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Rackerby California Map

Explore Rackerby, 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 Rackerby, California

How to Use This Rackerby, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.426114
Longitude	-121.35419
Population	210
Density	27.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95972, 95914
Area Code	530
County Seat	Marysville
School District	Bangor Union Elementary School District

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About Rackerby, California

Rackerby is a locality in Yuba County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 210. The population density is 27.4 people per km². Rackerby is located at 39.4261°N, 121.3542°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95972, 95914.

Rackerby occupies a rugged expanse of terrain where the dry, golden grasses of the foothills meet the dense, persistent shade of oak savanna. It lies 12.6 miles east-southeast of Oroville, CA (from Oroville, CA: bearing 114°T), and is situated 8.6 miles southeast of Oroville East. Natchez Creek carves a winding, seasonal path through this landscape, its banks providing a sliver of verdant relief against the arid, sun-bleached slopes that define the region. Only a mile away, the deepening shadows of Brown Ravine sharpen the contours of the earth, while the Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area stands as a quiet preserve for the native flora and fauna that thrive in the heat. When the light of late afternoon settles over the terrain, the air takes on a heavy, amber quality, turning the distant silhouettes of the Coast Ranges into thin, violet lines against the horizon.

Rackerby maintains a deliberate, quiet pace, shaped by a history of small-scale land use and the persistent demands of a climate that turns tinder-dry under the midsummer sun. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythms of the land, favoring modest agricultural pursuits and the stewardship of the surrounding acreage over the frantic expansion common to more urbanized corridors. Residents often look toward the quiet surface of Lake Mildred, five miles distant, as a primary point of stillness in an otherwise rugged environment. Life in Rackerby is marked by the distinct scent of dry pine and dust, a sensory reminder of the town’s position within a landscape that demands both patience and respect from those who dwell upon its slopes.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 179° S
Collins Lake Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 157° SE
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 5.9 mi, 001° N · 1.2M acres
Lake Oroville State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.4 mi, 004° N
Challenge Experimental Forest (Recreation Easement) — 6.6 mi, 066° NE
New Bullards Bar Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 10.2 mi, 079° E
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 10.5 mi, 074° E · 895k acres
South Yuba River State Park (State Park) — 11.8 mi, 138° SE
Yuba Rim Overlook (Viewpoint) — 11.9 mi, 111° E
Oroville Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.1 mi, 305° NW
Bath House Museum (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 302° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 12.1 mi, 104° E
World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line (Monument) — 13.1 mi, 129° SE
Feather Falls Scenic Area (National Scenic Byway) — 13.8 mi, 013° N
Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.2 mi, 012° N · 24k acres
Beatson Corral (Historic Ruins) — 16.2 mi, 314° NW
Beatson Falls (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 313° NW
Phantom Falls (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 319° NW
Purdon Crossing (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 112° E
China Dam (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 111° E
Providence Mine (Historic Ruins) — 20.5 mi, 124° SE
Airplane (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 190° S
Stewart Mansion (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 123° SE
Mystic Theater (Theatre) — 21.2 mi, 122° SE
Firehouse Number 1 Museum (Museum) — 21.2 mi, 122° SE
North Star Museum (Museum) — 21.4 mi, 135° SE
Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 22.0 mi, 315° NW
Mary Aaron Memorial Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 213° SW
Sutter County Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 218° SW
Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 31.2 mi, 203° SW

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