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Vinton California Map

Explore Vinton, 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 Vinton, California

How to Use This Vinton, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.804349
Longitude	-120.17826
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96135
Area Code	530
County Seat	Quincy

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About Vinton, California

Vinton is a locality in Plumas County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Vinton is located at 39.8043°N, 120.1783°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96135.

Vinton occupies a quiet expanse of high-desert terrain where the East Channel Little Last Chance Creek cuts a thin, silver ribbon through the sagebrush and scrub. It lies 32.9 miles north of Truckee, CA (from Truckee, CA: bearing 0°T), and is situated 13.7 miles northwest of Cold Springs. The air here holds a crisp, thin quality, cooling rapidly as the sun retreats behind the distant silhouette of the Sierra Nevada, which anchors the western horizon in a jagged line of slate and shadow. Only a mile away, the sprawling wildness of Plumas National Forest offers a dense contrast to the open plains, while the rugged terrain of Martin Neck Canyon lies just three miles to the north, marking the shift in elevation. Five miles distant, the cool, still waters of Snow Lake mirror the sky, and the nearby Little Last Chance Canyon Special Interest Area preserves a fragment of the region’s untamed timber and rock.

Vinton carries the marks of a landscape defined by seasonal labor and the slow, deliberate movement of livestock across the plains. Historically linked to the rhythms of the land, the local economy remains tethered to the soil and the grazing cycles that move herds along the Galeppi Cattle Trail, a path etched into the earth by generations of seasonal migrations. Life in Vinton proceeds with an unadorned directness, where the silence of the high plateau is broken only by the wind or the distant call of range cattle. The people here recognize the land as a demanding partner, one that requires a steady hand and an acceptance of the long, gray winters that settle over the valley floor, turning the landscape into a stark, monochromatic study in endurance.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 1.3 mi, 000° N · 1.2M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 2.7 mi, 187° S
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 5.0 mi, 161° S · 3.9M acres
Hallelujah Junction Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 131° SE
Sierra Valley Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 270° W
Crocker Meadows Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.8 mi, 284° W
Mountains Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.2 mi, 263° W
Feather, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.6 mi, 273° W · 24k acres
Babbitt Peak Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 13.0 mi, 167° S
Western Pacific Railroad Museum (Museum) — 15.8 mi, 270° W
Wheelers Sheep Camp (Historic Ruins) — 20.3 mi, 190° S
Crystal Peak Toll Bridge (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 153° SE
Verdi Glen Resort Fireplace (Historic Ruins) — 22.2 mi, 154° SE
Inyo Marble Works (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 153° SE
Mt. Rose Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.1 mi, 151° SE · 31k acres
Webber Lake (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 210° SW
The Basque Sheepherder Monument (Monument) — 25.3 mi, 133° SE
Plumas-Eureka State Park (State Park) — 25.9 mi, 267° W
Rememberance #3 (Public Artwork) — 26.4 mi, 133° SE
The_Theatre (Theatre) — 26.6 mi, 136° SE
Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 26.8 mi, 133° SE
Eldorado Showroom (Theatre) — 27.2 mi, 134° SE
International Bowling Museum & Hall of Fame (Museum) — 27.2 mi, 134° SE
Old Reno Arch (Attraction) — 27.5 mi, 134° SE
The Clay Canvas (Arts Centre) — 28.2 mi, 137° SE
Laika Press (Arts Centre) — 28.5 mi, 136° SE
Eagle Framing & Art Gallery (Gallery) — 28.5 mi, 135° SE
Kentucky Mine Historic Park and Museum (Museum) — 28.5 mi, 236° SW
Dry Valley Rim Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 32.0 mi, 017° N · 95k acres
Granite Chief Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 41.3 mi, 193° S · 28k acres

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