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Ruth California Map

Explore Ruth, 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 Ruth, California

How to Use This Ruth, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.293849
Longitude	-123.348335
Population	254
Density	2.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95552
Area Code	530
County Seat	Weaverville
School District	Southern Trinity Joint Unified School District

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About Ruth, California

Ruth is a locality in Trinity County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 254. The population density is 2.5 people per km². Ruth is located at 40.2938°N, 123.3483°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95552.

Ruth occupies a rugged expanse where the persistent flow of Johnson Creek carves a deliberate path through the earth, marking the transition between dense timberlands and the open, grassy expanse of the Johnson Glades. It lies 49.5 miles east-southeast of Fortuna, CA (from Fortuna, CA: bearing 117°T), and is situated 21.0 miles south-southwest of Hayfork. The terrain is defined by a slow, rhythmic verticality, where the heavy scent of pine needles hangs in the still air and the shadows stretch long across the uneven ground as the afternoon sun descends. Beyond the immediate reach of the forest canopy, the landscape opens into sweeping, golden meadows that shimmer under a dry, relentless light, their colors shifting from pale straw to burnt sienna as the seasons dictate the moisture of the soil. This remote territory, entirely enveloped by the vast, protected reaches of Six Rivers National Forest, maintains a silence that feels ancient, punctuated only by the subtle rustle of wildlife moving through the brush or the low, steady murmur of water navigating the rocky creek bed.

Ruth thrives on a quiet, self-contained economy that has long looked to the surrounding timber and the seasonal influx of visitors for its sustenance. The proximity to the shimmering expanse of Ruth Lake provides a central focus for the local rhythm, drawing those who seek the solitude of the water or wish to traverse the rugged, winding paths of the Ruth Hayfork Trail. History here is written in the labor of those who worked the woods and the slow, deliberate pace of a life lived far from the frenetic energy of distant urban centers. Even on the horizon, the distant, hazy profile of the Cascade Range serves as a reminder of the scale of the wilderness that holds Ruth in its grip, a place where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the gradual change in the quality of the light and the slow, predictable cycle of the mountain seasons.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Six Rivers National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 093° E · 978k acres
Ruth Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 2.4 mi, 000° N
Trinity National Forest (National Forest) — 2.4 mi, 022° N · 1.1M acres
Trinity, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.1 mi, 042° NE · 53k acres
Eel, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.2 mi, 192° S · 11k acres
North Fork Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.4 mi, 186° S · 8,296 acres
Yolla Bolly-Middle Eel Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.6 mi, 159° S · 184k acres
Big Butte Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 17.3 mi, 162° S · 1,555 acres
Hayfork Reservoir (Nature Reserve) — 20.9 mi, 027° NE
Humboldt Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 23.3 mi, 252° W
Indian Dick Forest Service Station (Historic Ruins) — 24.9 mi, 144° SE
Shrine Drive Thru Tree (Attraction) — 27.8 mi, 267° W
Myers Plaque (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 266° W
Childrens Forest Plaque (Monument) — 28.2 mi, 267° W
Julia Morgan’s Redwood Grove Estate & Garden Tours (Attraction) — 28.3 mi, 237° SW
Stephen Tyng Mather (Monument) — 28.9 mi, 270° W
Panorama Point (Viewpoint) — 29.8 mi, 231° SW
Giant Trees (Attraction) — 30.2 mi, 277° W
One-Log House (Attraction) — 30.5 mi, 230° SW
Eagle Rock Lookout (Historic Ruins) — 31.5 mi, 002° N
World's Tallest Free Standing Redwood Chainsaw Carving (Public Artwork) — 34.0 mi, 220° SW
Jake Jackson Memorial Museum (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 035° NE
Highland Art Center (Arts Centre) — 37.1 mi, 035° NE
Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 40.4 mi, 044° NE · 202k acres
Ironsides Museum (Museum) — 40.7 mi, 347° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 46.8 mi, 073° E
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 52.6 mi, 301° NW
Art Gallery (Gallery) — 55.1 mi, 068° E

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