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Etna California Map

Explore Etna, 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 Etna, California

How to Use This Etna, California Map

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

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.

CityEtna
StateCalifornia (CA)
CountySiskiyou County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezonePacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)
Latitude41.456806
Longitude-122.894755
Population678
Density344.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code96027
Area Code530
County SeatYreka
School DistrictScott Valley Unified School District

About Etna, California

Etna is a locality in Siskiyou County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 678. The population density is 344.4 people per km². Etna is located at 41.4568°N, 122.8948°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Etna is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 96027.

Etna unfolds across a verdant valley floor where the persistent, clear current of Johnson Creek carves a path through the alluvial soil. It lies 60.2 miles north-northwest of Shasta Lake, CA (from Shasta Lake, CA: bearing 333°T), and is situated 23.5 miles southwest of Yreka. The land rises sharply toward the rugged, timbered silhouettes of the Klamath Mountains, which stand as a jagged barrier against the horizon and define the scale of the valley. Sunlight here possesses a particular, honeyed intensity, casting long shadows across the fields and illuminating the dust motes that dance above the grasses during the quiet transition of dusk. The air holds a crisp, high-altitude clarity, carrying the faint, resinous scent of pine from the surrounding Klamath Other, where the dense woodland provides a wild, untamed backdrop to the domestic grid of the streets.

Etna carries the quiet weight of a history rooted in the pursuit of mineral wealth and the steady labor of the land, though the frantic energy of the early prospectors has long since faded into the stillness of a working agricultural hub. The local economy persists through a deliberate rhythm of farming and ranching, with fences delineating pastures that have sustained families for generations. While the distant, serene waters of Aspen Lake remain a secluded destination for those seeking solitude, the immediate life of the valley is defined by the seasonal cycles of the fields and the rugged terrain of Heartstrand Gulch. Life moves with an unforced cadence here, marked by the turning of the seasons and the enduring presence of the landscape, which demands a patient, observant stewardship from all who inhabit this corner of the world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Siskiyou Valley (Public Artwork) — 0.0 mi, 147° SE
  • Marble Rim Gallery (Gallery) — 0.1 mi, 126° SE
  • Klamath Other (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 331° NW · 690 acres
  • Etna City Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 296° NW
  • Ormond Edward Quigley (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 230° SW
  • Robert Roosevelt Quigley (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 230° SW
  • Informal Etna Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 1.0 mi, 243° SW
  • Klamath National Forest (National Forest) — 3.1 mi, 222° SW · 1.7M acres
  • Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 6.5 mi, 219° SW · 1,886 acres
  • Marble Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.6 mi, 269° W · 225k acres
  • Russian Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.1 mi, 211° SW · 13k acres
  • Oro Fino Historic Plaque (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 351° N
  • Sugar Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 10.0 mi, 187° S
  • California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 10.2 mi, 214° SW
  • Klamath, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.6 mi, 226° SW · 52k acres
  • Sugar pine river access (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 334° NW
  • Stamp mill (Historic Ruins) — 18.9 mi, 153° SE
  • Siskiyou County Museum (Museum) — 22.7 mi, 036° NE
  • Mount Eddy Lookout Tower Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 23.5 mi, 114° SE
  • Railroad Museum (Museum) — 26.5 mi, 045° NE
  • Weed Museum (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 095° E
  • Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 28.0 mi, 161° S · 202k acres
  • Sisson Museum (Museum) — 31.1 mi, 109° E
  • Scott Museum (Museum) — 34.1 mi, 162° S
  • Living Memorial Sculpture Garden (Attraction) — 34.9 mi, 080° E
  • 1727 Class M6 (Attraction) — 35.9 mi, 116° SE
  • Cook and Green Trailhead (Attraction) — 39.0 mi, 338° N
  • Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (National Monument) — 40.1 mi, 018° N · 171k acres
  • Trinity Theatre (Cinema) — 50.1 mi, 183° S
  • Redwood National Park (National Park) — 54.4 mi, 246° SW · 194k acres

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About This Etna Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Etna, California. Coordinates: 41.456806, -122.894755. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Etna includes the ZIP code (96027), telephone area code (530), county seat of Siskiyou County (Yreka), and school district assignment (Scott Valley Unified School District).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.