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Keddie California Map

Explore Keddie, 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 Keddie, California

How to Use This Keddie, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.005944
Longitude	-120.952416
Population	51
Density	30.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95971
Area Code	530
County Seat	Quincy
School District	Plumas Unified School District

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About Keddie, California

Keddie is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 51. The population density is 30.0 people per km². Keddie is located at 40.0059°N, 120.9524°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95971.

Keddie occupies a rugged intersection of canyon and slope where the cold, rushing waters of Spanish Creek carve a deep, serpentine path through the landscape. It lies 32.1 miles south-southwest of Susanville, CA (from Susanville, CA: bearing 210°T), and is situated 6.5 miles north-northwest of East Quincy. The environment is defined by the dense, evergreen canopy of Plumas National Forest, which blankets the surrounding terrain in a mantle of pine and fir that filters the mountain sun into thin, sharp blades of light. Only a mile away, the quiet basin of Butterfly Valley offers a stark contrast to the steep, rocky inclines that hold the settlement in a firm, geological grip. Far to the west, the distant peaks of the Cascade Range silhouette the horizon, grounding the entire region in a vast, silent expanse of inland wilderness that remains largely untamed by the modern reach of distant urban centers.

Keddie emerged from the necessity of the iron rail, its character forged by the heavy, rhythmic labor of the logging and timber industries that once dominated the economic life of the high sierra. The tracks that bisect the land remain a persistent, metallic pulse, reminding residents of an era when the local economy relied upon the steady extraction of forest resources. While the industry has shifted, the quietude of the surroundings continues to define the pace of life, keeping the rhythm of the day tied to the shifting shadows of the trees and the seasonal flow of the creek. Travelers passing through the region might eventually find their way toward the recreational waters of Butt Valley Reservoir or seek the solitude of the Claremont Trail, yet the soul of the place remains anchored in the remnants of its industrial heritage and the enduring, quiet solitude of the surrounding woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 0.0 mi, 360° N · 1.2M acres
Butterfly Valley Botanical Area (National Scenic Byway) — 1.9 mi, 269° W
Leonhardt Ranch Learning Landscape (Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 165° S
Plumas County Museum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 177° S
Bucks Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.7 mi, 247° SW · 24k acres
Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.4 mi, 180° S · 24k acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.8 mi, 242° SW · 1,886 acres
Mount Pleasant Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 11.5 mi, 251° W
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 12.3 mi, 216° SW
Vehicle (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 324° NW
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 13.1 mi, 008° N · 1.1M acres
Lookout Rock (Viewpoint) — 14.7 mi, 216° SW
Plumas-Eureka State Park (State Park) — 19.1 mi, 138° SE
Mammoth Mill (Historic Ruins) — 21.5 mi, 143° SE
Pioneer Ski Area of America (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 142° SE
Frank C. Reilly Museum (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 184° S
Chester-Lake Almanor Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 325° NW
Western Pacific Railroad Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 119° SE
Downie Chapter 1249 (Monument) — 31.5 mi, 168° S
Downieville Museum (Museum) — 31.5 mi, 168° S
Yuba Theatre (Theatre) — 31.5 mi, 168° S
Lassen County Arts Council (Gallery) — 32.3 mi, 028° NE
Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout (Monument) — 32.8 mi, 150° SE
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 32.9 mi, 331° NW · 107k acres
Lassen Volcanic Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 32.9 mi, 331° NW · 79k acres
Terminal Geyser (Attraction) — 36.4 mi, 322° NW
Merrill Amphitheater (Theatre) — 38.2 mi, 012° N
Devils Kitchen (Attraction) — 39.4 mi, 320° NW
Phantom Falls (Attraction) — 42.3 mi, 230° SW
Bumpass Hell (Attraction) — 42.6 mi, 317° NW

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