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Horse Creek California Map

Explore Horse Creek, 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 Horse Creek, California

How to Use This Horse Creek, California Map

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

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	Horse Creek
State	California (CA)
County	Siskiyou County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	41.824021
Longitude	-122.996982
Population	280
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	96050, 96045
Area Code	530
County Seat	Yreka

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About Horse Creek, California

Horse Creek is a locality in Siskiyou County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Horse Creek is located at 41.8240°N, 122.9970°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 96050, 96045.

Horse Creek occupies a rugged, narrow riparian corridor where the landscape is defined by the persistent, cold vitality of the Klamath River. It lies 29.6 miles south-southwest of Ashland, OR (from Ashland, OR: bearing 210°T), and is situated 19.7 miles west-northwest of Yreka. The terrain here rises sharply from the riverbed into steep, timbered slopes, creating a sense of confinement that is both protective and austere. A short distance away, the topography deepens into the shadows of Howards Gulch, where the earth feels held in a permanent, damp stillness. In the late afternoon, the light catches the high ridges, turning the dry grasses to a pale, brittle gold that contrasts sharply with the deep, coniferous green of the surrounding Klamath, California Wild and Scenic River. Farther off, the jagged silhouettes of the Klamath Mountains anchor the horizon, standing as silent, weathered sentinels over this isolated reach of the interior.

History in Horse Creek is written in the debris of mineral extraction and the slow, persistent reclamation of the land by native flora. The local economy, once tethered to the feverish rhythms of mining, has quieted into a life defined by the seasonal pulse of the river and the quiet maintenance of rural infrastructure. Residents navigate a landscape where the remnants of past industry are slowly being subsumed by the encroaching forest, leaving behind rusted artifacts that seem to sink deeper into the soil with every passing winter. While the stillness is occasionally punctuated by the distant, rhythmic rush of water, the pace of life remains tethered to the cycles of the natural world rather than the frantic tempo of modern commerce. Those who dwell near the river understand that the land possesses a deliberate, unyielding character, one that demands a quiet respect for the thin, fragile margin between human endeavor and the wild, untamed expanse of the wilderness.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Klamath, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — locality lies within · 52k acres
Klamath National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 180° S · 1.7M acres
Scotts Bar Monument (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 185° S
Rogue River National Forest (National Forest) — 7.3 mi, 001° N · 629k acres
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 7.3 mi, 001° N · 1,131 acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 7.4 mi, 359° N · 1,886 acres
Lake Mountain Lookout (Viewpoint) — 8.8 mi, 234° SW
Sugar pine river access (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 199° S
Red Buttes Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.0 mi, 307° NW · 20k acres
Cook and Green Trailhead (Attraction) — 14.3 mi, 319° NW
Marble Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.9 mi, 191° S · 225k acres
Applegate Dam & Reservoir Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 328° NW · 2,773 acres
Stein butte trailhead (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 329° NW
Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 15.5 mi, 313° NW
Applegate River (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.9 mi, 340° N · 15k acres
Oro Fino Historic Plaque (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 167° S
Bigfoot Trap (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 336° NW
Open Soon (Public Artwork) — 19.4 mi, 166° S
Siskiyou County Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 110° E
The People's Center (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 264° W
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (National Monument) — 21.9 mi, 054° NE · 171k acres
Alden Historical Marker (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 072° E
Railroad Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 105° E
Marble Rim Gallery (Gallery) — 26.0 mi, 168° S
Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve (National Monument) — 26.1 mi, 314° NW · 4,531 acres
Oregon Cabaaret Theater (Theatre) — 29.5 mi, 030° NE
Hay-Patton Rehearsal Center (Arts Centre) — 29.5 mi, 030° NE
The Talent Gallery (Gallery) — 31.0 mi, 020° N
Crooked Mile Gallery (Gallery) — 32.2 mi, 017° N
Crater Lake National Park (National Park) — 35.9 mi, 009° N · 183k acres

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