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Occidental California Map

Explore Occidental, 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 Occidental, California

How to Use This Occidental, California Map

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

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

Latitude	38.400378
Longitude	-122.93495
Population	1,132
Density	88.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95465
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Santa Rosa
School District	West Sonoma County Union High School District

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About Occidental, California

Occidental is a locality in Sonoma County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,132. The population density is 88.0 people per km². Occidental is located at 38.4004°N, 122.9350°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95465.

Occidental asserts its presence amidst a landscape of steep, redwood-shadowed canyons and ridges that catch the cool, salt-tinged breath of the Pacific Ocean. It lies 12.0 miles southwest of Windsor, CA (from Windsor, CA: bearing 217°T), and is situated 6.7 miles west of Sebastopol. Salmon Creek carves a path through the verdant undergrowth just outside the village, its water running clear and cold beneath the canopy of ancient trees. To the west, the landscape descends into the quiet breadth of Coleman Valley, where the air grows heavy with the scent of damp earth and bay laurel. The Harrison Grade Ecological Reserve waits only a short distance away, preserving a fragment of the wild, tangled thicket that once dominated this entire reach of the territory. Sunlight here filters through the branches in thin, golden needles, illuminating the dust motes that dance in the stillness of the afternoon.

Occidental grew from the iron and timber of the nineteenth century, when the railroad arrived to claim the dense forests for the booming markets of the coast. Though the tracks have long since surrendered to the weeds, the spirit of those early logging days lingers in the sturdy, wood-framed architecture that defines the center of the village. The local economy has shifted from the sawmills to a slower, more deliberate pace, favoring small-scale commerce and the simple hospitality of shared meals. Travelers often arrive seeking the solitude of the nearby Monte Rio Fire Trail, or they pause to look toward the horizon where the Coast Ranges stand as a faint, gray silhouette against the sky. Life in Occidental maintains a quiet focus, anchored by the cycles of the seasons and the enduring, quiet beauty of the woods that persist just beyond the porch lights.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Occidental Veterans of World War 2 (Monument) — 1.0 mi, 310° NW
Occidental Center For the Arts (Arts Centre) — 1.1 mi, 310° NW
Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic (Attraction) — 2.1 mi, 064° NE
Harrison Grade Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 005° N
Giraffes in the Forest (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 126° SE
Bohemia Ecological Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 324° NW
Sonoma Coast State Park (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 286° W
Ragle Ranch (Local Park) — 4.1 mi, 086° E
Church of SaintTeresa ofAvila (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 209° SW
Iron Horse Vineyards (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 027° NE
Path to Peace (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 086° E
The Sound of Music (Viewpoint) — 4.6 mi, 295° NW
Laguna Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 070° E
Sebastopol Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 5.9 mi, 090° E
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 6.0 mi, 180° S
Retrospect (Gallery) — 6.1 mi, 088° E
Lori Austin (Gallery) — 6.1 mi, 088° E
Curtain Call Theatre (Theatre) — 6.2 mi, 320° NW
Hoot Owl (Gallery) — 6.2 mi, 320° NW
Monte Rio Theater (Cinema) — 6.2 mi, 318° NW
Duncans Mills Depot Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 300° NW
Duckworth Family Farm (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 120° SE
Korbel Winery Tour (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 348° N
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 8.0 mi, 210° SW · 8,946 acres
Bodega Head State Marine Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 8.5 mi, 238° SW
Redwood Forest Theater (Theatre) — 10.2 mi, 337° NW
Austin Creek State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.6 mi, 340° N
Point Reyes National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 11.2 mi, 196° S · 135k acres
Phillip Burton Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.3 mi, 198° S · 33k acres
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 178° S · 113k acres

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