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Summit City California Map

Explore Summit City, 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 Summit City, California

How to Use This Summit City, California Map

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

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	Summit City
State	California (CA)
County	Shasta County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	40.69116
Longitude	-122.402756
Population	2,800
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	96019, 96089
Area Code	530
County Seat	Redding

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About Summit City, California

Summit City is a locality in Shasta County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,800. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Summit City is located at 40.6912°N, 122.4028°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 96019, 96089.

Summit City occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Churn Creek, which carves a quiet path through the terrain less than a mile from the center of the settlement. It lies 1.8 miles west-northwest of Shasta Lake, CA (from Shasta Lake, CA: bearing 294°T), and is situated 7.3 miles north of Redding. The earth here holds the heat of the afternoon sun, an inland warmth that settles over the oak savanna and the sun-bleached grasses that stretch toward the horizon. To the north, the distant, jagged peaks of the Cascade Range provide a permanent, hazy backdrop, their silhouettes sharpening against the bruised purples of the evening sky. Only two miles away, the vast expanse of Shasta Lake catches the fading light, reflecting a sky that feels immense and unobstructed. Within the immediate boundaries, Margaret Polf Park offers a small, green reprieve where the air feels cooler under the canopy, grounding the expanse of the basin in a familiar, local scale.

Rich Gulch defines the local topography with its subtle depressions, a reminder of the geological pressures that have shaped this inland corridor over eons. Summit City grew from the rugged necessities of regional expansion, evolving into a place where the pace is dictated by the seasonal shift from the verdant spring to the tinder-dry gold of late summer. The economy remains tethered to the land and the transit routes that bind the inland plains, keeping the area connected to the broader pulse of the region without losing its own distinct character. Residents often find their way to the Dry Creek Trail for a measured walk, traversing the quiet dirt paths that wind three miles out into the scrubland. Life here moves with a steady, unforced cadence, mirrored by the slow movement of the water and the way the light lingers on the hillsides long after the sun has begun its descent.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Margaret Polf Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 106° E
Bizz Johnson Ball Park (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 099° E
Shasta National Forest (National Forest) — 1.3 mi, 360° N · 1.2M acres
Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 1.3 mi, 360° N · 202k acres
Whiskeytown (Recreation Area) — 1.3 mi, 340° N
Blue Canyon Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 096° E
3 Shastas Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 1.5 mi, 309° NW
Twin Tower Memorial (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 114° SE
Dam Builders Monument (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 105° E
Veteran's Monument (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 111° E
Wynne Price Park and Baseball Field (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 123° SE
The Best Grindstone in the World (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 105° E
Shasta Lake Ranger Station (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 077° E
Kennett (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 356° N
Art Gallery (Gallery) — 7.1 mi, 169° S
Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 7.2 mi, 166° S
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 8.0 mi, 026° NE
Lake Shasta Caverns (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 033° NE
Clear Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.5 mi, 214° SW · 10k acres
Trinity National Forest (National Forest) — 12.3 mi, 295° NW · 1.1M acres
Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 12.3 mi, 136° SE
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 14.5 mi, 200° S
Afterthought Mine (Historic Ruins) — 17.5 mi, 080° E
Trinity, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.4 mi, 277° W · 53k acres
Scott Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 323° NW
Trinity Alps Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.5 mi, 312° NW · 540k acres
Highland Art Center (Arts Centre) — 28.2 mi, 276° W
Jake Jackson Memorial Museum (Museum) — 28.3 mi, 276° W
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 37.4 mi, 166° S
1727 Class M6 (Attraction) — 37.4 mi, 010° N

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