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Macdoel California Map

Explore Macdoel, 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 Macdoel, California

How to Use This Macdoel, California Map

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

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

Latitude	41.826815
Longitude	-122.005285
Population	86
Density	198.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96058
Area Code	530
County Seat	Yreka
School District	Butte Valley Unified School District

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About Macdoel, California

Macdoel is a locality in Siskiyou County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 86. The population density is 198.8 people per km². Macdoel is located at 41.8268°N, 122.0053°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96058.

Macdoel occupies a vast, high-altitude expanse where the horizon stretches toward a thin, pale sky, defined by the stark clarity of the inland light. It lies 29.6 miles south-southwest of Altamont, OR (from Altamont, OR: bearing 208°T), and is situated 29.8 miles south-southwest of Klamath Falls. The land around Macdoel carries the quiet weight of volcanic soil and ancient basalt, spreading out as a wide, open basin that feels exposed to the sudden shifts of the wind. To the west, the distant jagged silhouette of the Klamath Mountains marks the edge of the world, while the immediate landscape remains dominated by the expansive, scrub-dotted reach of the Butte Valley National Grassland. Only three miles away, the surface of Meiss Lake catches the shifting hues of the afternoon, a quiet mirror in the dry earth, while the subtle depression of Davis Canyon carves a deeper shadow into the plains five miles to the south.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of life here, as the earth has been turned and tended for generations to sustain the rhythm of the local economy. Fields of alfalfa and grain extend toward the horizon, creating a geometry of muted greens and ochre that defines the local industry. Five miles away, the slow, persistent flow of Butte Creek serves as a vital vein for the surrounding acreage, nourishing the grasses that define the character of the Butte Valley National Grassland. Those seeking the solitude of the high plains might traverse the Burnt Camp Trail nine miles out, where the air grows thin and sharp, carrying the scent of sagebrush and dry soil. The life of Macdoel proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned focus, anchored to the soil and the seasonal demands of a landscape that asks for patience and hard labor in equal measure.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Butte Valley National Grassland (National Grassland) — 0.5 mi, 068° E · 19k acres
Butte Valley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 286° W
Klamath Other (National Forest) — 2.8 mi, 180° S · 690 acres
Klamath National Forest (National Forest) — 2.8 mi, 180° S · 1.7M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 8.9 mi, 345° N
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.2 mi, 032° NE · 103k acres
Klamath River (Upper) (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.2 mi, 339° N · 3,515 acres
Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.1 mi, 014° N · 8,443 acres
Mt Shasta View Point (Viewpoint) — 17.7 mi, 215° SW
New Pokegama (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 321° NW
Potter's Mill (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 321° NW
Lava Beds Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 20.9 mi, 100° E · 28k acres
Lava Beds National Monument (National Monument) — 21.0 mi, 100° E · 47k acres
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (National Monument) — 21.4 mi, 306° NW · 171k acres
Soda Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 22.2 mi, 309° NW · 25k acres
Coming Home (Public Artwork) — 22.6 mi, 211° SW
Living Memorial Sculpture Garden (Attraction) — 22.8 mi, 211° SW
Hot LZ Memorial Wall (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 211° SW
Fleener Chimneys (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 102° E
Gillems Camp (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 090° E
Black Crater (Attraction) — 23.7 mi, 100° E
Railroad Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 256° W
The Favell Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 022° N
Siskiyou County Museum (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 258° W
Weed Museum (Museum) — 33.9 mi, 215° SW
Battle of Dry Lake (Registered Battlefield) — 37.4 mi, 103° E
Sisson Museum (Museum) — 39.5 mi, 205° SW
Dunlop Ranch Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 40.0 mi, 328° NW
Mount Eddy Lookout Tower Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 42.8 mi, 215° SW
Hay-Patton Rehearsal Center (Arts Centre) — 44.3 mi, 305° NW

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