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North San Juan California Map

Explore North San Juan, 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 North San Juan, California

How to Use This North San Juan, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for North San Juan, 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 North San Juan.

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	North San Juan
State	California (CA)
County	Nevada County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.369336
Longitude	-121.103843
Population	245
Density	39.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95960
Area Code	530
County Seat	Nevada City
School District	Twin Ridges Elementary School District

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About North San Juan, California

North San Juan is a locality in Nevada County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 245. The population density is 39.0 people per km². North San Juan is located at 39.3693°N, 121.1038°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95960.

North San Juan occupies a rugged ridge in the foothills, where the earth gives way to steep, pine-dusted slopes that define the character of the Tahoe National Forest. It lies 10.6 miles north-northwest of Grass Valley, CA (from Grass Valley, CA: bearing 348°T), and is situated 8.8 miles north-northwest of Nevada City. The landscape is defined by the deep, shadowed creases of Marys Ravine and the proximity of the Middle Yuba River, which carves a path through the dense, evergreen terrain just one mile away. During the dry season, the air carries the resinous scent of sun-warmed needles and parched earth, while the light at dusk settles in long, amber bars across the uneven ground. Only 128 miles to the east, the distant, snow-crowned silhouette of the Sierra Nevada looms over the horizon like a pale, serrated blade, standing in contrast to the immediate, intimate density of the local woodland.

Gold-flecked history clings to North San Juan, recalling an era when the pulse of the local economy beat to the rhythm of hydraulic mining and the frantic search for hidden wealth. This legacy of industry remains visible in the scarred, quiet hills, though the frantic pace of the nineteenth century has long since yielded to a deliberate, independent way of life. Residents often look toward the nearby Morris Reservoir or venture further afield to the South Yuba Trail for quiet reflection, finding a stillness that the early prospectors likely never knew. North San Juan persists as a place where the remnants of a rowdy, dust-choked past are slowly reclaimed by the quiet persistence of the forest, creating an environment that rewards those who prefer the slow, unadorned observation of the changing seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 344° N · 895k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 296° NW
New Bullards Bar Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 303° NW
Rice's Crossing Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 277° W
Yuba Rim Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.2 mi, 263° W
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 2.6 mi, 292° W · 1.2M acres
South Yuba River State Park (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 137° SE
Purdon Crossing (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 133° SE
China Dam (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 124° SE
Emerald Pool (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 124° SE
World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 216° SW
Englebright Lake (Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 237° SW
Edwards Crossing (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 113° SE
Challenge Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 7.1 mi, 325° NW
Providence Mine (Historic Ruins) — 8.4 mi, 155° SE
Stamp Mill (Historic Ruins) — 8.6 mi, 148° SE
Mystic Theater (Theatre) — 8.6 mi, 148° SE
Firehouse Number 1 Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 148° SE
Site of Old Wells Fargo Building (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 148° SE
Stewart Mansion (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 150° SE
Deadmans Flat Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.0 mi, 170° S
Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.6 mi, 247° SW
North Star Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 171° S
North Fork American, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 19.4 mi, 137° SE · 12k acres
Downieville Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 048° NE
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 157° SE
Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.0 mi, 333° NW · 24k acres
Frank C. Reilly Museum (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 016° N
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 30.4 mi, 239° SW
Giant Indian Statues (Public Artwork) — 32.0 mi, 177° S

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