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East Nicolaus California Map

Explore East Nicolaus, 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 East Nicolaus, California

How to Use This East Nicolaus, California Map

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

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	East Nicolaus
State	California (CA)
County	Sutter County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	38.910175
Longitude	-121.54496
Population	223
Density	18.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95659
Area Code	530
County Seat	Yuba City
School District	East Nicolaus Joint Union High School District

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About East Nicolaus, California

East Nicolaus is a locality in Sutter County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 223. The population density is 18.8 people per km². East Nicolaus is located at 38.9102°N, 121.5450°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95659.

East Nicolaus occupies a flat expanse of fertile soil where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under a vault of relentless, high-noon sun. It lies 12.8 miles south of Olivehurst, CA (from Olivehurst, CA: bearing 178°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south of Plumas Lake. The landscape around East Nicolaus is defined by the heavy, dark earth of the valley floor, broken only by the thin, quiet ribbon of Ping Slough that snakes through the fields to the west. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Ranges marks the far western edge of the world, the immediate terrain remains dominated by the open, agricultural plains that define this inland geography. Small depressions like Markham Ravine cut shallow lines through the dirt, and on days when the heat radiates off the pavement, the air seems to shimmer, blurring the distinction between the golden stubble of the harvested fields and the pale, cloudless sky.

Agriculture serves as the primary pulse of the local economy, with orchards and row crops stretching toward the horizon in precise, geometric lines that reflect a long history of cultivation. Residents gather at the South Sutter Baseball Fields, a local landmark that anchors the social life of the vicinity, serving as a hub for youth athletics and community congregation. The pace of life in East Nicolaus is measured not by the clock, but by the seasonal requirements of the harvest and the persistent, dry warmth that settles over the valley. Though the water at Camp Far West Reservoir remains miles away, the presence of irrigation keeps the landscape productive, sustaining a quiet, industrious character that has persisted through generations of working this resilient, sun-baked soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

South Sutter Baseball Fields (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 359° N
Feather River Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 277° W
Bobelaine Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 293° NW
Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 278° W
Lake overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 305° NW
Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 3.1 mi, 328° NW
Starbend Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 344° N
Plumas Lake Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 8.3 mi, 354° N
Toyota Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 8.5 mi, 012° N
Sutter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.5 mi, 304° NW · 5,234 acres
Joiner Park (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 094° E
First Clay Pipe Plant in the West (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 094° E
Lincoln Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 095° E
Beermann Plaz (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 095° E
The Gift (Public Artwork) — 13.7 mi, 095° E
The Stage (Theatre) — 13.7 mi, 095° E
Roseville Utility Exploration Center (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 131° SE
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 15.6 mi, 351° N
Mary Aaron Memorial Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 352° N
Sutter County Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 343° N
Roseville Telephone Museum (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 128° SE
Roseville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 18.0 mi, 129° SE
Cinemark Movie 5 (Cinema) — 21.0 mi, 215° SW
United Artist Arden Fair 6 (Cinema) — 22.5 mi, 163° S
Raging Waters Sacramento (Theme Park) — 22.8 mi, 165° S
Viewpoint | Photographic Art Center (Gallery) — 23.3 mi, 171° S
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.5 mi, 299° NW · 8,213 acres
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 35.5 mi, 053° NE · 895k acres
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 36.5 mi, 241° SW · 598k acres
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 37.1 mi, 031° NE · 1.2M acres

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