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Greenwood California Map

Explore Greenwood, 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 Greenwood, California

How to Use This Greenwood, California Map

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

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	Greenwood
State	California (CA)
County	El Dorado County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.695992
Longitude	-122.194429
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95963, 95635
Area Code	530
County Seat	Placerville

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About Greenwood, California

Greenwood is a locality in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Greenwood is located at 39.6960°N, 122.1944°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95963, 95635.

Greenwood occupies a rugged expanse of high country where the water of Greenwood Creek carves a path through the earth, defining the topography with its persistent, seasonal flow. It lies 8.8 miles east of Auburn, CA (from Auburn, CA: bearing 90°T), and is situated 9.4 miles east-southeast of North Auburn. The landscape here is characterized by an oak savanna that browns under the intense summer sun, eventually giving way to the deeper, shadowed folds of Coloma Canyon just a mile away. Air in this region feels thin and sharp, carrying the scent of dry grass and pine, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada serves as a permanent, jagged anchor on the horizon. Within the immediate vicinity, Greenwood Park offers a quiet space to observe the local ecology, where the light at dusk hits the ridges in long, amber streaks, illuminating the subtle variations of a terrain that has been shaped by deep geological shifts.

Greenwood carries the weight of a frontier heritage, an identity forged during the gold rushes that once drew thousands to these hills to transform the local economy. Though the frantic pace of those early years has long since faded, the remnants of that industry remain imprinted on the land, influencing how the residents interact with the surrounding woods and the nearby Blodgett Experimental Forest. Daily life in Greenwood moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, far removed from the urban sprawl of the distant plains, yet connected by a shared history of resourcefulness. For those seeking a deeper engagement with the geography, the Monroe Ridge Trail provides a passage through the higher elevations, while the expanse of Folsom Lake remains a constant, reflective presence just eight miles to the west, completing the natural cycle of this quiet, inland landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lely Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 022° N
Alta Schmidt House Museum (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 360° N
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.9 mi, 059° NE · 21k acres
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 10.6 mi, 359° N · 929k acres
Sacramento River Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 051° NE
Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park (State Park) — 10.9 mi, 070° E
Irving Finch River Access (Viewpoint) — 11.1 mi, 070° E
Steve Thompson North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 14.8 mi, 121° SE · 2,771 acres
North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 14.8 mi, 121° SE · 2,771 acres
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.9 mi, 180° S · 22k acres
In Honor of All Chico Area Veterans (Monument) — 17.6 mi, 071° E
Steel "Sculpture" (Public Artwork) — 18.6 mi, 083° E
Chico Art Center (Arts Centre) — 18.6 mi, 084° E
Vertebrate Museum (Museum) — 18.7 mi, 083° E
Janet Turner Print Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 083° E
Museum of Northern California Art (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 081° E
Chico Community Labyrinth (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 082° E
National Yo-Yo Museum (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 083° E
Phagna Norapamok Memorial (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 083° E
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 29.2 mi, 096° E
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 29.6 mi, 039° NE · 1.1M acres
Ishi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.6 mi, 039° NE · 42k acres
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 30.5 mi, 237° SW · 598k acres
Snow Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.5 mi, 237° SW · 60k acres
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 32.5 mi, 357° N
Beatson Falls (Attraction) — 33.4 mi, 102° E
Beatson Corral (Historic Ruins) — 34.0 mi, 102° E
Phantom Falls (Attraction) — 34.2 mi, 100° E
Lopes Cabin (Attraction) — 44.5 mi, 249° W
Prather Mill Logging Camp (Historic Ruins) — 47.5 mi, 236° SW

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