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East Quincy California Map

Explore East Quincy, 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 Quincy, California

How to Use This East Quincy, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.91643
Longitude	-120.91894
Population	2,463
Density	78.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95971
Area Code	530
County Seat	Quincy
School District	Plumas Unified School District

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About East Quincy, California

East Quincy is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,463. The population density is 78.5 people per km². East Quincy is located at 39.9164°N, 120.9189°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95971.

East Quincy marks a transition where the high, shadowed timberlands begin to yield to the open, luminous expanse of Thompson Valley. It lies 35.7 miles south-southwest of Susanville, CA (from Susanville, CA: bearing 201°T), and is situated 24.3 miles west-northwest of Portola. Mill Creek carves a persistent, cooling path through the terrain, its waters drawing a silver line through the brush and pine needles that define this inland basin. To the east, the horizon is held by the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Cascade Range, standing as a silent sentinel against the encroaching sky. The air here holds a crisp, thinning quality, carrying the scent of dry earth and sun-warmed conifers from the nearby edges of Plumas National Forest. A few miles further, the Feather River Experimental Forest creates a dense, managed canopy of shadow, where the light shifts in slow, deliberate patterns across the forest floor as the afternoon wanes.

East Quincy sustains a quiet economy rooted in the rugged legacy of the surrounding woods and the steady maintenance of the land. Historically, the area grew from the labor of those who worked the timber and the soil, and today that character persists in the deliberate, measured pace of the residents who traverse the local roads. Beyond the immediate reach of the settlement, the Willow Creek Trail offers a path for those seeking the solitude of the higher ridges, while the deeper waters of Little Grass Valley Reservoir remain a destination for the stillness of the high country. Life in East Quincy remains tied to the cycles of the seasons, where the golden light of autumn turns the deciduous brush to rust and the winters bring a heavy, insulating silence that settles over the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.2M acres
Pioneer Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 009° N
Quincy Skatepark (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 009° N
Leonhardt Ranch Learning Landscape (Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 339° N
Plumas County Museum (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 311° NW
Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.0 mi, 177° S · 24k acres
Butterfly Valley Botanical Area (National Scenic Byway) — 6.4 mi, 324° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 8.9 mi, 220° SW
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 9.1 mi, 178° S · 1,886 acres
Bucks Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.7 mi, 270° W · 24k acres
Lookout Rock (Viewpoint) — 11.8 mi, 241° SW
Plumas-Eureka State Park (State Park) — 13.6 mi, 126° SE
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 14.8 mi, 157° SE · 895k acres
Mammoth Mill (Historic Ruins) — 15.7 mi, 134° SE
Frank C. Reilly Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 192° S
Vehicle (Historic Ruins) — 19.0 mi, 331° NW
Western Pacific Railroad Museum (Museum) — 24.7 mi, 108° E
Downie Chapter 1249 (Monument) — 25.1 mi, 169° S
Downieville Museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 169° S
Yuba Theatre (Theatre) — 25.1 mi, 169° S
Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout (Monument) — 26.6 mi, 147° SE
Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 146° SE
Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum (Museum) — 28.5 mi, 146° SE
Lassen County Arts Council (Gallery) — 37.2 mi, 021° N
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 39.2 mi, 333° NW · 107k acres
Missouri Bar (Attraction) — 39.5 mi, 177° S
Webber Lake (Attraction) — 39.9 mi, 138° SE
Phantom Falls (Attraction) — 40.1 mi, 238° SW
Illinois Bar (Attraction) — 40.4 mi, 183° S
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 42.9 mi, 245° SW

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