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Feather Falls California Map

Explore Feather Falls, 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 Feather Falls, California

How to Use This Feather Falls, California Map

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

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	Feather Falls
State	California (CA)
County	Butte County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.593221
Longitude	-121.25635
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95941, 95940
Area Code	530
County Seat	Oroville

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About Feather Falls, California

Feather Falls is a locality in Butte County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Feather Falls is located at 39.5932°N, 121.2563°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95941, 95940.

Feather Falls anchors a rugged expanse where the earth rises in sharp, forested folds, defined by the relentless descent of water and the quiet endurance of timbered slopes. It lies 16.9 miles east-northeast of Oroville, CA (from Oroville, CA: bearing 71°T), and is situated 12.5 miles east-northeast of Oroville East. The air here holds a crisp, resinous weight, carrying the scent of pine needles warmed by the sun and the damp, shadowed breath of the deep canyons that drain into the nearby landscape. Only a mile distant, the clear, cool currents of Little Buckeye Creek carve their way through the undergrowth, while the verdant expanse of Plumas National Forest stretches across the horizon, sheltering the terrain in a tapestry of evergreen and oak. The light at twilight catches the high ridges in a pale, amber glow, turning the jagged contours of the land into silhouettes that feel as ancient as the silence settling over the brush.

History in Feather Falls remains etched in the stubborn remnants of the logging era, a time when the pulse of the local economy beat in synchronization with the rhythmic felling of timber and the movement of heavy machinery through the woods. Though the industry has shifted, the legacy of those laborers remains visible in the quiet, weathered structures and the pathways that wind through the timberland. Visitors often traverse the distance toward the towering, eponymous Feather Falls, a natural spectacle that commands the landscape four miles away, or seek the solitude found along the Dome Trail. Further west, the vast, shimmering surface of Lake Oroville and the deep, fractured earth of Bryant Ravine provide a stark contrast to the dense canopy, grounding the region in a geography that demands both respect and exploration from those who traverse its narrow, winding roads.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 341° N · 1.2M acres
Feather Falls Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 1.6 mi, 340° N
Feather Falls Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 2.0 mi, 356° N
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 310° NW
Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 3.6 mi, 338° N · 24k acres
Challenge Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 6.2 mi, 168° S
New Bullards Bar Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 8.1 mi, 127° SE
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 8.6 mi, 128° SE · 895k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 11.7 mi, 103° E
Frank C. Reilly Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 067° NE
Schirmer View (Viewpoint) — 16.0 mi, 266° W
Phantom Falls (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 274° W
Bath House Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 252° W
Beatson Corral (Historic Ruins) — 16.8 mi, 269° W
Beatson Falls (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 270° W
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 17.8 mi, 026° NE · 1,886 acres
South Yuba River State Park (State Park) — 19.8 mi, 170° S
World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 166° S
Bucks Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.9 mi, 010° N · 24k acres
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 21.2 mi, 281° W
World Trade Center artifact (Monument) — 21.4 mi, 280° W
Purdon Crossing (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 149° SE
China Dam (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 146° SE
Yuba Theatre (Theatre) — 22.9 mi, 096° E
Downie Chapter 1249 (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 096° E
Downieville Museum (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 096° E
Providence Mine (Historic Ruins) — 25.9 mi, 153° SE
Firehouse Number 1 Museum (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 151° SE
North Star Museum (Museum) — 28.4 mi, 159° S
Downtown Kaleidoscope (Public Artwork) — 32.6 mi, 287° W

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