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James California Map

Explore James, 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 James, California

How to Use This James, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.653218
Longitude	-121.549693
Population	3,478
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95965
Area Code	530
County Seat	Oroville

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About James, California

James is a locality in Butte County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,478. James is located at 39.6532°N, 121.5497°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95965.

James sits upon a landscape defined by the sharp, arid character of the interior, where the earth turns to a brittle gold under the relentless heat of the summer sun. It lies 9.6 miles north of Oroville, CA (from Oroville, CA: bearing 2°T), and is situated 8.3 miles south-southeast of Paradise. The terrain consists of rugged slopes and dry, scrub-dusted topography that drops away into the depths of Vinton Gulch, a reminder of the tectonic and erosive forces that have long shaped the region. Only a mile away, the West Branch Feather River carves its path through the stone, providing a narrow vein of moisture that contrasts with the parched uplands. To the east, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cascade Range anchors the horizon, a reminder of the immense scale of the geography that isolates James from the moisture of the distant coast.

Lake Oroville State Recreation Area encompasses the immediate surroundings, drawing the rhythm of local life toward the blue expanse of Lake Oroville, which sits just a mile from the center of James. The economy here remains tethered to the land and the management of these vital water resources, reflecting a history of resource extraction and the steady, quiet labor of those who maintain the infrastructure of the interior. Life in James moves at the pace of the seasons, dictated by the transition from the wet, gray winters to the long, tinder-dry months when the smell of dry grass and heated pine needles hangs heavy in the air. It is a place where the stillness of the afternoon is often broken only by the wind moving through the oak savanna, a persistent, dry breath that defines the character of the terrain.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lake Oroville State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 086° E
Phantom Falls (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 191° S
North Table Mountain Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 189° S
Phantoms View (Viewpoint) — 3.2 mi, 192° S
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 4.4 mi, 090° E · 1.2M acres
Beatson Corral (Historic Ruins) — 4.5 mi, 195° S
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 4.5 mi, 072° E · 1.1M acres
Beatson Falls (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 201° S
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 5.2 mi, 267° W
World Trade Center artifact (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 266° W
Oroville Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 177° S
Bath House Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 179° S
Butte Creek (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.7 mi, 328° NW
Forks Of Butte Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 11.6 mi, 338° N
Feather Falls Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 12.3 mi, 089° E
Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.8 mi, 089° E · 24k acres
IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013 (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 290° W
Phagna Norapamok Memorial (Monument) — 16.2 mi, 289° W
National Yo-Yo Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 289° W
Downtown Kaleidoscope (Public Artwork) — 16.4 mi, 289° W
Janet Turner Print Museum (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 289° W
Chico Art Center (Arts Centre) — 16.5 mi, 287° W
Vertebrate Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 289° W
Museum of Northern California Art (Museum) — 16.7 mi, 290° W
Big Chico Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.8 mi, 335° NW · 2,690 acres
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.1 mi, 277° W · 21k acres
Bucks Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.6 mi, 035° NE · 24k acres
Purdon Crossing (Attraction) — 35.0 mi, 130° SE
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 35.2 mi, 184° S
China Dam (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 129° SE

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