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Meadow Valley California Map

Explore Meadow Valley, 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 Meadow Valley, California

How to Use This Meadow Valley, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.932312
Longitude	-121.083086
Population	453
Density	20.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95956
Area Code	530
County Seat	Quincy
School District	Plumas Unified School District

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About Meadow Valley, California

Meadow Valley is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 453. The population density is 20.5 people per km². Meadow Valley is located at 39.9323°N, 121.0831°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95956.

Meadow Valley sustains a quiet, deliberate presence within the rugged expanse of the Plumas National Forest. It lies 39.0 miles northeast of Oroville, CA (from Oroville, CA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 8.6 miles west of East Quincy. Meadow Valley Creek carves a path through the basin of Grub Flat, the water moving with a persistent, low-frequency hum against the smooth stones of its bed. The air carries a crisp, pine-heavy clarity that sharpens the edges of the surrounding timber, where the shadows of the distant Cascade Range stretch long and violet as the afternoon wanes. Here, the landscape feels defined by the interplay of light filtering through the canopy and the sudden, open silences of the high-altitude clearings, where the grasses turn to a brittle, pale amber under the weight of the summer heat.

History permeates the soil of Meadow Valley, echoing the industry of early logging operations that once relied on the abundance of the nearby Feather River Experimental Forest to fuel the regional economy. Today, the pace of life remains tethered to the seasons, with residents moving between the timbered slopes and the nearby recreation spots like the Claremont Trail, which offers a quiet passage through the wilder reaches of the terrain. Those seeking the stillness of deeper waters often venture toward Bucks Lake, where the surface reflects the sky with an unruffled intensity. Whether one is watching the dust motes dance in the late-day sun or listening to the wind shift through the needles of the conifers, the character of the place is one of enduring, solitary resilience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — locality lies within · 1.2M acres
Bucks Lake Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 2.0 mi, 270° W · 24k acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 2.8 mi, 225° SW · 1,886 acres
Mount Pleasant Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 4.1 mi, 286° W
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 183° S
Butterfly Valley Botanical Area (National Scenic Byway) — 6.3 mi, 044° NE
Lookout Rock (Viewpoint) — 7.0 mi, 194° S
Plumas County Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 088° E
Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 8.0 mi, 162° S · 24k acres
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 12.5 mi, 320° NW · 1.1M acres
Vehicle (Historic Ruins) — 15.5 mi, 358° N
Feather Falls Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 16.9 mi, 206° SW
Frank C. Reilly Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 163° S
Plumas-Eureka State Park (State Park) — 21.9 mi, 120° SE
Mammoth Mill (Historic Ruins) — 23.3 mi, 121° SE
Pioneer Ski Area of America (Monument) — 23.8 mi, 121° SE
Chester-Lake Almanor Museum (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 344° N
Yuba Theatre (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 152° SE
Downie Chapter 1249 (Monument) — 29.1 mi, 152° SE
Downieville Museum (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 152° SE
Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout (Monument) — 32.9 mi, 135° SE
Western Pacific Railroad Museum (Museum) — 33.4 mi, 105° E
Phantom Falls (Attraction) — 33.7 mi, 229° SW
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 35.1 mi, 345° N · 107k acres
Lassen Volcanic Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 35.1 mi, 345° N · 79k acres
Beatson Falls (Attraction) — 35.4 mi, 228° SW
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 35.8 mi, 237° SW
Terminal Geyser (Attraction) — 37.2 mi, 335° NW
Devils Kitchen (Attraction) — 39.8 mi, 332° NW
Lassen County Arts Council (Gallery) — 40.3 mi, 034° NE

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