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Kirkwood California Map

Explore Kirkwood, 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 Kirkwood, California

How to Use This Kirkwood, California Map

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

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

Latitude	38.689265
Longitude	-120.054979
Population	190
Density	16.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95666, 95646, 96021
Area Code	530
County Seat	Willows
School District	Alpine County Unified School District

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About Kirkwood, California

Kirkwood is a locality in Glenn County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 190. The population density is 16.8 people per km². Kirkwood is located at 38.6893°N, 120.0550°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95666, 95646, 96021.

Kirkwood defines itself through the cold, clear pulse of Burch Creek as it carves a path through the rugged inland terrain. It lies 19.3 miles west-northwest of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 297°T), and is situated 7.7 miles north-northeast of Orland. The landscape is defined by a sense of isolation, where the air thins and sharpens against the skin, miles removed from the humid influence of the distant coastline. To the horizon, one might glimpse the distant peaks of the Cascade Range, though the immediate surroundings are dominated by the dense, untamed timber of the Mendocino National Forest, which borders the land with a silent, evergreen gravity. Seven miles to the east, the stillness of Soto Lake reflects the shifting sky, while the deep, shadowed contours of Loybas Hollow further define the basin's lonely, expansive scale.

Economic life in Kirkwood remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, shifting from the quiet dormancy of winter to a brief, industrious energy when the land thaws. History here is written in the timber and the soil, shaped by those who sought a life away from the crowded valleys and toward the high, quiet country. The pace of existence is governed by the turning of the light across the forest canopy, a persistent, slow-moving cycle that discourages haste. Here, the legacy of the land is not found in grand monuments, but in the enduring resilience of the brush and the way the evening shadow stretches long and thin across the dirt roads, marking a time that seems to exist entirely for itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 703k acres
Mokelumne Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — locality lies within · 104k acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 3.3 mi, 034° NE · 1,886 acres
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 3.5 mi, 072° E · 3.9M acres
Kit Carson Historical Monument (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 083° E
Snowshoe Thompson Historical Monument (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 083° E
John G Meyer (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 084° E
Red Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 085° E
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 3.9 mi, 096° E · 1,131 acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.2 mi, 257° W
Snow Canyon Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.4 mi, 141° SE
Hope Valley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 058° NE
Hope Valley Reservoir Site No. 41 Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 7.4 mi, 051° NE · 1,251 acres
Linder Grove (Nature Reserve) — 8.6 mi, 009° N
Desolation Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.1 mi, 345° N · 64k acres
Andrews Meadows (Nature Reserve) — 9.7 mi, 006° N
Grover Hot Springs State Park (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 088° E
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 170° S
Old Jail (Historic Ruins) — 16.5 mi, 111° E
Lake of the Sky Amphitheater (Theatre) — 17.1 mi, 000° N
Tallac Historic Site (Attraction) — 17.2 mi, 002° N
St Theresa (Public Artwork) — 17.7 mi, 014° N
Marcus Ashley Galllery (Gallery) — 19.2 mi, 018° N
Heavenly Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 19.4 mi, 018° N
On Tahoe Time (Gallery) — 19.4 mi, 018° N
Genius Fine Art (Gallery) — 19.5 mi, 018° N
Hard Rock Stadium Cinemas (Cinema) — 19.8 mi, 018° N
Balancing Rock (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 352° N
Rubicon Point Light (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 354° N
Round Hill Pines Beach Resort (Attraction) — 21.5 mi, 015° N

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