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Whitmore California Map

Explore Whitmore, 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 Whitmore, California

How to Use This Whitmore, California Map

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

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

Latitude	40.61251
Longitude	-121.935906
Population	311
Density	18.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96096
Area Code	530
County Seat	Redding
School District	Shasta Union High School District

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About Whitmore, California

Whitmore is a locality in Shasta County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 311. The population density is 18.4 people per km². Whitmore is located at 40.6125°N, 121.9359°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96096.

Whitmore emerges from the rugged transition where the low-lying plains relinquish their flatness to the rising, timbered foothills. It lies 23.6 miles east-northeast of Anderson, CA (from Anderson, CA: bearing 58°T), and is situated 9.6 miles north of Shingletown. Old Cow Creek carves a persistent, cooling vein through the landscape, its waters feeding the verdant pockets of vegetation that cling to the uneven ground of Coal Gulch. To the east, the jagged, snow-dusted silhouettes of the Cascade Range command the horizon, casting long, violet shadows across the terrain as the afternoon light wanes. The air here holds a distinct, resinous clarity, smelling of pine needles and dry earth, while the proximity to the Latour Demonstration State Forest ensures that the wilderness remains a tangible, breathing presence rather than a distant abstraction.

Whitmore carries the quiet weight of a place built on the steady, extractive rhythms of timber and water. The economy remains tethered to the land’s natural offerings, with the nearby Kilarc Reservoir serving as a functional anchor for the local hydrology. Life here moves in accordance with the seasons, from the heavy silence of winter to the golden, tinder-dry stretch of late summer. Those seeking the local landscape often head toward the cascading rush of Clover Creek Falls or traverse the quiet, winding path of the Sunset Loop, which offers a vantage point over the Bear Creek region. Whitmore endures as a patch of singular geography, defined not by the clamor of modern industry, but by the slow, deliberate pace of life under a wide, unpolluted sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bear Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 5.3 mi, 189° S · 4,633 acres
Metal Horse (Public Artwork) — 8.4 mi, 313° NW
Latour Demonstration State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 10.0 mi, 091° E
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 10.3 mi, 152° SE
Afterthought Mine (Historic Ruins) — 11.1 mi, 320° NW
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 11.3 mi, 039° NE · 1.1M acres
Shasta National Forest (National Forest) — 11.8 mi, 317° NW · 1.2M acres
Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 12.1 mi, 315° NW · 202k acres
Battle Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.1 mi, 196° S · 12k acres
Sacramento River/bend Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.2 mi, 194° S
Thousand Lakes Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.7 mi, 072° E · 17k acres
Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 16.2 mi, 258° W
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 19.3 mi, 103° E · 107k acres
All peaks viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 19.9 mi, 106° E
Seismograph (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 105° E
Lassen Volcanic Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.0 mi, 115° SE · 79k acres
Shasta Lake Ranger Station (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 287° W
Anderson Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.1 mi, 240° SW
California-Oregon Highway Historical Marker (Monument) — 22.8 mi, 244° SW
Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 22.9 mi, 266° W
Veteran's Monument (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 282° W
Art Gallery (Gallery) — 23.1 mi, 266° W
Lake Shasta Caverns (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 305° NW
Sulphur Works (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 118° SE
Kennett (Historic Ruins) — 26.3 mi, 290° W
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 30.6 mi, 255° W
Sacramento River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.1 mi, 199° S · 21k acres
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 34.4 mi, 207° SW
Tehama County Museum (Museum) — 41.6 mi, 194° S
Chester-Lake Almanor Museum (Museum) — 42.7 mi, 119° SE

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