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Nelson California Map

Explore Nelson, 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 Nelson, California

How to Use This Nelson, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.552108
Longitude	-121.765532
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95958
Area Code	530
County Seat	Oroville

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About Nelson, California

Nelson is a locality in Butte County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Nelson is located at 39.5521°N, 121.7655°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95958.

Nelson stretches across the flat, sun-bleached expanse of the northern Central Valley, where the horizon is defined by the expansive, open sky and the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Ranges. It lies 11.5 miles west-northwest of Oroville, CA (from Oroville, CA: bearing 283°T), and is situated 9.9 miles west-northwest of Thermalito. Little Dry Creek meanders through the surrounding fields, a thin ribbon of riparian life that sustains the local landscape before the summer heat turns the grasses to a brittle, pale gold. The proximity of Durham Recreation and Park District 3 offers a quiet space for the community to gather under the expansive canopy of valley oaks, while the presence of Thermalito Afterbay five miles away provides a steady, cooling influence upon the local air. In the late afternoon, the light here possesses a singular, honeyed clarity, casting long, sharp shadows across the leveled earth that seem to suspend the moment in a state of perpetual, quiet anticipation.

Nelson maintains an economy deeply rooted in the rhythmic cycles of agriculture, defined by the irrigation canals and the steady labor of those who cultivate the fertile soil. The history of the area is etched into the quiet grid of the streets and the utilitarian architecture that serves the needs of a working landscape, reflecting a heritage built upon the productivity of the land and the endurance of its inhabitants. Beyond the immediate fields, the rugged elevation of Hayes Canyon marks a shift in the terrain, reminding travelers of the geological forces that shaped this interior basin. Life here proceeds with a deliberate, unadorned focus, where the passage of time is marked less by the clamor of industry than by the changing colors of the crops and the seasonal drying of the plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Durham Recreation and Park District 3 (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 212° SW
Oroville Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 126° SE
Upper Butte Basin Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 249° W
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 7.5 mi, 109° E
North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 286° W · 2,771 acres
Steve Thompson North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 286° W · 2,771 acres
World Trade Center artifact (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 042° NE
Clay Pit State Vehicular Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 9.0 mi, 124° SE
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 043° NE
Ranch View (Viewpoint) — 9.4 mi, 078° E
Beatson Falls (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 075° E
Beatson Corral (Historic Ruins) — 10.7 mi, 076° E
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.3 mi, 302° NW · 21k acres
Phantom Falls (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 070° E
Bath House Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 101° E
IN LOVING MEMORY OF Kristina Chesterman 1992-2013 (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 350° N
Chico Art Center (Arts Centre) — 12.6 mi, 340° N
Phagna Norapamok Memorial (Monument) — 12.8 mi, 342° N
National Yo-Yo Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 342° N
Wildcat Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 12.9 mi, 341° N
Janet Turner Print Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 341° N
Vertebrate Museum (Museum) — 13.1 mi, 341° N
Museum of Northern California Art (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 342° N
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 17.3 mi, 067° NE · 1.2M acres
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 18.5 mi, 044° NE · 1.1M acres
Sacramento National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.0 mi, 251° W · 22k acres
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 29.7 mi, 162° S
Ishi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.9 mi, 358° N · 42k acres
Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 38.7 mi, 165° S
Purdon Crossing (Attraction) — 41.4 mi, 112° E

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