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Somerset California Map

Explore Somerset, 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 Somerset, California

How to Use This Somerset, California Map

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

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

Latitude	41.852371
Longitude	-121.991118
Density	N/A /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95667, 95684, 96058
Area Code	530
County Seat	Yreka

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About Somerset, California

Somerset is a locality in Siskiyou County, California, United States. Somerset is located at 41.8524°N, 121.9911°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95667, 95684, 96058.

Somerset rises from the high, arid landscape where the earth holds the heat of the afternoon long after the sun begins its descent. It lies 27.7 miles south-southwest of Altamont, OR (from Altamont, OR: bearing 208°T), and is situated 27.9 miles south-southwest of Klamath Falls. The land here is defined by the vast, open expanse of Butte Valley National Grassland, which envelops Somerset in a quiet, sweeping continuity of wild prairie grasses and resilient scrub. Two miles away, the stillness of Meiss Lake reflects the pale, expansive sky, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Klamath Mountains marks the horizon like a jagged ink line drawn against the blue. The air possesses a thin, sharp clarity, smelling of dry dust and sun-baked earth, shifting into a cool, brittle silence as the shadows lengthen across the plains.

Somerset maintains a rhythm dictated by the cycles of the land and the sparse, rugged character of the interior. The economy remains tethered to the quiet toil of the fields and the endurance of those who work the soil, far removed from the frantic pace of the coast. Davis Canyon, located five miles to the west, acts as a natural corridor for the winds that scrub the plateau, while the seasonal flow of Butte Creek, six miles away, traces a narrow, vital line through the parched terrain. Life in Somerset feels deliberate, an exercise in patience where the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow, golden transformation of the grasses and the persistent, unyielding nature of the high-altitude horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Butte Valley National Grassland (National Grassland) — locality lies within · 19k acres
Butte Valley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 270° W
Klamath Other (National Forest) — 4.6 mi, 188° S · 690 acres
Klamath National Forest (National Forest) — 4.7 mi, 189° S · 1.7M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 7.5 mi, 337° NW
Lower Klamath National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.3 mi, 034° NE · 103k acres
Klamath River (Upper) (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.9 mi, 333° NW · 3,515 acres
Bear Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.2 mi, 013° N · 8,443 acres
New Pokegama (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 316° NW
Potter's Mill (Monument) — 19.3 mi, 316° NW
Mt Shasta View Point (Viewpoint) — 19.6 mi, 214° SW
Lava Beds Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 20.6 mi, 105° E · 28k acres
Lava Beds National Monument (National Monument) — 20.6 mi, 105° E · 47k acres
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (National Monument) — 21.0 mi, 300° NW · 171k acres
Soda Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.7 mi, 304° NW · 25k acres
Gillems Camp (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 095° E
Fleener Chimneys (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 106° E
Civilian Conservation Corps commemorative bell (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 073° E
Canby Cross (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 096° E
Black Crater (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 105° E
Coming Home (Public Artwork) — 24.5 mi, 211° SW
The Favell Museum (Museum) — 27.4 mi, 022° N
Railroad Museum (Museum) — 29.0 mi, 253° W
Siskiyou County Museum (Museum) — 34.5 mi, 255° W
Weed Museum (Museum) — 35.8 mi, 215° SW
Battle of Dry Lake (Registered Battlefield) — 37.1 mi, 106° E
Dunlop Ranch Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 38.9 mi, 326° NW
Sisson Museum (Museum) — 41.4 mi, 205° SW
Hay-Patton Rehearsal Center (Arts Centre) — 44.0 mi, 303° NW
Oregon Cabaaret Theater (Theatre) — 44.0 mi, 303° NW

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