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Forbestown California Map

Explore Forbestown, 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 Forbestown, California

How to Use This Forbestown, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.527584
Longitude	-121.266222
Population	396
Density	24.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95941
Area Code	530
County Seat	Oroville
School District	Marysville Joint Unified School District

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About Forbestown, California

Forbestown is a locality in Butte County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 396. The population density is 24.4 people per km². Forbestown is located at 39.5276°N, 121.2662°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95941.

Forbestown emerges from the rugged, pine-dusted elevation of the foothills, defined by a landscape where the earth holds the heat of the day long after the sun has slipped behind the western ridges. It lies 15.4 miles east of Oroville, CA (from Oroville, CA: bearing 89°T), and is situated 10.7 miles east of Oroville East. Sunlight catches the needles of the conifers in Plumas National Forest, which presses against the edges of the settlement, creating a deep, resinous stillness that defines the atmosphere. To the south, the terrain drops away into the shadowed depths of Mosquito Gulch, while New York Creek carves a persistent, narrow path through the rocky substrate nearby. The air here remains thin and crisp, carrying the scent of dry earth and damp stone, particularly as the light shifts toward a bruised violet at dusk, illuminating the stark, quiet beauty of the Ponderosa Reservoir just two miles to the north.

Forbestown retains the weathered character of a place born from the frantic search for gold, its history etched into the very dirt that once fueled the local economy. While the era of heavy extraction has faded, the remnants of that industry remain in the quiet, scattered foundations and the slow, deliberate pace of those who remain among the oaks. Life here moves in accordance with the turning seasons rather than the demands of a larger world, a rhythm reinforced by the proximity of the wilder, vertical world of the Sierra Nevada, which looms as a distant, jagged silhouette against the horizon. For those seeking the solitude of the woods, the Dome Trail offers a path into the high country, and the distant, thunderous descent of Feather Falls serves as a rare, audible reminder of the raw water moving through the hidden creases of the landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.2M acres
Forbestown Hall and Community Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 206° SW
Challenge Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 2.4 mi, 130° SE
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 309° NW
Feather Falls Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 6.0 mi, 359° N
New Bullards Bar Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 6.2 mi, 123° SE
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 6.3 mi, 123° SE · 895k acres
Feather Falls Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 6.5 mi, 359° N
Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.9 mi, 354° N · 24k acres
Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 204° SW
Yuba Rim Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.9 mi, 150° SE
Bath House Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 268° W
South Yuba River State Park (State Park) — 15.5 mi, 165° S
World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 160° S
Phantom Falls (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 290° W
Beatson Corral (Historic Ruins) — 16.8 mi, 285° W
Beatson Falls (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 285° W
Purdon Crossing (Attraction) — 18.1 mi, 140° SE
China Dam (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 137° SE
Frank C. Reilly Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 054° NE
North Bloomfield Mining and Gravel Company, California Registered Historical Landmark No. 852 (Monument) — 21.8 mi, 120° SE
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 22.0 mi, 293° NW
World Trade Center artifact (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 292° W
Providence Mine (Historic Ruins) — 22.2 mi, 147° SE
Mystic Theater (Theatre) — 22.6 mi, 144° SE
Firehouse Number 1 Museum (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 144° SE
Downieville Museum (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 084° E
North Star Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 155° SE
Bucks Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.3 mi, 012° N · 24k acres
Downtown Kaleidoscope (Public Artwork) — 33.7 mi, 295° NW

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