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Willow Ranch California Map

Explore Willow Ranch, 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 Willow Ranch, California

How to Use This Willow Ranch, California Map

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

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	Willow Ranch
State	California (CA)
County	Modoc County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	41.902388
Longitude	-120.358289
Population	180
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	96101
Area Code	530
County Seat	Alturas

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About Willow Ranch, California

Willow Ranch is a locality in Modoc County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Willow Ranch is located at 41.9024°N, 120.3583°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 96101.

Willow Ranch unfolds across a high-desert expanse where the landscape is defined by the steady, unadorned presence of Willow Creek and the expansive, glassy surface of Goose Lake. It lies 73.8 miles east-southeast of Altamont, OR (from Altamont, OR: bearing 106°T), and is situated 19.8 miles south of Lakeview. The terrain rises in subtle, sun-bleached slopes toward the distant, jagged silhouette of Fandango Peak, creating a horizon that feels both immense and quiet. To the west, the rugged expanse of Modoc National Forest offers a dense contrast to the open basin, while the nearby folds of Pleasants Canyon catch the long, slanting light of late afternoon. Here, the air carries a crisp, thin clarity that sharpens the edges of the wild grasses and sagebrush, grounding the earth in a stillness that feels as old as the volcanic soil itself.

Willow Ranch maintains a rhythm dictated by the seasons and the demands of the land, drawing its character from a history of resilient settlement and agricultural persistence. The local economy remains tethered to the cycles of the range and the quiet industry of the fields, where the endurance of the ranching tradition is etched into the daily labor of the residents. While the bustle of larger centers feels a world away, the proximity to the Mill Creek Trail offers a path for those who seek to traverse the quietude of the surrounding wilderness. In the evenings, the cooling temperature brings a deep, velvet silence to the plains, marking the transition of a place that values the slow, deliberate pace of a life lived in harmony with the vast, open skies.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Modoc National Forest (National Forest) — 2.9 mi, 103° E · 1.7M acres
Emigrant Trails Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.9 mi, 179° S
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 066° NE
Goose Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 014° N
Fremont National Forest (National Forest) — 7.6 mi, 035° NE · 1.2M acres
Crane Mountain National Recreation Trail (National Trail) — 10.2 mi, 044° NE · 10 acres
Crane Mountain Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 13.2 mi, 026° NE
Twelvemile Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 17.0 mi, 067° NE · 2,504 acres
Three Corners Monument (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 071° E
Alger Theatre (Cinema) — 19.8 mi, 002° N
Fish Creek Rim Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 27.1 mi, 043° NE · 19k acres
Modoc National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.5 mi, 192° S · 14k acres
Fortynine Camp (Historic Ruins) — 30.5 mi, 133° SE
South Warner Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.0 mi, 166° S · 70k acres
Sheldon National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 35.1 mi, 090° E · 1.2M acres
Black Rock Desert / High Rock Canyon National Conservation Area (National Conservation Area) — 35.6 mi, 129° SE · 816k acres
Japanese Balloon Bomb Memorial (Monument) — 44.7 mi, 325° NW
Battle of Dry Lake (Registered Battlefield) — 50.5 mi, 254° W
Canby's Cross (Monument) — 51.7 mi, 268° W
Petroglyph Point (Attraction) — 53.3 mi, 266° W
Hart Mountain Hot Springs (Attraction) — 53.7 mi, 039° NE
Hospital Rock (Attraction) — 57.5 mi, 266° W
Captain Jack's Stronghold (Attraction) — 59.1 mi, 265° W
Paisley Five Mile Caves (Historic Ruins) — 60.3 mi, 351° N
The Favell Museum (Museum) — 76.7 mi, 287° W

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