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Wendel California Map

Explore Wendel, 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 Wendel, California

How to Use This Wendel, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.348235
Longitude	-120.233546
Population	280
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96136
Area Code	530
County Seat	Susanville

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About Wendel, California

Wendel is a locality in Lassen County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Wendel is located at 40.3482°N, 120.2335°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96136.

Wendel holds a stark, singular presence upon the high desert expanse, where the ground is a mosaic of alkaline crust and sun-bleached brush. It lies 22.6 miles east-southeast of Susanville, CA (from Susanville, CA: bearing 102°T), and is situated 15.7 miles east-northeast of Janesville. The horizon stretches thin and taut, meeting a sky that holds a vast, uncaring clarity, while the nearby Honey Lake reflects the shifting temperaments of the atmosphere in its shallow, mineral-heavy waters. Only two miles distant, the Susan River traces a thin ribbon of resilience through the parched soil, providing a meager sanctuary for the hardy flora that clings to its banks. Beyond the immediate reach of the settlement, the rugged terrain of the Skedaddle Wilderness Study Area rises in jagged, silent defiance, while the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Sierra Nevada offer a faint, ethereal promise of moisture that rarely settles here.

Wendel emerged from the necessity of iron and steam, its character forged by the relentless passage of rail lines that once anchored the local economy to the movement of goods across the basin. The slow, rhythmic extraction of resources and the quiet persistence of agricultural efforts define the days, leaving the residents to navigate a landscape that demands a patient, unadorned kind of endurance. Three miles away, the mouth of Wendel Canyon serves as a reminder of the geologic forces that shaped this basin, marking a passage into the deeper, shadowed folds of the earth. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the climate, where the transition from the searing heat of midday to the sharp, cooling violet of dusk creates a fleeting beauty that belongs solely to the high, dry plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Skedaddle Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 1.6 mi, 038° NE · 63k acres
Honey Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 269° W
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 3.9 mi, 146° SE
Honey Lake Waterfowl Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 238° SW · 2,094 acres
Dry Valley Rim Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 11.4 mi, 047° NE · 95k acres
Bass Hill Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.1 mi, 266° W
Willow Creek (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.7 mi, 306° NW
Plumas National Forest (National Forest) — 14.5 mi, 196° S · 1.2M acres
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 18.2 mi, 259° W · 1.1M acres
North Dry Valley Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 18.4 mi, 093° E
Smoke Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 20.8 mi, 051° NE · 4,050 acres
Lassen Historical Museum (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 282° W
Lassen County Arts Council (Gallery) — 23.0 mi, 282° W
Osprey Overlook (Viewpoint) — 31.4 mi, 299° NW
Merrill Amphitheater (Theatre) — 33.2 mi, 295° NW
Western Pacific Railroad Museum (Museum) — 39.7 mi, 199° S
Vehicle (Historic Ruins) — 47.3 mi, 254° W
Plumas County Museum (Museum) — 47.3 mi, 233° SW
Pioneer Ski Area of America (Monument) — 47.7 mi, 211° SW
Plumas-Eureka State Park Museum (Museum) — 47.7 mi, 211° SW
Mammoth Mill (Historic Ruins) — 47.8 mi, 212° SW
Chester-Lake Almanor Museum (Museum) — 52.4 mi, 267° W
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 53.8 mi, 276° W · 107k acres
Sierra Buttes Fire Lookout (Monument) — 56.5 mi, 203° SW
Sierra County Chinese Laborer Memorial (Monument) — 57.4 mi, 201° S
Fly Geyser (Attraction) — 59.0 mi, 053° NE
Rememberance #3 (Public Artwork) — 59.9 mi, 158° S
Webber Lake (Attraction) — 60.2 mi, 189° S
Terminal Geyser (Attraction) — 60.4 mi, 275° W
The_Theatre (Theatre) — 60.6 mi, 159° S

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