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Shingletown California Map

Explore Shingletown, 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 Shingletown, California

How to Use This Shingletown, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.506094
Longitude	-121.855665
Population	2,442
Density	38.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96088
Area Code	530
County Seat	Redding
School District	Black Butte Union Elementary School District

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About Shingletown, California

Shingletown is a locality in Shasta County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,442. The population density is 38.4 people per km². Shingletown is located at 40.5061°N, 121.8557°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96088.

Shingletown asserts itself amidst a high-altitude landscape where the air thins and cools, defined primarily by the steady, rhythmic passage of Ash Creek through its timbered surroundings. It lies 21.7 miles east of Anderson, CA (from Anderson, CA: bearing 82°T), and is situated 19.2 miles east-northeast of Lake California. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the land gives way to the shadowed depth of Latour Demonstration State Forest, a vast expanse of conifer and brush that dictates the quiet, vertical character of the terrain. To the east, the silhouette of the Cascade Range looms against the horizon, providing a jagged, blue-gray boundary that anchors the sky. The nearby expanse of Long Hollow carves a depression into the earth, marking a transition between the elevated ridges and the lower, sun-baked plains that stretch toward the horizon. Here, the quality of light at dusk possesses a singular clarity, sharpening the edges of the pines and casting long, indigo shadows that pull the day into a sudden, silent stillness.

Shingletown carries the weight of a history rooted in the extraction of lumber, a legacy that once powered the regional economy and defined the architecture of the early settlements. While the roar of the mills has faded, the local pulse remains tethered to the forest, with the California State Lands Commission maintaining oversight of the surrounding wild spaces that shape modern land use. The economy has shifted toward a slower, more deliberate pace, favoring small-scale commerce and the stewardship of the rugged acreage that defines the local experience. Residents look toward Soda Lake for recreation when the heat of the season intensifies, finding a reprieve in its basin far from the arterial flow of the highway. Life in Shingletown is marked by the smell of pine needles warming under a midday sun and the persistent, low-frequency hum of a place that prefers the company of trees to the clamor of industrial development.

Nearby Outdoor Places

California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 158° S
Totem Pole (Public Artwork) — 1.9 mi, 237° SW
Bear Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 5.4 mi, 292° W · 4,633 acres
South Fork Battle Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.2 mi, 184° S · 5,628 acres
Latour Demonstration State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.8 mi, 041° NE
Sacramento River/bend Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.1 mi, 221° SW
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 10.1 mi, 061° NE · 1.1M acres
Tehama Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.6 mi, 180° S
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 14.6 mi, 088° E · 107k acres
Lassen Volcanic Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.0 mi, 095° E · 79k acres
Chaos Crags viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 15.1 mi, 083° E
Seismograph (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 082° E
Thousand Lakes Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 16.2 mi, 041° NE · 17k acres
Sulphur Works (Attraction) — 17.3 mi, 103° E
Bumpass Hell (Attraction) — 18.9 mi, 100° E
Hot Rock (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 084° E
Afterthought Mine (Historic Ruins) — 19.4 mi, 324° NW
Shasta National Forest (National Forest) — 20.1 mi, 323° NW · 1.2M acres
Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 20.4 mi, 322° NW · 202k acres
Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 20.5 mi, 281° W
Anderson Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 261° W
California-Oregon Highway Historical Marker (Monument) — 24.8 mi, 264° W
Clear Creek Gold Discovery Historical Marker (Monument) — 27.5 mi, 270° W
Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 27.7 mi, 282° W
Art Gallery (Gallery) — 28.0 mi, 282° W
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 30.5 mi, 220° SW
Kennett (Historic Ruins) — 33.2 mi, 300° NW
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 33.7 mi, 269° W
Chester-Lake Almanor Museum (Museum) — 35.7 mi, 112° E
Tehama County Museum (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 203° SW

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