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Nicolaus California Map

Explore Nicolaus, 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 Nicolaus, California

How to Use This Nicolaus, California Map

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

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

Latitude	38.90323
Longitude	-121.577738
Population	176
Density	21.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95659
Area Code	530
County Seat	Yuba City
School District	East Nicolaus Joint Union High School District

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About Nicolaus, California

Nicolaus is a locality in Sutter County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 176. The population density is 21.7 people per km². Nicolaus is located at 38.9032°N, 121.5777°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95659.

Nicolaus occupies a flat, expansive reach of the Central Valley where the horizon stretches wide under a relentless, pale sky. It lies 13.4 miles south of Olivehurst, CA (from Olivehurst, CA: bearing 186°T), and is situated 8.2 miles south of Plumas Lake. The Feather River traces a slow, deliberate path through the landscape, its heavy waters carving a dark ribbon through the surrounding fields. Beyond the immediate riparian growth, the terrain yields to the Feather River Wildlife Area, a quiet expanse of managed habitat that draws the eye toward the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Coast Ranges. In the heat of the afternoon, the air thickens with the scent of dry earth and sun-warmed grasses, while the stillness of the plains is punctuated only by the rhythmic rustle of wind through the tall, thin stands of willow and cottonwood.

Nicolaus emerged from the fertile promise of the valley floor, its identity forged by the seasonal cycles of the river and the steady labor of agriculture. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic demands of the soil, with orchards and row crops defining the patterns of the working day. Not far from the quiet lanes, the depression of Markham Ravine marks the subtle shifts in the land, a reminder of the water’s ancient work in shaping this basin. Life in Nicolaus moves with a deliberate, unadorned cadence, far removed from the rush of metropolitan centers, favoring the quiet permanence of the harvest and the long, amber shadows that lengthen across the fields as the sun dips toward the western plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Feather River Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 321° NW
Sutter Bypass Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 314° NW
Bobelaine Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 353° N
South Sutter Baseball Fields (Local Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 071° E
Lake overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 345° N
Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 3.1 mi, 002° N
Starbend Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 7.3 mi, 358° N
Plumas Lake Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 8.8 mi, 006° N
Toyota Amphitheatre (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 021° N
Sutter National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.4 mi, 311° NW · 5,234 acres
Leahn Joshua Halprin Lagoon (Monument) — 13.9 mi, 354° N
Your Words are Music to My Ears (Public Artwork) — 14.3 mi, 183° S
Joiner Park (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 092° E
Lincoln Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 093° E
Beermann Plaz (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 093° E
The Stage (Theatre) — 15.5 mi, 093° E
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 15.9 mi, 358° N
Roseville Utility Exploration Center (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 125° SE
Mary Aaron Memorial Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 358° N
Sutter County Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 349° N
Roseville Telephone Museum (Museum) — 19.1 mi, 123° SE
Roseville Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 19.1 mi, 124° SE
Cinemark Movie 5 (Cinema) — 19.6 mi, 211° SW
United Artist Arden Fair 6 (Cinema) — 22.6 mi, 158° S
Raging Waters Sacramento (Theme Park) — 22.9 mi, 160° S
Viewpoint | Photographic Art Center (Gallery) — 23.2 mi, 167° S
Colusa National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.2 mi, 301° NW · 8,213 acres
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 34.7 mi, 240° SW · 598k acres
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 37.8 mi, 085° E · 703k acres
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 38.4 mi, 033° NE · 1.2M acres

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