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Standish California Map

Explore Standish, 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 Standish, California

How to Use This Standish, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.365177
Longitude	-120.422164
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96128
Area Code	530
County Seat	Susanville

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About Standish, California

Standish is a locality in Lassen County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Standish is located at 40.3652°N, 120.4222°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96128.

Standish occupies a wide, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches thin and flat against the pale blue of the high desert sky. It lies 12.7 miles east-southeast of Susanville, CA (from Susanville, CA: bearing 106°T), and is situated 7.2 miles northeast of Janesville. The landscape here is defined by an austere, quiet geometry, where the sagebrush and dry grasses shift in color from dusty olive to burnt ochre as the sun tracks across the plains. Only a mile away, the sluggish, winding course of Dill Slough provides a thin ribbon of moisture through the parched earth, while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Cascade Range looms ninety-four miles away, a hazy promise of alpine cold that never quite touches the heat of the valley floor. Four miles distant, the waters of Lake Leavitt pool in the basin, reflecting the immense, cloudless sky with a stillness that makes the air feel heavy and suspended.

Standish emerged from the necessity of the land, its history rooted in the hard, utilitarian labor of agriculture and the patient cultivation of the basin. The local economy persists through the rhythm of seasonal harvests and the maintenance of fenced pastures that define the edges of the grid, a testament to a life governed by the cycle of water and the quality of the soil. Residents often move with a deliberate, measured pace, finding their recreation in the quiet expanse of the Honey Lake Wildlife Area just three miles out, where the migratory birds break the silence of the flats. Beyond the immediate reach of the fields, the rugged terrain of Balls Canyon offers a stark contrast to the cultivated flatness, serving as a reminder of the raw, unyielding geology that sits beneath the quiet, everyday industry of the region.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Honey Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 166° S
Honey Lake Waterfowl Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 158° S · 2,094 acres
Bass Hill Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 238° SW
Willow Creek (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.6 mi, 348° N
Tunnison Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 6.7 mi, 347° N · 20k acres
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 8.2 mi, 207° SW · 1.2M acres
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 8.7 mi, 250° W · 1.1M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 10.1 mi, 021° N
Skedaddle Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 10.9 mi, 089° E · 63k acres
Lassen Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 287° W
Lassen County Arts Council (Gallery) — 13.0 mi, 286° W
Susan River (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.2 mi, 286° W
Osprey Overlook (Viewpoint) — 22.4 mi, 308° NW
Merrill Amphitheater (Theatre) — 23.9 mi, 302° NW
Smoke Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 27.1 mi, 036° NE · 4,050 acres
Vehicle (Historic Ruins) — 38.3 mi, 248° W
Western Pacific Railroad Museum (Museum) — 38.9 mi, 184° S
Plumas County Museum (Museum) — 40.6 mi, 223° SW
Chester-Lake Almanor Museum (Museum) — 42.6 mi, 265° W
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 43.8 mi, 276° W · 107k acres
Pioneer Ski Area of America (Monument) — 44.5 mi, 199° S
Plumas-Eureka State Park Museum (Museum) — 44.5 mi, 199° S
Mammoth Mill (Historic Ruins) — 44.6 mi, 200° S
Terminal Geyser (Attraction) — 50.4 mi, 275° W
Devils Kitchen (Attraction) — 53.5 mi, 276° W
Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout (Monument) — 54.6 mi, 193° S
Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial (Monument) — 55.8 mi, 191° S
Devastated Area (Attraction) — 55.8 mi, 281° W
Bumpass Hell (Attraction) — 57.2 mi, 277° W
Yuba Theatre (Theatre) — 59.6 mi, 201° S

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