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Mill Creek California Map

Explore Mill Creek, 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 Mill Creek, California

How to Use This Mill Creek, California Map

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

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	Mill Creek
State	California (CA)
County	Tehama County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	40.32627
Longitude	-121.522756
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96061
Area Code	530
County Seat	Red Bluff

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About Mill Creek, California

Mill Creek is a locality in Tehama County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Mill Creek is located at 40.3263°N, 121.5228°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96061.

Mill Creek carves a quiet, persistent path through the rugged terrain, its cold waters animating the landscape long before they reach the surrounding basin. It lies 39.0 miles east-northeast of Red Bluff, CA (from Red Bluff, CA: bearing 75°T), and is situated 20.2 miles west-northwest of Lake Almanor. The land here acts as a threshold, where the vast, sun-bleached expanse of the Little Round Valley gives way to the dense, dark timber of Lassen National Forest. On the horizon, the jagged, snow-dusted silhouettes of the Cascade Range command the skyline, their presence lending a heavy, ancient weight to the afternoon air. The light at dusk settles into the deep greens of the forest, turning the pine needles to bronze and cooling the earth, while the steady, rhythmic rush of Mill Creek provides a constant, low-frequency pulse beneath the stillness of the trees.

Human endeavor in Mill Creek has long been defined by the slow, deliberate pace of the timber industry and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding woodland. The history of the area is etched into the quiet remnants of logging camps and the endurance of those who moved through these woods, their livelihoods tethered to the harvest of the forest. Residents find their rhythm in the changing seasons, often seeking the solitude of the Childs Meadows Trail or watching the light shift over the surface of Soda Lake, ten miles to the west. Life here remains tethered to the raw, unhurried character of the high country, where the economy of the forest and the isolation of the inland hills create a distinct, self-contained stillness far removed from the frantic reach of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 0.0 mi, 345° N · 1.1M acres
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 4.4 mi, 290° W · 107k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 6.3 mi, 244° SW
Lassen Volcanic Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 6.7 mi, 002° N · 79k acres
Mill Creek Falls Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 7.9 mi, 004° N
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 8.1 mi, 087° E · 1,886 acres
Cub Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 8.5 mi, 175° S
Sulphur Works (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 356° N
Bumpass Hell (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 007° N
Devils Kitchen (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 030° NE
Terminal Geyser (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 049° NE
South Fork Battle Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.0 mi, 282° W · 5,628 acres
Warner Valley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 055° NE
Ishi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.5 mi, 218° SW · 42k acres
Chester-Lake Almanor Museum (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 094° E
Tehama Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 16.6 mi, 268° W
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 19.6 mi, 125° SE · 1.2M acres
Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 22.2 mi, 301° NW
Vehicle (Historic Ruins) — 25.5 mi, 117° SE
Battle Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 25.8 mi, 286° W · 12k acres
Portal (Monument) — 36.2 mi, 255° W
Monolith (Monument) — 36.2 mi, 255° W
Fountain (Monument) — 36.2 mi, 255° W
Tehama County Museum (Museum) — 37.8 mi, 237° SW
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 38.7 mi, 254° W
Afterthought Mine (Historic Ruins) — 40.4 mi, 314° NW
Merrill Amphitheater (Theatre) — 40.6 mi, 068° E
Plumas County Museum (Museum) — 40.6 mi, 131° SE
Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 41.0 mi, 294° NW
Museum of Northern California Art (Museum) — 44.1 mi, 203° SW

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