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Elk Creek California Map

Explore Elk 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 Elk Creek, California

How to Use This Elk Creek, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Elk 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 Elk 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	Elk Creek
State	California (CA)
County	Glenn County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.605157
Longitude	-122.53916
Population	138
Density	36.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95939
Area Code	530
County Seat	Willows
School District	Stony Creek Joint Unified School District

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About Elk Creek, California

Elk Creek is a locality in Glenn County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 138. The population density is 36.1 people per km². Elk Creek is located at 39.6052°N, 122.5392°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95939.

Elk Creek defines the rugged, sun-bleached character of the northern interior, where the eponymous waterway carves a path through a landscape of tawny grasses and ancient, gnarled oaks. It lies 38.3 miles west-southwest of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 257°T), and is situated 19.2 miles west-northwest of Willows. The terrain rises into dry, undulating slopes that shift from pale ochre to a deep, bruised violet as the afternoon sun retreats toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Ranges. Only a mile away, the expansive surface of Stony Gorge Reservoir catches the sharp, unfiltered light, acting as a quiet mirror for the vast, cloudless sky. During the height of the summer, the air holds a heavy, resinous heat that smells of baked earth and wild sage, signaling the transition into a dormant, tinder-dry season that demands a measured, watchful pace of life.

History persists in Elk Creek through the weathered remnants of a legacy rooted in the extraction and management of the surrounding land, where the shadow of the nearby Mendocino National Forest looms as a primary influence on the local spirit. For generations, the economy has drawn its pulse from the rhythms of agriculture and the stewardship of the rugged acreage that stretches toward the depths of Bowman Canyon. Life here moves with the deliberate gravity of a place that understands the necessity of self-reliance, far removed from the frantic pace of the urban centers. Residents find a particular, stark beauty in the isolation, where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the wind moving through the dry brush or the occasional, distant sound of machinery working the terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stony Gorge Reservoir (Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 162° S
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 4.1 mi, 309° NW · 929k acres
Rattlesnake Firefighter Memorial (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 302° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 10.1 mi, 198° S
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 10.6 mi, 261° W · 598k acres
Black Butte Lake (Recreation Area) — 11.6 mi, 037° NE
Snow Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.7 mi, 214° SW · 60k acres
Green Army Man (Public Artwork) — 15.9 mi, 181° S
Ocean View (Viewpoint) — 17.3 mi, 284° W
Black Butte River, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.9 mi, 277° W · 6,554 acres
Alta Schmidt House Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 062° NE
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.3 mi, 120° SE · 22k acres
Yuki Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.4 mi, 264° W · 56k acres
Lopes Cabin (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 248° W
Elk Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 26.8 mi, 267° W · 3,015 acres
Prather Mill Logging Camp (Historic Ruins) — 29.3 mi, 225° SW
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.7 mi, 057° NE · 21k acres
Tehama County Museum (Museum) — 36.6 mi, 037° NE
In Honor of All Chico Area Veterans (Monument) — 37.0 mi, 071° E
Sacramento Valley Museum (Museum) — 37.3 mi, 147° SE
Trinity National Forest (National Forest) — 37.7 mi, 343° N · 1.1M acres
Chico Art Center (Arts Centre) — 37.7 mi, 077° E
Vertebrate Museum (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 077° E
Janet Turner Print Museum (Museum) — 38.0 mi, 077° E
Chico Community Labyrinth (Monument) — 38.1 mi, 077° E
Indian Dick Forest Service Station (Historic Ruins) — 39.3 mi, 314° NW
Wente Campfire (Theatre) — 41.3 mi, 252° W
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 42.2 mi, 023° NE
Seabiscuit's Grave and Statue (Attraction) — 45.5 mi, 245° SW
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 47.5 mi, 086° E

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