Explore Finley, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Finley, 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 Finley.
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 | Finley |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Lake County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 39.004341 |
| Longitude | -122.87555 |
| Population | 1,200 |
| Density | 22.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 95453, 95435 |
| Area Code | 408, 669 |
| County Seat | Lakeport |
Finley anchors itself upon the dry, sun-drenched plains where the seasonal pulse of Adobe Creek dictates the slow rhythm of the landscape. It lies 13.8 miles west-northwest of Clearlake, CA (from Clearlake, CA: bearing 283°T), and is situated 3.4 miles southeast of Lakeport. The earth here holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun dips, casting a deep, amber glow over the oak-studded savanna that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Coast Ranges. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land transitions into a quiet expanse of brush and grass, occasionally broken by the muted green of the Melo Property, which offers a stillness rarely found in the more frantic corners of the world. In the cooler hours of the morning, the air feels thin and sharp, carrying the scent of parched soil and wild sage, a sensory reminder of the inland basin’s isolation from the moderating influence of any distant water.
Finley bears the quiet imprint of an agricultural heritage, where the economy remains tethered to the stubborn fertility of the soil and the careful management of regional water resources. Long before the modern grid took hold, the surrounding terrain—including the gentle rise of Shaul Valley—served as a backdrop for those who sought a life defined by the harvest rather than the clock. Today, the pace of existence remains measured, punctuated by the seasonal migration of workers and the quiet maintenance of the land, while those seeking recreation often find their way to the Indian Nature Trail to walk beneath the canopy. Though the waters of Indian Valley Reservoir lie some miles away, the necessity of irrigation and the preservation of the Boggs Mountain State Forest remain the primary concerns that shape the collective foresight of the people, ensuring that Finley persists as a modest, enduring fixture of the interior landscape.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Finley, California. Coordinates: 39.004341, -122.87555. 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 Finley includes the ZIP code (95453, 95435), telephone area code (408, 669), county seat of Lake County (Lakeport), and school district assignment.
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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |