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Holmes California Map

Explore Holmes, 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 Holmes, California

How to Use This Holmes, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.418472
Longitude	-123.940598
Population	1,200
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95569, 94904
Area Code	530, 510
County Seat	Eureka

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About Holmes, California

Holmes is a locality in Humboldt County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Holmes is located at 40.4185°N, 123.9406°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95569, 94904.

Holmes occupies a quiet basin known as Holmes Flat, where the landscape is defined by the persistent, winding presence of the Eel River. It lies 16.8 miles southeast of Fortuna, CA (from Fortuna, CA: bearing 137°T), and is situated 10.4 miles east-southeast of Rio Dell. This expanse sits directly within the boundaries of Humboldt Redwoods State Park, a domain where the shadows of ancient giants stretch long across the valley floor. To the east, the terrain rises into expansive, golden-hued hills that turn brittle under the weight of a rainless summer, while the dense, shaded canopy of the Rockefeller Redwood Forest stands only five miles away. The light here carries a particular, heavy clarity, filtering through the needles and boughs to illuminate the dust motes dancing in the stillness of the afternoon. Even the air feels ancient, carrying the scent of damp earth and river silt that has settled here long before the modern geometry of the roads took hold.

History clings to Holmes like the moss on the trunk of a redwood, reflecting a legacy built upon the timber trade that once pulsed through these river-carved passages. While the economy has shifted from the intensive industry of the past, the rhythm of life remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pace of the seasons and the cycle of the Eel River as it rises and recedes. Residents and visitors alike might wander Allens Trail, tracing paths that offer a quiet perspective on the rugged, inland character of the region. Those seeking the cooling mist of Pepperwood Falls find it a short distance away, a reminder of the hidden verticality that defines the land. Far to the east, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Klamath Mountains provides a permanent, silent horizon, anchoring Holmes in a geography that demands respect for its scale and its enduring, untamed silence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Humboldt Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 0.4 mi, 180° S
Eternal tree house (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 203° SW
The Immortal Tree (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 266° W
Grizzly Creek Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 4.0 mi, 352° N
Van Duzen Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 342° N
Founders Tree (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 169° S
Dyerville Giant (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 171° S
Laura Perrott Mahan, James P. Mahan (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 171° S
Giant Trees (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 167° S
Rockefeller Redwood Forest (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 180° S
Sam Helwer (Viewpoint) — 5.6 mi, 291° W
Owl Creek Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 002° N
Butte Creek Trib (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.4 mi, 087° E · 573 acres
Headwaters Forest Reserve (National Conservation Area) — 14.4 mi, 338° N · 15k acres
Honeydew Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.3 mi, 211° SW · 5,829 acres
Giant Wooden Cross (Public Artwork) — 16.6 mi, 319° NW
King Range National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 16.8 mi, 213° SW · 62k acres
King Range Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.3 mi, 215° SW · 43k acres
Mount Lassic Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.1 mi, 104° E · 7,272 acres
Six Rivers National Forest (National Forest) — 19.6 mi, 027° NE · 978k acres
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 23.2 mi, 323° NW
Trinity National Forest (National Forest) — 24.3 mi, 052° NE · 1.1M acres
Discovery Museum (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 336° NW
North Coast Dance (Arts Centre) — 29.0 mi, 336° NW
North Coast Repertory Theater (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 336° NW
Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 337° NW
The Studio of Dance Arts (Arts Centre) — 29.1 mi, 336° NW
Arcata Playhouse (Theatre) — 32.2 mi, 346° N
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center (Museum) — 32.5 mi, 339° N
Ironsides Museum (Museum) — 38.1 mi, 035° NE

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