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Ferndale California Map

Explore Ferndale, 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 Ferndale, California

How to Use This Ferndale, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.576241
Longitude	-124.263944
Population	1,398
Density	450.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	95536
Area Code	530
County Seat	Eureka
School District	Ferndale Unified School District

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About Ferndale, California

Ferndale is a locality in Humboldt County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,398. The population density is 450.2 people per km². Ferndale is located at 40.5762°N, 124.2639°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Ferndale is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 95536.

Ferndale holds the damp, salt-heavy breath of the Pacific Ocean, which waits only four miles away to shroud the valley floor in a shifting, pearlescent mist. It lies 5.8 miles west-southwest of Fortuna, CA (from Fortuna, CA: bearing 255°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west-northwest of Rio Dell. Francis Creek carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its waters feeding the verdant pastures that define the perimeter of the settlement. To the east, the distant, rugged silhouettes of the Klamath Mountains anchor the horizon, while Shirley's Pocket Park offers a small, quiet space for the light to catch on the tall grasses at midday. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain remains open and exposed to the salt-laden winds, creating an environment where the transition between land and sky feels perpetually fluid, softened by the gray, insistent drift of the coastal weather.

Ferndale emerged from the labor of early dairy farmers who recognized that the fertile silt deposited by the creek provided an ideal foundation for a thriving agricultural economy. The architecture of the main street remains a physical ledger of this prosperity, featuring ornate Victorian facades that suggest a time when the butter trade brought wealth to the remote coastal fringe. While the modern world moves with a different velocity, the rhythm here is still dictated by the needs of the herds and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding dairy lands. Travelers might venture toward the Shorebird Loop Trail or look out across the expanse toward Cock Robin Island, yet the local character remains anchored in the stubborn, enduring utility of the land, far removed from the pressures of the distant Sleepy Hollow or the deeper inland basins.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Firemen's Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 198° S
Russ Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 138° SE
Veteran memorial hall (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 026° NE
Eel River Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 337° NW
Eel River Estuary Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 291° W
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 4.5 mi, 260° W · 8,946 acres
Wreck of Northerner Historical Mark (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 265° W
Giant Wooden Cross (Public Artwork) — 6.3 mi, 075° E
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.2 mi, 017° N · 11k acres
South Humboldt Bay State Marine Recreational Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 8.6 mi, 000° N
Headwaters Forest Reserve (National Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 067° NE · 15k acres
Salmon Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.9 mi, 059° NE · 2,743 acres
Little South Fork Elk Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.4 mi, 056° NE · 1,746 acres
Humboldt Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 14.2 mi, 127° SE
Sam Helwer (Viewpoint) — 14.8 mi, 127° SE
The Studio of Dance Arts (Arts Centre) — 16.3 mi, 017° N
North Coast Repertory Theater (Theatre) — 16.4 mi, 018° N
Discovery Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 018° N
North Coast Dance (Arts Centre) — 16.4 mi, 018° N
Fishermans Memorial Statue (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 018° N
Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 019° N
Blue Ox Millworks (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 021° N
George C. Lindley Memorial Bridge (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 183° S
The Immortal Tree (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 125° SE
King Range Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.4 mi, 183° S · 43k acres
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 015° N
Flat Iron Tree (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 138° SE
Arcata Playhouse (Theatre) — 22.2 mi, 024° NE
Ironsides Museum (Museum) — 43.9 mi, 062° NE
Hoopa Valley Museum (Museum) — 45.2 mi, 042° NE

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