Explore Gold Hill, Oregon, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Gold Hill, Oregon. 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 Oregon 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 Gold Hill.
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 | Gold Hill |
| State | Oregon (OR) |
| County | Jackson County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 42.431789 |
| Longitude | -123.050604 |
| Population | 1,335 |
| Density | 676.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 97525 |
| Area Code | 541 |
| County Seat | Medford |
| School District | Central Point School District 6 |
Gold Hill occupies a basin defined by the steady, muscular current of the Rogue River as it carves through the landscape. It lies 7.9 miles west-northwest of Central Point, OR (from Central Point, OR: bearing 299°T), and is situated 9.8 miles west of White City. The earth here holds a quiet intensity, with the slopes of the Klamath Mountains rising in the distant haze to frame the horizon. A short distance away, the water gains a sudden, percussive energy at Ti'lomikh Falls, where the river narrows and forces itself over ancient basalt. Close by, the still surface of Granger Reservoir offers a contrast to the moving water, reflecting the scrub and pine that cling to the dry, rocky ground. The air in Gold Hill carries the scent of sun-warmed needles and the faint, metallic tang of the mineral-rich soil that defines the surrounding Spring Gulch.
Gold Hill emerged from the frenetic ambition of the nineteenth-century mining era, when prospectors first turned the soil in search of quartz veins. While the original fervor of the mines has long since faded, the legacy of that industry remains etched in the local topography and the lingering names of the surrounding ridges. Today, the economy moves at a more tempered pace, shifting away from extraction toward a quiet life defined by the river’s rhythm and the seasonal cycles of the inland valley. Residents move between the scattered homes and local businesses with a familiarity that ignores the modern rush, finding stability in the protected expanse of the Rogue River WSR. The character of Gold Hill is found in these small, persistent habits—the way the afternoon light catches the dust on a gravel road, or the sound of the river moving through the rocks, indifferent to the history of those who once sought their fortune in its banks.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gold Hill, Oregon. Coordinates: 42.431789, -123.050604. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Gold Hill includes the ZIP code (97525), telephone area code (541), county seat of Jackson County (Medford), and school district assignment (Central Point School District 6).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |