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Hamilton City California Map

Explore Hamilton City, 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 Hamilton City, California

How to Use This Hamilton City, California Map

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

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	Hamilton City
State	California (CA)
County	Glenn County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.74266
Longitude	-122.013591
Population	2,263
Density	2136.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95951
Area Code	530
County Seat	Willows
School District	Hamilton Unified School District

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About Hamilton City, California

Hamilton City is a locality in Glenn County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,263. The population density is 2136.3 people per km². Hamilton City is located at 39.7427°N, 122.0136°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95951.

Hamilton City stretches across a flat, sun-drenched expanse where the Glenn-Colusa Canal marks the rhythm of the land, drawing water through the soil to sustain the heavy, dark earth. It lies 9.4 miles west of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 276°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east of Orland. The air here holds the dry heat of the interior, carrying the scent of parched grasses and the faint, sweet dust of harvest time that rises under the late afternoon sun. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the distant silhouette of the Cascade Range, a jagged, hazy boundary that defines the limits of the valley floor. Only a mile away, the quiet reach of Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park offers a reprieve of riparian shade, while five miles to the south, the low depression of Sandy Gulch and the nearby waters of Indian Fishery hint at the hidden, subtle moisture beneath this arid surface.

Hamilton City remains defined by the persistent pulse of its agricultural industry, an economy built upon the patient cultivation of orchards and fields that have matured over generations. The legacy of the sugar beet industry once anchored the early development of the site, leaving behind a character shaped by labor and the seasonal demands of the land. Life in Hamilton City moves with the measured cadence of the agricultural cycle, where the light turns a deep, bruised gold at dusk, illuminating the straight lines of irrigation ditches and the steady, quiet work of those who manage the crops. It is a place that feels anchored in its own utility, where the expansive sky creates a sense of immense, open space that dwarfs the human scale of the streets and silos below.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park (State Park) — 0.8 mi, 054° NE
Irving Finch River Access (Viewpoint) — 1.0 mi, 060° NE
Cummings (Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 057° NE
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.4 mi, 346° N · 21k acres
Sacramento River Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 103° E
Chico Area Recreation & Park District (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 094° E
Little Chico Creek Greenway (Local Recreation) — 6.7 mi, 070° E
In Honor of All Chico Area Veterans (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 070° E
Steel "Sculpture" (Public Artwork) — 8.9 mi, 097° E
Vertebrate Museum (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 095° E
Chico Art Center (Arts Centre) — 9.0 mi, 098° E
Museum of Northern California Art (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 093° E
Janet Turner Print Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 096° E
Chico Community Labyrinth (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 095° E
National Yo-Yo Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 096° E
Phagna Norapamok Memorial (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 096° E
Alta Schmidt House Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 271° W
Steve Thompson North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 152° SE · 2,771 acres
North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 152° SE · 2,771 acres
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 12.2 mi, 307° NW · 929k acres
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 20.4 mi, 032° NE · 1.1M acres
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 20.5 mi, 108° E
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.2 mi, 198° S · 22k acres
Ishi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.7 mi, 025° NE · 42k acres
Beatson Falls (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 114° SE
Phantom Falls (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 111° E
Beatson Corral (Historic Ruins) — 25.8 mi, 114° SE
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 31.4 mi, 339° N
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 47.1 mi, 151° SE
Lopes Cabin (Attraction) — 54.6 mi, 250° W

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