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Hood California Map

Explore Hood, 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 Hood, California

How to Use This Hood, California Map

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

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

Latitude	38.368244
Longitude	-121.517454
Population	244
Density	299.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95639
Area Code	530
County Seat	Sacramento
School District	River Delta Joint Unified School District

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About Hood, California

Hood is a locality in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 244. The population density is 299.1 people per km². Hood is located at 38.3682°N, 121.5175°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95639.

Hood sits upon the level, fertile floor of the Central Valley, where the Sacramento River carves a deliberate, muscular path through the landscape. It lies 8.4 miles west-southwest of Elk Grove, CA (from Elk Grove, CA: bearing 251°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south-southwest of Parkway. This artery of water dictates the rhythm of the soil, keeping the earth dark and willing long after the summer sun has drained the color from the high grasses. Only a mile away, the quiet basin of Stone Lake holds the reflection of the sky, a still counterpoint to the persistent movement of the river nearby. On the clearest mornings, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Ranges marks the western limit of the horizon, a jagged blue line rising sixty-five miles away above the flat, agricultural expanse.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Hood, where rows of orchards and vineyards extend toward the horizon in precise, geometric lines that catch the golden, heavy light of the afternoon. Hood Community Park provides a local clearing for the quiet movement of residents, a small green pause amidst the vast, working fields that have sustained the region for generations. Life here is measured by the harvest and the slow, seasonal rise of the river, far removed from the frantic pace of the urban centers to the north. The proximity to the deep, silty sediment of the valley floor ensures that the economy stays rooted in the soil, favoring a steady, patient existence defined by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the crops.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.5 mi, 120° SE · 7,119 acres
Clarksburg Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 1.0 mi, 345° N
Henderson Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 047° NE
Nottoli Park (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 054° NE
Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge 2 (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.7 mi, 167° S · 561 acres
Cosumnes River Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 139° SE
Bartley Cavanaugh Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 5.9 mi, 009° N
Yolo Bypass Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 311° NW
Cosumnes River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.7 mi, 150° SE
Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.5 mi, 154° SE
Peter Rabbit (Public Artwork) — 8.0 mi, 043° NE
Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 011° N
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 9.3 mi, 122° SE
Exotic Aquarium (Aquarium) — 9.9 mi, 017° N
Giraffe Viewing Deck (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 003° N
Conservation Carousel (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 004° N
Sacramento Zoo Train (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 004° N
Fairytale Town Box Office (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 004° N
Spanish American War Memorial (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 004° N
Dees ranch (Viewpoint) — 12.2 mi, 279° W
C.K. McClatchy High School Auditorium and Stage (Theatre) — 12.5 mi, 007° N
Colonial (Cinema) — 12.5 mi, 016° N
The Guild Theater (Theatre) — 12.9 mi, 012° N
Lover's Tree (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 020° N
Park Fine Art (Gallery) — 13.1 mi, 007° N
The Center for the Musical Arts (Arts Centre) — 13.3 mi, 007° N
Tower Cinema (Cinema) — 13.4 mi, 006° N
Edmonds Field (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 005° N
Rae House Museum (Museum) — 13.8 mi, 124° SE
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 31.4 mi, 285° W · 598k acres

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