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Kyburz California Map

Explore Kyburz, 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 Kyburz, California

How to Use This Kyburz, California Map

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

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	Kyburz
State	California (CA)
County	El Dorado County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	38.77463
Longitude	-120.29686
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95720
Area Code	530
County Seat	Placerville

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About Kyburz, California

Kyburz is a locality in El Dorado County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Kyburz is located at 38.7746°N, 120.2969°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95720.

Kyburz remains a rugged outpost defined by the persistent, cold rush of the South Fork American River as it carves through the steep, pine-studded terrain. It lies 20.1 miles west-southwest of South Lake Tahoe, CA (from South Lake Tahoe, CA: bearing 237°T), and is situated 15.6 miles east of Pollock Pines. The air here holds a crisp, high-altitude clarity, carrying the scent of damp earth and resin from the vast expanse of the Eldorado National Forest that surrounds the settlement on all sides. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy in sharp, angular shafts, illuminating the granite outcroppings that define the local topography. Only a few miles away, the quiet basin of China Flat offers a momentary reprieve from the incline, while the expansive, still waters of Ice House Reservoir provide a stark, glassy contrast to the churning energy of the nearby riverbed.

History lingers in Kyburz as a vestige of mountain transit, where the economy has long traded on the necessity of passage and the draw of the high country. Travelers moving through the Sierra Nevada corridor often pause here, finding a place where the pace is dictated by the seasonal shift from snowmelt to the dry, golden heat of late summer. While the Windmiller Trail invites those looking to traverse the deeper wilderness, the local character is anchored by a sense of endurance and the quiet commerce of the highway corridor. Life in Kyburz moves with a deliberate, unadorned focus, mirroring the permanence of the surrounding timber and the relentless, downward motion of the water that shaped the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 360° N · 703k acres
Station Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 4.2 mi, 085° E
Desolation Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.7 mi, 053° NE · 64k acres
Big Hill (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 308° NW
Albert Givan (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 309° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 10.3 mi, 133° SE
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.7 mi, 049° NE · 1,886 acres
Peavine Point Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 12.6 mi, 269° W
Trails West marker (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 266° W
Mokelumne Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.4 mi, 112° E · 104k acres
Andrews Meadows (Nature Reserve) — 14.6 mi, 075° E
Linder Grove (Nature Reserve) — 14.6 mi, 080° E
Washoe Meadows State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 068° E
Emerald Bay State Park (State Park) — 15.7 mi, 040° NE
Church Bowl (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 224° SW
Stephen Downey (Monument) — 15.8 mi, 357° N
Council Bowl (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 225° SW
Nature Center and Observatory (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 224° SW
Leoni House (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 225° SW
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 17.0 mi, 106° E · 3.9M acres
Tallac Historic Site (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 050° NE
Balancing Rock (Attraction) — 18.0 mi, 034° NE
Pacific Crest National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 18.0 mi, 110° E · 1,131 acres
Rubicon Point Light (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 035° NE
Hope Valley Reservoir Site No. 41 Water Reserve Withdrawal (National Conservation Area) — 18.8 mi, 092° E · 1,251 acres
St Theresa (Public Artwork) — 20.6 mi, 057° NE
Marcus Ashley Galllery (Gallery) — 22.6 mi, 057° NE
Heavenly Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 22.8 mi, 057° NE
Genius Fine Art (Gallery) — 22.8 mi, 056° NE
On Tahoe Time (Gallery) — 22.8 mi, 057° NE

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