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Freshwater California Map

Explore Freshwater, 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 Freshwater, California

How to Use This Freshwater, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.761519
Longitude	-124.061724
Population	2,400
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95503
Area Code	530
County Seat	Eureka

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About Freshwater, California

Freshwater is a locality in Humboldt County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,400. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Freshwater is located at 40.7615°N, 124.0617°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95503.

Freshwater occupies a verdant basin carved by the persistent movement of Freshwater Creek, which meanders through the landscape with a quiet, persistent gravity. It lies 6.0 miles east-southeast of Eureka, CA (from Eureka, CA: bearing 118°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south of Arcata. The air here holds a heavy, salt-tinged dampness that drifts in from the Pacific Ocean, four miles to the west, often clinging to the low-lying terrain of McCready Gulch until the midday sun burns the mist away. To the east, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Klamath Mountains anchors the horizon, providing a jagged contrast to the soft, rounded slopes that define the immediate geography. Residents often find solace in the quietude of Freshwater Park, where the canopy provides a cool sanctuary from the shifting coastal light, and the vegetation remains lush despite the seasonal cycles that turn the nearby grasses to shades of pale straw.

History in Freshwater remains tethered to the timber industry, an economic legacy that once fueled the growth of the region and left a quiet mark on the character of the valley floor. The rhythms of daily life here are dictated more by the seasonal pulse of the creek and the demands of local agriculture than by the frantic pace of the modern world. While the solitude of Dead Mouse Marsh offers a refuge for those seeking the stillness of the wetlands, the identity of Freshwater remains firmly rooted in its working landscape, where the echoes of past logging operations have given way to a more sedentary, self-contained existence. Even as the modern world encroaches, the environment demands a certain patience, rewarding those who observe the subtle shifts in the tide and the slow, deliberate maturation of the surrounding woodland.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Freshwater Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 123° SE
Freshwater Farms Reserve (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 318° NW
Jacoby Creek Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 043° NE
Fay Slough Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 329° NW
McKay Community Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.3 mi, 292° W
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.4 mi, 317° NW · 11k acres
Blue Ox Millworks (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 306° NW
Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum (Museum) — 5.8 mi, 302° NW
Discovery Museum (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 297° NW
Headwaters Forest Reserve (National Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 188° S · 15k acres
North Coast Dance (Arts Centre) — 6.1 mi, 297° NW
Ellis Art & Architecture Supplies (Public Artwork) — 6.2 mi, 297° NW
North Coast Repertory Theater (Theatre) — 6.2 mi, 296° NW
Humboldt Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 6.3 mi, 298° NW
Little South Fork Elk Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.3 mi, 195° S · 1,746 acres
Fishermans Memorial Statue (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 301° NW
Samoa Cookhouse Circa 1893 (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 303° NW
Bell Buoy (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 303° NW
Arcata Playhouse (Theatre) — 7.7 mi, 348° N
Salmon Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.4 mi, 191° S · 2,743 acres
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 321° NW
Samoa State Marine Conservation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 9.0 mi, 324° NW
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 12.0 mi, 248° W · 8,946 acres
World's Tallest Totem Pole (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 350° N
South Stairs Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.0 mi, 345° N
Six Rivers National Forest (National Forest) — 16.0 mi, 355° N · 978k acres
The Immortal Tree (Attraction) — 24.3 mi, 168° S
Hoopa Valley Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 043° NE
Flat Iron Tree (Attraction) — 28.7 mi, 173° S
Ironsides Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 075° E

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