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Wallace California Map

Explore Wallace, 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 Wallace, California

How to Use This Wallace, California Map

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

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

Latitude	38.206902
Longitude	-120.956982
Population	479
Density	43.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95254
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	San Andreas
School District	Calaveras Unified School District

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About Wallace, California

Wallace is a locality in Calaveras County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 479. The population density is 43.1 people per km². Wallace is located at 38.2069°N, 120.9570°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95254.

Wallace marks a quiet intersection where the dry, golden expanse of the interior landscape yields to the persistent, low-slung presence of Bear Creek. It lies 16.6 miles east-northeast of Lodi, CA (from Lodi, CA: bearing 74°T), and is situated 8.0 miles northwest of Rancho Calaveras. The water carves a deliberate path through the earth, feeding a terrain defined by parched grasses and the skeletal grace of oak trees that stand like sentinels against the glare of the afternoon sun. Only a mile away, the expansive surface of Camanche Reservoir holds the sky in a stillness that contrasts with the restless movement of the wind across the open plains. In the distance, the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Coast Ranges provide a boundary to the horizon, reminding the observer of the vast, arid distance separating this place from the western edge of the continent.

Wallace persists as a lingering echo of the region's extractive history, where the rhythms of local life were once tethered to the shifting fortunes of the soil and the subterranean promise of the earth. Today, the economy remains tethered to the land, influenced by the seasonal cycles of agriculture and the recreational pull of the Camanche Reservoir, which draws those seeking respite in the quietude of the basin. The inhabitants carry on with a measured, deliberate pace, their daily routines dictated by the heat that rises from the ground and the slow, steady progress of the seasons. Beyond the immediate reach of the dwellings, the rugged topography of Grapevine Gulch serves as a reminder of the raw, unrefined character of a landscape that has long resisted the encroachment of rapid development.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Camanche Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 048° NE
Ione Manzanita Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.7 mi, 056° NE
Ione Tertiary Oxisol Soil Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.3 mi, 030° NE
Pardee Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 6.6 mi, 049° NE
New Hogan Lake (Resource Management Area) — 8.1 mi, 120° SE
Iron Ivan (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 007° N
Omega Cellars (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 240° SW
Amador County Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 045° NE
Flume Tressel Piers (Historic Ruins) — 14.6 mi, 042° NE
Tailing Wheel No. 1 (Historic Ruins) — 14.6 mi, 042° NE
Impound Dam Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.6 mi, 043° NE
Kennedy Gold Mine (Attraction) — 14.7 mi, 041° NE
Change House Museum and Gift Shop (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 041° NE
Mokelumne River (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.8 mi, 059° NE · 2,737 acres
Metropolitan Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 15.0 mi, 092° E
Calaveras County Historical Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 093° E
Sutter Creek Theatre (Theatre) — 15.3 mi, 033° NE
Sutter Gold Mine (Attraction) — 16.1 mi, 029° NE
3 Fish Studios (Gallery) — 16.3 mi, 026° NE
Historic Joseph H. Thomas House (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 026° NE
Claypipers Theatre (Theatre) — 17.1 mi, 019° N
Rae House Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 280° W
Local (Gallery) — 19.8 mi, 017° N
Michigan Bar Historical Marker (Monument) — 19.9 mi, 345° N
North Fork Mokelumne River (Wild & Scenic River) — 21.6 mi, 058° NE · 2,970 acres
Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.0 mi, 289° W · 7,119 acres
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 30.2 mi, 058° NE · 901k acres
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 30.6 mi, 045° NE · 703k acres
San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.0 mi, 197° S · 15k acres
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 59.7 mi, 101° E · 743k acres

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