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Samoa California Map

Explore Samoa, 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 Samoa, California

How to Use This Samoa, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.818737
Longitude	-124.186452
Population	229
Density	105.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95564
Area Code	530
County Seat	Eureka
School District	Northern Humboldt Union High School District

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About Samoa, California

Samoa is a locality in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 229. The population density is 105.6 people per km². Samoa is located at 40.8187°N, 124.1865°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95564.

Samoa occupies a narrow, sand-swept peninsula where the Pacific Ocean exerts a constant, salt-heavy pressure against the western dunes. It lies 1.7 miles northwest of Eureka, CA (from Eureka, CA: bearing 314°T), and is situated 6.3 miles west-southwest of Arcata. This thin strip of land maintains a fragile equilibrium, separated from the mainland by the quiet, tidal veins of Eureka Slough and the silty expanse of Indian Island. To the east, the horizon occasionally holds the faint, jagged silhouette of the Klamath Mountains, though the immediate view is dominated by the low-slung, industrial textures of the coast and the persistent, gray maritime fog that muffles the sound of the surf. Within the boundaries of Samoa Park, the wind sculpts the beach grass into rhythmic patterns, a testament to the raw, unadorned power of the coastal climate.

Samoa emerged from the industrial necessity of the timber trade, its character defined by the legacy of mill work and the rhythmic clatter of long-departed rail lines. The local economy persists as a quiet reflection of this heritage, favoring the functional over the ornamental in a landscape marked by weathered wood and the stark geometry of former processing plants. While the stillness of the afternoon might be broken by the cry of gulls circling toward the water, the pace remains tethered to the tides and the shifting sands that define the peninsula. Residents and visitors alike find a stark, unvarnished beauty in the isolation, where the proximity to the Pacific Ocean and the distant reaches of Cooper Canyon remind one that Samoa exists at a deliberate, measured remove from the frantic pace of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Samoa Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 021° N
Samoa Cookhouse Circa 1893 (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 075° E
Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 070° E
Bell Buoy (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 069° E
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.0 mi, 126° SE · 11k acres
Following Current Events (Public Artwork) — 1.3 mi, 137° SE
Fishermans Memorial Statue (Monument) — 1.3 mi, 125° SE
Humboldt Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 1.4 mi, 136° SE
Manila Dunes Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 014° N
The Studio of Dance Arts (Arts Centre) — 1.4 mi, 146° SE
North Coast Repertory Theater (Theatre) — 1.5 mi, 141° SE
Halvorsen Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 120° SE
Discovery Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 138° SE
Del Norte Street Picnic Area (Local Recreation) — 1.9 mi, 180° S
Blue Ox Millworks (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 110° E
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center (Museum) — 2.9 mi, 024° NE
Mad River Slough Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 030° NE
Manila Dunes Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.3 mi, 020° N
Samoa State Marine Conservation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 3.3 mi, 000° N
Fay Slough Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 100° E
Arcata Playhouse (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 054° NE
Headwaters Forest Reserve (National Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 166° S · 15k acres
South Stairs Overlook (Viewpoint) — 9.1 mi, 020° N
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 9.6 mi, 208° SW · 8,946 acres
World's Tallest Totem Pole (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 027° NE
Six Rivers National Forest (National Forest) — 12.9 mi, 022° N · 978k acres
Dolason Barn (Historic Ruins) — 29.2 mi, 024° NE
The Immortal Tree (Attraction) — 30.0 mi, 157° SE
Hoopa Valley Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 057° NE
Flat Iron Tree (Attraction) — 34.0 mi, 163° S

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