Rough and Ready California Map
Explore Rough and Ready, 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 Rough and Ready, California
How to Use This Rough and Ready, California Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rough and Ready, 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 Rough and Ready.
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 | Rough and Ready |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | Nevada County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 39.230172 |
| Longitude | -121.136064 |
| Population | 905 |
| Density | 110.1 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 95975, 95959 |
| Area Code | 530 |
| County Seat | Nevada City |
| School District | Nevada Joint Union High School District |
About Rough and Ready, California
Rough and Ready is a locality in Nevada County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 905. The population density is 110.1 people per km². Rough and Ready is located at 39.2302°N, 121.1361°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95975, 95959.Rough and Ready emerges from the dry, golden-hued landscape where the persistent waters of Squirrel Creek carve a path through the earth. It lies 4.1 miles west of Grass Valley, CA (from Grass Valley, CA: bearing 281°T), and is situated 3.5 miles east of Lake Wildwood. The terrain is defined by the uneven, rugged topography of Blue Ravine, an intricate fold in the land that holds the heat of the afternoon sun against the weathered granite and parched grasses. Shadows lengthen across the Deadmans Flat Area of Critical Environmental Concern as evening approaches, casting a sharp, violet clarity over the scrub oak and manzanita that dominate the horizon. In the distance, the Sierra Nevada remains a faint, jagged silhouette against the sky, a silent sentinel watching over the quiet, unadorned reaches of the interior.
History clings to the dust of Rough and Ready, echoing the restless ambition of those who once sought fortune in the quartz-rich soil. The economy has long since shifted from the frantic extraction of the past to a slower, more deliberate pace, where the rhythm of daily life is measured by the changing light on the hills rather than the output of a mine. Local identity remains stubbornly independent, rooted in a legacy of self-governance that colors the modern perspective of the residents. While the shimmering expanse of Rollins Reservoir waits ten miles distant, the life of the locality remains tethered to the quiet, terrestrial beauty of its own rocky slopes and the seasonal pulse of the creek.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Deadmans Flat Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.4 mi, 137° SE
- Condon Park (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 107° E
- South Yuba River State Park (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 356° N
- Western Gateway Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 235° SW
- Knight Monument (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 109° E
- North Star Museum (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 113° SE
- Englebright Lake (Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 321° NW
- World's First Long-Distance Telephone Line (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 345° N
- Providence Mine (Historic Ruins) — 5.6 mi, 069° E
- Stewart Mansion (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 072° E
- Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 6.5 mi, 097° E · 895k acres
- Stamp Mill (Historic Ruins) — 6.6 mi, 069° E
- Mystic Theater (Theatre) — 6.7 mi, 070° E
- Firehouse Number 1 Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 070° E
- Dam Observation Point (Viewpoint) — 7.1 mi, 276° W
- Purdon Crossing (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 035° NE
- Spenceville Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.5 mi, 221° SW
- China Dam (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 038° NE
- Emerald Pool (Attraction) — 9.0 mi, 039° NE
- Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 303° NW
- Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 9.7 mi, 351° N · 1.2M acres
- Edwards Crossing (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 050° NE
- Heritage Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 133° SE
- North Fork American Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.8 mi, 126° SE · 4,161 acres
- Auburn State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 14.2 mi, 129° SE
- North Fork American, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.9 mi, 119° SE · 12k acres
- Giant Indian Statues (Public Artwork) — 22.6 mi, 171° S
- General Gomez Arts (Gallery) — 23.0 mi, 171° S
- Placer County Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 172° S
- Bernard House (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 172° S
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About This Rough and Ready Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rough and Ready, California. Coordinates: 39.230172, -121.136064. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Rough and Ready includes the ZIP code (95975, 95959), telephone area code (530), county seat of Nevada County (Nevada City), and school district assignment (Nevada Joint Union High School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
