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Ryde California Map

Explore Ryde, 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 Ryde, California

How to Use This Ryde, California Map

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

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.

CityRyde
StateCalifornia (CA)
CountySacramento County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezonePacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)
Latitude38.238526
Longitude-121.560509
Population180
Density5.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code95680
Area Code530
County SeatSacramento

About Ryde, California

Ryde is a locality in Sacramento County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Ryde is located at 38.2385°N, 121.5605°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95680.

Ryde occupies a low-lying stretch of earth where the Sacramento River exerts a constant, slow pressure against the levees, shaping the character of the land into a quiet mosaic of alluvial silt and deep, fertile soil. It lies 9.1 miles northeast of Rio Vista, CA (from Rio Vista, CA: bearing 51°T), and is situated 15.6 miles southwest of Elk Grove. The air here holds the damp weight of the river, and on clear afternoons, the distant silhouette of the Coast Ranges provides a jagged, blue-gray boundary against the expansive sky. Across the water, the flat expanse of Grand Island stretches out in a patchwork of agricultural green, while the nearby, still surfaces of The Meadows Slough offer a sanctuary for light and shadow. In the transition toward twilight, a pale, golden radiance settles over the fields, turning the tinder-dry grasses to copper and softening the edges of the horizon.

Ryde carries the quiet evidence of its origins as a hub for river commerce, its economy long defined by the rhythm of the harvest and the movement of goods through the Sacramento River Deep Water Ship Channel. Life in Ryde remains tethered to the seasonal cycles of the surrounding orchards and the maintenance of the waterways, a slow-paced industry that contrasts with the distant, modern hum of the outside world. Residents often seek the quietude of Dr. Paul Barnes Community Park, where the stillness of the afternoon allows for a brief reprieve from the labor of the valley. Though the pressures of progress shift the landscape, the historical footprint of the docks and the proximity to the rugged, hidden terrain of Watson Hollow ensure that Ryde maintains a singular, grounded identity rooted in the river’s enduring reach.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Dr. Paul Barnes Community Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 087° E
  • Staten Island (Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 140° SE
  • Staten Island Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 141° SE
  • Ryer Island and Steamboat Slough (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 227° SW
  • Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.4 mi, 053° NE · 7,119 acres
  • Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge 2 (National Wildlife Refuge) — 4.5 mi, 046° NE · 561 acres
  • Prospect Island (Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 295° NW
  • 66 Main Street (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 204° SW
  • White Slough Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 099° E
  • Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 071° E
  • Isleton's Historic Old Town (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 207° SW
  • Hotel Del Rio and Casino (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 207° SW
  • Liberty Island (State Resource Management Area) — 6.2 mi, 293° NW
  • Cosumnes River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.3 mi, 066° NE
  • Woodbridge Ecological Preserve - North Unit (Nature Reserve) — 8.6 mi, 124° SE
  • Rio Vista Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 231° SW
  • California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 10.7 mi, 070° E
  • Franks Tract State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 12.2 mi, 187° S
  • Rae House Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 085° E
  • Amphitheater (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 113° SE
  • Peter Rabbit (Public Artwork) — 16.7 mi, 028° NE
  • Sojourner Truth African Heritage Museum (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 013° N
  • Exotic Aquarium (Aquarium) — 19.2 mi, 016° N
  • Giraffe Viewing Deck (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 008° N
  • Dow Wetlands Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 21.0 mi, 224° SW
  • Conservation Carousel (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 009° N
  • Sacramento Zoo Train (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 009° N
  • Fairytale Town Box Office (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 009° N
  • Antioch Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 223° SW
  • LH Horton Jr. Art Gallery (Gallery) — 21.3 mi, 142° SE

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About This Ryde Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Ryde, California. Coordinates: 38.238526, -121.560509. 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 Ryde includes the ZIP code (95680), telephone area code (530), county seat of Sacramento County (Sacramento), and school district assignment.

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.