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Paynes Creek California Map

Explore Paynes Creek, 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 Paynes Creek, California

How to Use This Paynes Creek, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.3419
Longitude	-121.924974
Population	54
Density	6.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	96075, 96080
Area Code	530
County Seat	Red Bluff
School District	Antelope Elementary School District

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About Paynes Creek, California

Paynes Creek is a locality in Tehama County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 54. The population density is 6.1 people per km². Paynes Creek is located at 40.3419°N, 121.9250°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 96075, 96080.

Paynes Creek defines the rugged transition where the low-lying plains begin to stiffen into the foothills of the Cascade Range. It lies 20.1 miles east-northeast of Red Bluff, CA (from Red Bluff, CA: bearing 57°T), and is situated 15.6 miles east of Lake California. The landscape here is characterized by an expansive oak savanna that turns a pale, tinder-dry gold under the relentless summer sun, while the eponymous Paynes Creek carves a persistent, rocky path through the terrain. To the west, the subtle depression of Lane Valley offers a momentary level pause in the topography, and the vast expanse of the Tehama Wildlife Area provides a protected sanctuary for the deer and raptors that haunt these slopes. The air in Paynes Creek carries the scent of dry grass and sun-warmed stone, a stillness that feels as old as the volcanic earth beneath the surface.

Human presence in Paynes Creek has long been tethered to the rhythms of the land, shifting from early grazing practices to the quieter, more solitary pursuits of the present day. Economic life remains modest and deeply connected to the surrounding acreage, where the cycle of the seasons dictates the pace of work more than any clock. While the distant summits of the Cascade Range anchor the horizon, the daily reality is focused on the local stewardship of the soil and the maintenance of the homesteads that dot the hillsides. Life here possesses a quiet gravity, shaped by the isolation of being far from any crowded corridor, allowing the subtle shifts in light across the plains to remain the most significant event of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tehama Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 168° S
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 1.8 mi, 159° S · 1.1M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 2.7 mi, 297° NW
South Fork Battle Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 3.4 mi, 352° N · 5,628 acres
Sacramento River/bend Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.9 mi, 332° NW
Dales Lake Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 272° W
Battle Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.6 mi, 324° NW · 12k acres
Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 10.5 mi, 011° N
Ishi Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.3 mi, 159° S · 42k acres
Jed's Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.1 mi, 245° SW
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 16.3 mi, 089° E · 107k acres
Portal (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 232° SW
Monolith (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 232° SW
Fountain (Monument) — 17.4 mi, 232° SW
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.9 mi, 220° SW · 21k acres
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 19.0 mi, 227° SW · 929k acres
Lassen Volcanic Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 19.4 mi, 073° E · 79k acres
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 20.0 mi, 233° SW
Sulphur Works (Attraction) — 21.8 mi, 070° E
Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 22.5 mi, 313° NW
Seismograph (Attraction) — 23.3 mi, 055° NE
Bumpass Hell (Attraction) — 23.7 mi, 070° E
Tehama County Museum (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 206° SW
Hot Rock (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 060° NE
Afterthought Mine (Historic Ruins) — 28.2 mi, 344° N
Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 29.0 mi, 306° NW
Art Gallery (Gallery) — 29.3 mi, 306° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 31.9 mi, 289° W
Chester-Lake Almanor Museum (Museum) — 36.8 mi, 093° E
Kennett (Historic Ruins) — 37.5 mi, 318° NW

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