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Sierraville California Map

Explore Sierraville, 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 Sierraville, California

How to Use This Sierraville, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.589626
Longitude	-120.36743
Population	239
Density	18.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96126
Area Code	530
County Seat	Downieville
School District	Sierra-Plumas Joint Unified School District

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About Sierraville, California

Sierraville is a locality in Sierra County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 239. The population density is 18.4 people per km². Sierraville is located at 39.5896°N, 120.3674°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96126.

Sierraville emerges from the high, open expanse of the valley floor, where the cold, clear waters of the Cold Stream carve a winding path through the tall grasses. It lies 20.6 miles north-northwest of Truckee, CA (from Truckee, CA: bearing 332°T), and is situated 16.2 miles south-southeast of Portola. The horizon is defined by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada, a silent sentinel that watches over the transition from wide, sun-drenched meadows into the dense, pine-scented wildness of the Tahoe National Forest. Here, the light at dusk possesses a peculiar, thin clarity, casting long, sharp shadows that stretch across the valley as the air cools with the descending night. A few miles to the west, the rugged, shadowed depths of Dark Canyon offer a stark contrast to the level pasturelands, while the Deer Lake Trail invites those who seek the quiet solitude of the high country.

Sierraville bears the quiet marks of a legacy built upon the foundational rhythms of ranching and timber, activities that still color the daily life of its inhabitants. While the nineteenth-century prospectors and sawyers have long since faded, the local economy remains tethered to the land, favoring the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural cycles over the frantic pulse of the modern world. Travelers often pass through on their way to the nearby Jackson Meadows Reservoir, yet the character of the place persists in the weathered wood of its older buildings and the unpretentious hospitality of its residents. Life in Sierraville follows the turning of the seasons, from the frost that grips the valley in winter to the sudden, vibrant blooming of the meadows when the snow finally retreats.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 198° S · 895k acres
Antelope Valley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 027° NE
Perazzo Meadows (Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 167° S
Webber Lake and Lacey Meadows (Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 196° S
Smithneck Creek Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 067° NE
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 8.3 mi, 318° NW · 1.2M acres
Wheelers Sheep Camp (Historic Ruins) — 8.3 mi, 128° SE
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.3 mi, 214° SW · 1,886 acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 11.7 mi, 358° N
Mountains Overlook (Viewpoint) — 13.6 mi, 359° N
Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 265° W
Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 265° W
Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.8 mi, 353° N · 24k acres
Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 271° W
Western Pacific Railroad Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 339° N
"snowshoe" Thompson (Public Artwork) — 17.5 mi, 177° S
Donner Summit Historical Society (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 182° S
Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 19.0 mi, 172° S
Donner Memorial State Park Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 158° S
Donner Camp (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 158° S
Museum of Truckee History (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 152° SE
Rodeo Grounds (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 150° SE
North Fork American, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 23.2 mi, 184° S · 12k acres
Mt. Rose Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.4 mi, 107° E · 31k acres
Yuba Theatre (Theatre) — 24.6 mi, 265° W
The Village Cinemas (Cinema) — 25.4 mi, 149° SE
Granite Chief Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.4 mi, 179° S · 28k acres
The_Theatre (Theatre) — 29.0 mi, 098° E
Five Lakes Trailhead (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 165° S
The Clay Canvas (Arts Centre) — 29.9 mi, 101° E

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