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Rescue California Map

Explore Rescue, 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 Rescue, California

How to Use This Rescue, California Map

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

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	Rescue
State	California (CA)
County	El Dorado County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	38.71157
Longitude	-120.95133
Population	4,200
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95672
Area Code	530
County Seat	Placerville

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About Rescue, California

Rescue is a locality in El Dorado County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,200. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Rescue is located at 38.7116°N, 120.9513°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95672.

Rescue sits where the landscape begins to harden into the complex, chaparral-covered ridges of the Sierra Nevada foothills. It lies 3.5 miles north-northeast of Cameron Park, CA (from Cameron Park, CA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 7.3 miles east-northeast of El Dorado Hills. White Oak Creek carves a seasonal path through the terrain, its water level swelling with winter rains before retreating into the dry, sun-bleached gullies that define the local topography. To the west, the land levels off toward the agricultural expanse of the interior, while the immediate vicinity is anchored by the Pine Hill Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a landscape of unique botanical diversity where rare plants thrive in the mineral-heavy soil. The light here in the late afternoon possesses a distinct, pale clarity, casting long shadows across the uneven ground of White Oak Flat and illuminating the scrub oak that clings to the slopes.

Rescue functions as a quiet transition between the dense suburban reach of the west and the rugged, unpopulated expanses of the higher elevation. The local economy relies on the slow, deliberate pace of land stewardship and small-scale enterprise, far removed from the bustle of the distant metropolitan hubs. Residents often find themselves drawn toward the water at Indian Creek Reservoir for a respite from the heat, or navigating the paths of the Monroe Ridge Trail to gain a vantage point over the undulating horizon. The history of the land remains etched into the silence of the woods, where the remnants of early settlement are slowly reclaimed by the hardy, drought-resistant brush that defines the character of this inland space.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Pine Hill Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.3 mi, 352° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 148° SE
Pine Hill Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 277° W
El Dorado Trail (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 130° SE
Southwind Labradors (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 236° SW
Cameron Park Unit (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 180° S
Pleasant Grove House State Historic Landmark (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 256° W
Zentgraf House (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 267° W
South Fork American River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.5 mi, 326° NW · 5,570 acres
Cameron Park CSD Pool (Attraction) — 4.5 mi, 219° SW
Folsom Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 319° NW
Folsom Lake (State Recreation Area) — 5.8 mi, 316° NW
Sterlingshire Historical Site (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 270° W
Salmon Falls Ranch (Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 315° NW
El Dorado Historical Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 082° E
Fairchild Park Indian Grinding Rocks (Historic Ruins) — 6.8 mi, 265° W
Placerville Art Gallery (Gallery) — 8.1 mi, 082° E
Art Studio 360 (Gallery) — 8.2 mi, 082° E
Sigwarts Opera House (Theatre) — 8.2 mi, 082° E
Volution Gallery (Gallery) — 8.2 mi, 081° E
North Fork Cosumnes River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.5 mi, 130° SE
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 9.7 mi, 057° NE · 703k acres
Norcal Aquarium And Wildlife Center (Aquarium) — 10.1 mi, 245° SW
Livermore Community Park (Stadium) — 11.3 mi, 250° W
Folsom Prison Museum (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 263° W
Historic Folsom Dam (Historic Ruins) — 11.6 mi, 266° W
The American River Water Education Center (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 269° W
Folsom Bulldogs Stadium (Stadium) — 12.0 mi, 248° W
Folsom Powerhouse Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 260° W
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 21.3 mi, 023° NE · 895k acres

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