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Newell California Map

Explore Newell, 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 Newell, California

How to Use This Newell, California Map

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

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

Latitude	41.888213
Longitude	-121.372212
Population	301
Density	48.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96134
Area Code	530
County Seat	Alturas
School District	Tulelake Basin Joint Unified School District

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About Newell, California

Newell is a locality in Modoc County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 301. The population density is 48.3 people per km². Newell is located at 41.8882°N, 121.3722°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96134.

Newell holds its position upon a vast, high-desert expanse where the horizon stretches thin and pale against the immense sky. It lies 28.9 miles southeast of Altamont, OR (from Altamont, OR: bearing 139°T), and is situated 31.3 miles southeast of Klamath Falls. The landscape around Newell is defined by a stark, arid clarity, with the earth offering a palette of muted ochre and dust-gray that shifts in intensity as the sun tracks overhead. To the west, the distant peaks of the Cascade Range provide a jagged, silhouettes-only boundary to the view, while the immediate terrain remains flat and open, punctuated by the quiet persistence of sagebrush and wide, cultivated fields. The air here carries a dry, crisp weight, cooling rapidly as the light fades into a deep, bruised violet, casting long shadows across the basin floor.

History defines the geography of Newell, as the community sits directly inside the protected bounds of Tule Lake National Monument. This land preserves a complex legacy, where the echoes of past human endurance remain etched into the soil, far removed from the bustle of modern industry. The local economy draws its strength from the surrounding agricultural plains, where seasonal rhythms dictate the pace of work and the quiet movement of machinery. For those seeking the remnants of earlier inhabitants, the Petroglyph Point Trail offers a path through time, while the nearby Frog Pond and the distant, shimmering surface of Mason Reservoir suggest the presence of water in an otherwise parched geography. Even the J Canal, cutting a deliberate line through the landscape, serves as a reminder of how the people of Newell have worked to sustain life in this singular, high-altitude reach.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Newell Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 141° SE
Tule Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 0.4 mi, 264° W · 75k acres
Wwii Valor In The Pacific National Monument Tule Lake Unit (National Monument) — 0.4 mi, 264° W · 2,688 acres
1873 Two Warm Springs Indians (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 151° SE
Canby's Cross (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 151° SE
Captain Jack's Stronghold (Monument) — 0.7 mi, 151° SE
Lava Beds National Monument (National Monument) — 2.3 mi, 199° S · 47k acres
Petroglyph Point (Attraction) — 3.1 mi, 198° S
Emigrant Trails Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.2 mi, 031° NE
Modoc National Forest (National Forest) — 5.0 mi, 161° S · 1.7M acres
East Wildlife Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 224° SW
Hospital Rock (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 234° SW
Lava Beds Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 6.6 mi, 225° SW · 28k acres
Clear Lake National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.4 mi, 090° E · 35k acres
Clear Lake (Resource Management Area) — 7.5 mi, 088° E
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 8.2 mi, 027° NE
Canby Cross (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 241° SW
Gillems Camp (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 245° SW
Rangeland (State Resource Management Area) — 11.4 mi, 002° N
Battle of Dry Lake (Registered Battlefield) — 13.5 mi, 164° S
Klamath National Forest (National Forest) — 17.3 mi, 226° SW · 1.7M acres
The Favell Museum (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 317° NW
Coming Home (Public Artwork) — 50.2 mi, 242° SW
Two Rivers Art Gallery & Gift Shop (Gallery) — 53.8 mi, 332° NW
Alger Theatre (Cinema) — 56.6 mi, 068° E
Merritt Creek Trestle (Historic Ruins) — 57.2 mi, 013° N
Railroad Museum (Museum) — 60.6 mi, 260° W
Weed Museum (Museum) — 61.2 mi, 239° SW
Dunlop Ranch Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 61.2 mi, 299° NW
Sisson Museum (Museum) — 63.6 mi, 231° SW

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