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Soda Bay California Map

Explore Soda Bay, 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 Soda Bay, California

How to Use This Soda Bay, California Map

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

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	Soda Bay
State	California (CA)
County	Lake County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	39.001008
Longitude	-122.789158
Population	1,163
Density	349.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95451
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Lakeport
School District	Kelseyville Unified School District

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About Soda Bay, California

Soda Bay is a locality in Lake County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,163. The population density is 349.4 people per km². Soda Bay is located at 39.0010°N, 122.7892°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95451.

Soda Bay occupies a landscape of quiet transition, where the dry, golden grasses of the inland slopes meet the cooling influence of the surrounding basin. It lies 9.2 miles west-northwest of Clearlake, CA (from Clearlake, CA: bearing 289°T), and is situated 7.4 miles east-southeast of Lakeport. Clear Lake State Park encompasses the immediate terrain, offering a landscape defined by oak savanna and the subtle, rhythmic shifts of light that play across the brush as the sun descends behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Ranges. Cole Creek winds through the nearby topography, its path providing a narrow, shaded corridor of riparian growth that cuts through the sun-baked earth. The air here carries a dry, earthen scent, particularly as the afternoon heat wanes and the stillness of the interior takes hold, creating a sense of profound, undisturbed isolation from the busier corridors further west.

Soda Bay retains the character of a place defined by its natural resources, drawing a modest, steady economy from those who seek the quietude of the interior landscape and the proximity of the Indian Nature Trail. While the more expansive Indian Valley Reservoir remains a distant feature to the east, the immediate surroundings are marked by the enduring presence of Boggs Mountain State Forest, which influences the regional climate and provides a backdrop of deep, evergreen texture to the otherwise open, arid hills. The proximity to Paradise Valley underscores a history of agricultural settlement, where the pace of life is dictated by the seasonal cycle of the sun rather than the urgency of industry. Residents of Soda Bay navigate a reality shaped by these geological and environmental constants, finding utility and beauty in the rugged, unadorned character of the land.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 0.4 mi, 244° SW
Black Forest Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 1.1 mi, 101° E
Mount Konocti Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 180° S
Lakeside Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 297° NW
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 5.1 mi, 018° N · 598k acres
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 5.1 mi, 018° N · 929k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 196° S
Highland Springs Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 6.7 mi, 228° SW
Sheecome Gathering Basket (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 295° NW
Lake County Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 293° NW
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 7.5 mi, 288° W
Mike Thompson Harbor (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 114° SE
Cache Creek Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.0 mi, 107° E · 31k acres
Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 122° SE
Cache Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.6 mi, 107° E · 4,844 acres
North Fork Cache Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.8 mi, 024° NE · 1,235 acres
J. Rickards Winery (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 205° SW
Snow Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.3 mi, 352° N · 60k acres
Prather Mill Logging Camp (Historic Ruins) — 22.4 mi, 341° N
Vichy Springs (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 300° NW
Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 24.7 mi, 295° NW
Ukiah Valley - Past, Present & Future (Public Artwork) — 24.7 mi, 295° NW
Ukiah Players Theatre (Theatre) — 25.8 mi, 296° NW
Historic Garzini Winery (Historic Ruins) — 25.8 mi, 306° NW
Stevenson Memorial (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 157° SE
Silverado Mine (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 158° S
Bear Rock Overlook (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 156° SE
Healdsburg Museum (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 189° S
Windsor Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 182° S
Safari West (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 31.1 mi, 171° S

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