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Emigrant Gap California Map

Explore Emigrant Gap, 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 Emigrant Gap, California

How to Use This Emigrant Gap, California Map

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

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	Emigrant Gap
State	California (CA)
County	Placer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.296845
Longitude	-120.672712
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95715
Area Code	530
County Seat	Auburn

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About Emigrant Gap, California

Emigrant Gap is a locality in Placer County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Emigrant Gap is located at 39.2968°N, 120.6727°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95715.

Emigrant Gap defines the rugged transition where the low-lying plains relinquish their hold to the ascending, timbered terrain. It lies 21.5 miles east-northeast of Grass Valley, CA (from Grass Valley, CA: bearing 75°T), and is situated 18.5 miles east of Nevada City. Fulda Creek carves a persistent path through this landscape, its waters cold and clear, reflecting the filtered light that descends through the canopy of the nearby Tahoe National Forest. The air here holds a crisp, thin quality, untethered by the humidity of the lowlands, and the silence of the Putnam Valley is punctuated only by the subtle rustle of pine needles and the distant, rhythmic hum of transit. A mile from the quiet surface of Lake Putt, the topography shifts with an abruptness that reminds the observer of the sheer, formidable scale of the Sierra Nevada visible on the distant horizon.

Emigrant Gap bears the heavy, quiet weight of a route once traveled by those seeking a different life, its history etched into the very soil that supports the modern passage of commerce and travel. The local economy persists in a delicate balance with the surrounding wilderness, where the influence of the Tahoe National Forest dictates the pace of industry and conservation alike. Visitors seeking a connection to the landscape might find themselves wandering the Eagle Bird Trail, tracing paths that echo the persistence of earlier generations. Life in Emigrant Gap moves with a measured, deliberate gravity, indifferent to the frantic speed of the world beyond, finding its own purpose in the seasonal turning of the woods and the enduring stone of the earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Emigrant Gap (Viewpoint) — 0.1 mi, 349° N
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 0.7 mi, 151° SE · 895k acres
Jolly Boys Mine (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 333° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.0 mi, 309° NW
North Fork of North Fork American River Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 199° S
North Fork American, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.2 mi, 180° S · 12k acres
Sugar Pine Point Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 7.5 mi, 119° SE
Red Point Townsite (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 189° S
South Yuba River State Park (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 283° W
North Fork American Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.0 mi, 220° SW · 4,161 acres
Missouri Bar (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 287° W
Blue Star Memorial Highway (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 230° SW
Chinese Railroad Workers (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 230° SW
North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company, California Registered Historical Landmark No. 852 (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 291° W
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 14.5 mi, 035° NE · 1,886 acres
Donner Summit Historical Society (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 083° E
Illinois Bar (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 279° W
Granite Chief Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.6 mi, 110° E · 28k acres
Edwards Crossing (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 278° W
"snowshoe" Thompson (Public Artwork) — 17.5 mi, 081° E
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 17.7 mi, 175° S · 703k acres
Firehouse Number 1 Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 263° W
Mystic Theater (Theatre) — 18.6 mi, 263° W
Auburn State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.8 mi, 225° SW
Webber Lake (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 046° NE
Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 008° N
Downieville Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 336° NW
Yuba Theatre (Theatre) — 20.0 mi, 336° NW
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 228° SW
Desolation Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.7 mi, 136° SE · 64k acres

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