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Smartsville California Map

Explore Smartsville, 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 Smartsville, California

How to Use This Smartsville, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.207393
Longitude	-121.29857
Population	185
Density	99.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95977
Area Code	530
County Seat	Marysville
School District	Wheatland Elementary School District

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About Smartsville, California

Smartsville is a locality in Yuba County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 185. The population density is 99.6 people per km². Smartsville is located at 39.2074°N, 121.2986°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95977.

Smartsville occupies a quiet fold of the Sierra Nevada foothills, where the earth rises in tawny, sun-baked swells that hold the heat long after the afternoon has waned. It lies 12.7 miles west of Grass Valley, CA (from Grass Valley, CA: bearing 266°T), and is situated 5.5 miles west-southwest of Lake Wildwood. A mile to the west, Sanford Creek carves a narrow, seasonal passage through the brush, its path marked by the persistent green of scrub oak and manzanita that contrast against the parched grasses of the surrounding slopes. Beyond the immediate terrain, the landscape deepens into the rugged shadows of Slacks Ravine, a complex network of earth and stone that funnels the cooling evening air toward the valley floor. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouette of the Coast Ranges suggests a world far removed from these inland heights, while the proximity of the Spenceville Wildlife Area ensures that the land remains a quiet sanctuary for wildlife, undisturbed by the relentless pace of more populated regions.

Smartsville carries the indelible marks of the nineteenth-century gold rush, an era that transformed the local topography through the heavy, mechanical labor of hydraulic mining. Where once the ground was torn open to reveal buried veins of wealth, the earth has since softened, leaving behind a scarred but reclaimed beauty that defines the local character. The economy, having long ago shifted from the frantic extraction of ore, now leans into the rhythms of rural life, where the stillness is interrupted only by the occasional traveler or the seasonal migration of cattle. Eight miles away, the waters of Virginia Ranch Reservoir provide a steady, reflective anchor in the dry climate, serving as a reminder of the vital role water has always played in this parched environment. Smartsville endures as a place of deliberate persistence, where the history of the frontier is not merely a memory, but a presence felt in the weathered structures and the wide, open sky that hangs heavy over the ridge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Spenceville Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 189° S
Black Swan Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 065° NE
Lower Yuba River (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 092° E
Daugherty Hill Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 326° NW
Englebright Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.7 mi, 033° NE
Dam Observation Point (Viewpoint) — 2.8 mi, 037° NE
Western Gateway Park (Local Park) — 5.4 mi, 091° E
South Yuba River State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 043° NE
Collins Lake Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 7.8 mi, 358° N
Lockheed U2 Monument (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 219° SW
Deadmans Flat Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.5 mi, 088° E
Airplane (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 229° SW
Camp Far West Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 9.0 mi, 177° S
Northrop T-38 A Talon (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 233° SW
North Star Museum (Museum) — 12.3 mi, 090° E
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 12.7 mi, 029° NE · 1.2M acres
Tahoe National Forest (National Forest) — 14.2 mi, 037° NE · 895k acres
Providence Mine (Historic Ruins) — 14.4 mi, 076° E
Stamp Mill (Historic Ruins) — 15.4 mi, 075° E
Mystic Theater (Theatre) — 15.5 mi, 075° E
Firehouse Number 1 Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 076° E
Purdon Crossing (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 058° NE
Mary Aaron Memorial Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 254° W
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 255° W
China Dam (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 059° NE
Emerald Pool (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 059° NE
Sutter County Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 257° W
Edwards Crossing (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 063° NE
Heritage Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 112° E
Lake of the Woods State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 20.4 mi, 228° SW

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