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Paskenta California Map

Explore Paskenta, 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 Paskenta, California

How to Use This Paskenta, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.884599
Longitude	-122.545832
Population	110
Density	39.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96074
Area Code	530
County Seat	Red Bluff
School District	Corning Union High School District

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About Paskenta, California

Paskenta is a locality in Tehama County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 110. The population density is 39.3 people per km². Paskenta is located at 39.8846°N, 122.5458°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96074.

Paskenta holds the quiet weight of the northern interior, a landscape defined by the persistent, seasonal pulse of Digger Creek as it carves through the earth. It lies 26.1 miles southwest of Red Bluff, CA (from Red Bluff, CA: bearing 219°T), and is situated 19.7 miles west of Corning. The terrain here transitions from the flat, sun-baked expanses toward the subtle, rising contours of the land that eventually reach toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Cascade Range. Simpson-Finnell Park serves as the immediate green anchor for the locality, providing a patch of managed earth where the dry, golden grasses of the surrounding savanna find a brief respite. Four miles to the west, the basin known as Nevada Bottom catches the low-angled light of late afternoon, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the scrub and oak. In the deeper heat of the year, the air turns thin and brittle, smelling of baked dust and the faint, resinous ghost of dry timber.

Paskenta anchors its identity in a history defined by the land’s stubborn yield and the resilience of those who navigated its isolation. The local economy persists through a slow, deliberate engagement with agriculture and the rhythms of the seasons, far removed from the frantic pace of the more populated corridors. Residents often look toward the quiet expanse of Dead Rabbit, seven miles distant, as a marker of the rugged, unhurried character that defines the region. Daily life in Paskenta remains tied to the cycles of the sun and the maintenance of the fences that divide the open range, where the primary commerce involves the quiet stewardship of cattle and the stewardship of the soil. There is no pretense here; the character of the place is etched by the reality of the climate and the long, quiet stretches of time that separate the arrival of one season from the next.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Simpson-Finnell Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 179° S
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 5.1 mi, 220° SW · 929k acres
Wilder Ridge Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.1 mi, 220° SW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 334° NW
Devil'S Basin Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 8.5 mi, 255° W
Black Butte Lake (Recreation Area) — 8.6 mi, 130° SE
Rattlesnake Firefighter Memorial (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 204° SW
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.3 mi, 305° NW · 184k acres
South Fork Cottonwood Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.6 mi, 345° N · 4,892 acres
Trinity National Forest (National Forest) — 19.8 mi, 328° NW · 1.1M acres
Alta Schmidt House Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 117° SE
Ocean View (Viewpoint) — 22.4 mi, 227° SW
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 23.3 mi, 206° SW · 598k acres
Tehama County Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 066° NE
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 24.5 mi, 068° E · 21k acres
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 25.8 mi, 041° NE
Yuki Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.5 mi, 237° SW · 56k acres
Fountain (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 043° NE
Monolith (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 043° NE
Indian Dick Forest Service Station (Historic Ruins) — 28.9 mi, 287° W
Green Army Man (Public Artwork) — 35.2 mi, 180° S
Lopes Cabin (Attraction) — 36.8 mi, 218° SW
Museum of Northern California Art (Museum) — 38.6 mi, 105° E
Vertebrate Museum (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 106° E
Chico Art Center (Arts Centre) — 38.8 mi, 106° E
Janet Turner Print Museum (Museum) — 38.8 mi, 106° E
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 42.1 mi, 003° N
Prather Mill Logging Camp (Historic Ruins) — 44.8 mi, 207° SW
Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 49.6 mi, 011° N
Art Gallery (Gallery) — 49.6 mi, 010° N

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