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Maxwell California Map

Explore Maxwell, 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 Maxwell, California

How to Use This Maxwell, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.276277
Longitude	-122.191366
Population	1,067
Density	191.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95955
Area Code	530
County Seat	Colusa
School District	Maxwell Unified School District

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About Maxwell, California

Maxwell is a locality in Colusa County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,067. The population density is 191.6 people per km². Maxwell is located at 39.2763°N, 122.1914°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95955.

Maxwell emerges from the flat, sun-bleached expanse of the valley floor, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered under an unrelenting sky. It lies 32.0 miles northeast of Clearlake, CA (from Clearlake, CA: bearing 47°T), and is situated 8.7 miles north-northwest of Williams. The earth here is a study in texture, ranging from the cracked, thirsty clay of midsummer to the orderly, emerald rows of seasonal crops that define the local grid. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Coast Ranges provides a jagged ink-line against the evening haze, while the immediate landscape is drained by the quiet, unassuming path of Stone Corral Creek. During the lingering hours of a summer dusk, the light takes on a bruised, amber quality, casting long shadows that emphasize the vastness of the plains and the solitude of the solitary oaks standing guard over the fields.

Maxwell maintains a rhythm dictated by the harvest and the slow, deliberate turn of the seasons, far removed from the frantic pace of the urban centers. The local economy remains deeply anchored to the soil, with the Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ca serving as a quiet reminder of the land’s stewardship and the persistence of those who work it. While the distant shimmer of East Park Reservoir offers a rare pocket of stillness in the arid heat, the daily life of the inhabitants is more often marked by the hum of machinery and the steady maintenance of the irrigation systems that keep the valley productive. History here is kept not in monuments, but in the enduring utility of the earth and the way the wind moves across the plains toward the deep, silent shadows of Long Canyon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ca (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.8 mi, 009° N · 198 acres
Delevan National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.0 mi, 090° E · 12k acres
Sacramento River Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.7 mi, 077° E
Sacramento Valley Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 169° S
Steve Thompson North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 129° SE · 2,771 acres
North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 129° SE · 2,771 acres
Colusa-Sacramento River State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.9 mi, 108° E
Veterans Memorial Wall (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 114° SE
Colusa Bypass Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 106° E
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 17.4 mi, 249° W · 598k acres
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 18.9 mi, 273° W · 929k acres
Green Army Man (Public Artwork) — 20.1 mi, 290° W
Cache Creek Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.8 mi, 213° SW · 31k acres
Cache Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 25.1 mi, 198° S · 4,844 acres
Snow Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.4 mi, 287° W · 60k acres
View of central valley (Viewpoint) — 28.3 mi, 275° W
Sutter County Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 107° E
Alta Schmidt House Museum (Museum) — 32.3 mi, 360° N
Mike Thompson Harbor (Monument) — 32.9 mi, 227° SW
Cotton Rosser Arena Pavilion (Theatre) — 33.0 mi, 107° E
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 33.4 mi, 106° E
Mary Aaron Memorial Museum (Museum) — 33.5 mi, 106° E
Leahn Joshua Halprin Lagoon (Monument) — 33.6 mi, 111° E
Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 33.7 mi, 221° SW
Chico Art Center (Arts Centre) — 36.0 mi, 031° NE
Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 37.5 mi, 119° SE
Beatson Falls (Attraction) — 39.2 mi, 056° NE
Prather Mill Logging Camp (Historic Ruins) — 39.5 mi, 273° W
Beatson Corral (Historic Ruins) — 39.5 mi, 057° NE
Phantom Falls (Attraction) — 40.8 mi, 055° NE

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