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Forest Knolls California Map

Explore Forest Knolls, 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 Forest Knolls, California

How to Use This Forest Knolls, California Map

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

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	Forest Knolls
State	California (CA)
County	Nevada County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.754444
Longitude	-122.459167
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95959, 94131, 94933
Area Code	415, 628, 510
County Seat	Nevada City

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About Forest Knolls, California

Forest Knolls is a locality in Nevada County, California, United States. Forest Knolls is located at 37.7544°N, 122.4592°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95959, 94131, 94933.

Forest Knolls occupies a rugged expanse of timbered terrain where the Gold Run carves a persistent, winding path through the heavy earth. It lies 3.3 miles east-northeast of Grass Valley, CA (from Grass Valley, CA: bearing 66°T), and is situated 1.7 miles south-southeast of Nevada City. The landscape here is defined by the steady presence of the Tahoe National Forest, which presses close against the perimeter of Forest Knolls, offering a dense canopy of pine and fir that filters the afternoon sun into long, sharp slivers of amber light. To the west, the ground drops away into the deep shadows of Eagle Ravine, while the stillness of Herring Reservoir provides a reflective surface that mimics the pale, cloudless sky. The air maintains a crisp, resinous quality, carrying the scent of dry needles and cold stone, and the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada marks the eastern edge of the horizon, a reminder of the vast, elevated wilderness that looms beyond the immediate foothills.

Forest Knolls carries the quiet weight of a regional history rooted in the extraction of mineral wealth, a legacy that lingers in the abandoned sluices and disturbed soil near the banks of the Gold Run. While the frantic energy of the past has long since faded, the local economy now sustains itself through a modest rhythm of forestry management and the maintenance of recreational access for those seeking the solitude of the deep woods. Residents often travel the South Yuba Trail to engage with the topography, moving through a landscape that feels indifferent to the passage of time or the ambitions of industry. Life in Forest Knolls remains tethered to the seasonal pulse of the woods, where the arrival of autumn turns the deciduous scrub to brittle gold, and the long, quiet evenings suggest a world that is content to remain largely unchanged by the clamor of the modern century.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mount Sutro Open Space Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 024° NE
Wooden Carving (Public Artwork) — 0.4 mi, 021° N
Hawk Hill Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 219° SW
Christmas Tree Point (Viewpoint) — 0.7 mi, 087° E
San Francisco Women Artist Gallery (Arts Centre) — 0.7 mi, 334° NW
Golden Gate Park (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 007° N
West Portal Playground (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 201° S
Triumph of Light (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 050° NE
Théâtre du LFSF (Theatre) — 1.0 mi, 259° W
Twin Peaks Tunnel (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 201° S
Dedicated to the memory of James J. Nealon (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 343° N
Matter of Trust Eco-Home (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 028° NE
Steinhart Aquarium (Aquarium) — 1.1 mi, 340° N
Morrison Planetarium (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 341° N
Grateful Dead House (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 035° NE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 196° S
Jimmy Hendrix house (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 031° NE
The Rabbit Hole Theater Company (Theatre) — 1.3 mi, 101° E
Counterculture Museum (Museum) — 1.3 mi, 032° NE
Sweeny Observatory Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 1.3 mi, 317° NW
Psychedelic SF (Gallery) — 1.3 mi, 035° NE
GLBT History Museum (Museum) — 1.4 mi, 071° E
Pride Barbie Doll Display in private windows (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 076° E
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 350° N · 113k acres
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 2.9 mi, 327° NW · 8,946 acres
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 5.8 mi, 318° NW
Angel Island State Park (State Park) — 7.0 mi, 010° N
Muir Woods National Monument (National Monument) — 10.9 mi, 329° NW · 527 acres
Point Reyes National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 17.0 mi, 308° NW · 135k acres

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