (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 098° E
North Star Museum (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 144° SE
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 13.3 mi, 328° NW
Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.0 mi, 349° N · 24k acres
Bath House Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 302° NW
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 22.5 mi, 142° SE
Downieville Museum (Museum) — 24.8 mi, 055° NE
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.1 mi, 234° SW
Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 31.1 mi, 220° SW

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