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Whiskeytown California Map

Explore Whiskeytown, 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 Whiskeytown, California

How to Use This Whiskeytown, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.63876
Longitude	-122.559737
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	96033, 96095
Area Code	530
County Seat	Redding

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About Whiskeytown, California

Whiskeytown is a locality in Shasta County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Whiskeytown is located at 40.6388°N, 122.5597°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 96033, 96095.

Whiskeytown persists as a rugged expanse of timbered slopes and steep, sun-drenched ravines where the relentless movement of water defines the terrain. It lies 9.5 miles west-northwest of Redding, CA (from Redding, CA: bearing 292°T), and is situated 9.0 miles west-southwest of Summit City. Whiskey Creek carves a path through the landscape, its flow feeding the expansive basin of Whiskeytown Lake, which acts as a cool, reflective center amidst the dry, golden-grassed hills. To the far horizon, the jagged silhouettes of the Cascade Range anchor the sky, while the local topography drops into the shadowed, steep-walled silence of Murderers Gulch. The air here carries the scent of pine and heated earth, particularly as the day fades and the light turns the surrounding woodland into a deepening bronze, providing a stark, quiet beauty that persists regardless of the season.

Whiskeytown exists as a protected territory within the Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area, a designation that preserves the land from the rapid development found in more populous corridors. Its history is rooted in the hard-edged ambition of the gold rush era, though the modern economy has shifted toward the stewardship of these natural resources and the quiet influx of visitors drawn to the surrounding wilderness. Travelers often seek out the natural relief of Crystal Creek Falls or traverse the long, winding paths of the Dry Creek Trail, finding a pace of life dictated by the requirements of the outdoors rather than the clock. Even with the proximity of the Ellen Pickett State Forest, Whiskeytown retains a distinct, solitary character, defined by its function as a managed wild space where the legacy of past industry slowly recedes into the encroaching forest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Whiskeytown-Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — locality lies within · 42k acres
Whiskeytown National Recreation Area Visitors Center Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 129° SE
Kennedy Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 154° SE
Pioneer Baby's Grave (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 127° SE
Shasta National Forest (National Forest) — 5.6 mi, 030° NE · 1.2M acres
Clear Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.0 mi, 168° S · 10k acres
Swasey Drive Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.6 mi, 147° SE
Sulphur Creek Area (Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 099° E
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 8.2 mi, 284° W
Trinity National Forest (National Forest) — 8.8 mi, 334° NW · 1.1M acres
Caldwell Monument (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 110° E
Girl and the Wolf (Public Artwork) — 9.3 mi, 113° SE
Art Gallery (Gallery) — 10.2 mi, 109° E
Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 10.5 mi, 109° E
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 10.6 mi, 162° S
Kennett (Historic Ruins) — 10.7 mi, 048° NE
Shasta Lake Ranger Station (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 069° E
Trinity, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.5 mi, 296° NW · 53k acres
Clear Creek/sacramento River Island Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.6 mi, 132° SE
Lake Shasta Caverns (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 049° NE
Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 17.7 mi, 107° E
Highland Art Center (Arts Centre) — 20.9 mi, 288° W
Jake Jackson Memorial Museum (Museum) — 20.9 mi, 288° W
Chanchelulla Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 21.6 mi, 243° SW · 8,022 acres
Trinity Alps Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.2 mi, 306° NW · 540k acres
Scott Museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 343° N
Afterthought Mine (Historic Ruins) — 26.4 mi, 075° E
Hayfork Reservoir (Nature Reserve) — 32.4 mi, 261° W
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 37.0 mi, 152° SE
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 51.9 mi, 096° E · 107k acres

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