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Nord California Map

Explore Nord, 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 Nord, California

How to Use This Nord, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.779604
Longitude	-121.957202
Population	286
Density	52.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95973
Area Code	530
County Seat	Oroville
School District	Chico Unified School District

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About Nord, California

Nord is a locality in Butte County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 286. The population density is 52.5 people per km². Nord is located at 39.7796°N, 121.9572°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95973.

Nord exists as a quiet, sun-drenched expanse where the earth stretches flat toward the horizon, defined by the steady, unhurried passage of Rock Creek through its fertile soil. It lies 7.3 miles west-northwest of Chico, CA (from Chico, CA: bearing 299°T), and is situated 3.9 miles northeast of Hamilton City. This landscape is a mosaic of agricultural fields and oak savanna, where the light at dusk turns the dry grasses into a bruised, flickering gold. To the east, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cascade Range anchors the sky, while the local terrain remains defined by the proximity of Indian Fishery, a quiet expanse of water three miles away that reflects the changing temper of the seasons. The air here holds the dry, heavy heat of the inland plains, a stillness that is only broken by the rustle of leaves or the occasional movement of wildlife shifting toward the nearby Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge.

Nord emerged from the necessity of the land, its rhythm dictated by the cycles of harvest and the slow, deliberate work of the fields. The economy remains rooted in the generosity of the valley floor, where deep, dark earth supports a tradition of cultivation that has persisted for generations. Residents move with the caution of those who understand the temperament of the soil and the nearby depressions like Sandy Gulch, which carve subtle, shadow-filled lines into the regional topography. Life in Nord is marked by an absence of pretense, a place where the infrastructure serves the land rather than the other way around, and where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual drying of the summer grasses and the shifting shadow of the distant peaks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 2.0 mi, 202° S · 21k acres
Bidwell-Sacramento River State Park (State Park) — 2.1 mi, 198° S
Sacramento River Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 191° S
Cummings (Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 224° SW
Irving Finch River Access (Viewpoint) — 2.9 mi, 226° SW
Little Chico Creek Greenway (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 093° E
In Honor of All Chico Area Veterans (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 090° E
City Designated Open Space (Local Recreation) — 5.4 mi, 084° E
Stone Ridge Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 076° E
Museum of Northern California Art (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 116° SE
Chico State Flame (Public Artwork) — 6.8 mi, 120° SE
Vertebrate Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 120° SE
Chico Community Labyrinth (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 118° SE
Janet Turner Print Museum (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 120° SE
Chico Art Center (Arts Centre) — 7.0 mi, 123° SE
National Yo-Yo Museum (Museum) — 7.1 mi, 120° SE
Phagna Norapamok Memorial (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 119° SE
Steve Thompson North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 171° S · 2,771 acres
North Central Valley Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 11.8 mi, 171° S · 2,771 acres
Alta Schmidt House Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 259° W
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 13.6 mi, 291° W · 929k acres
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 16.3 mi, 033° NE · 1.1M acres
Ishi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.2 mi, 019° N · 42k acres
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 18.7 mi, 119° SE
Beatson Falls (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 123° SE
Phantom Falls (Attraction) — 24.1 mi, 119° SE
Beatson Corral (Historic Ruins) — 24.4 mi, 122° SE
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 30.3 mi, 332° NW
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 48.0 mi, 156° SE
Sulphur Works (Attraction) — 51.4 mi, 026° NE

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