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Ahwahnee California Map

Explore Ahwahnee, 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 Ahwahnee, California

How to Use This Ahwahnee, California Map

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

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

Latitude	37.365498
Longitude	-119.726267
Population	2,296
Density	76.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93601
Area Code	760
County Seat	Madera
School District	Bass Lake Joint Union Elementary School District

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About Ahwahnee, California

Ahwahnee is a locality in Madera County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,296. The population density is 76.8 people per km². Ahwahnee is located at 37.3655°N, 119.7263°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93601.

Ahwahnee emerges from the rugged transition where the low-lying plains relinquish their flatness to the ascending terrain of the Sierra Nevada. It lies 33.5 miles north-northeast of Madera, CA (from Madera, CA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 5.0 miles west-northwest of Oakhurst. The landscape surrounding Ahwahnee is defined by a dense, golden-hued oak savanna that shifts in color as the sun tracks across the sky, casting long, sharp shadows over the dry grass. A mile away, the quiet flow of Peterson Creek carves a narrow path through the earth, providing a vital artery for the local flora. Beyond the immediate reach of the settlement, the dense, protected expanse of the Sierra National Forest looms, its evergreen canopy serving as a dark, textured backdrop to the lighter, sun-bleached hillsides of Fresno Flats.

History in Ahwahnee is rooted in the quiet labor of those who navigated the rugged interior long before modern infrastructure defined the grid. The local economy maintains a tether to the land, balancing a modest reliance on regional resources with the steady, slow-moving pace of those who favor the solitude of the foothills over the frantic pulse of the lowlands. Those inclined toward exploration often look toward the Way of the Mono Trail, a path that echoes the movement of earlier inhabitants across this territory. While the San Joaquin Experimental Range conducts its research eighteen miles away and the waters of H. V. Eastman Lake sit fifteen miles to the west, the daily existence here remains anchored in the immediate, tangible reality of the soil and the persistent, dry heat that defines the summer months.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 2.9 mi, 045° NE · 1.3M acres
Oakhurst Community Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 122° SE
Yosemite Gateway Gallery Row (Gallery) — 4.8 mi, 108° E
Oakhurst Mural (Public Artwork) — 4.9 mi, 121° SE
William Sell Bridge Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 5.9 mi, 343° N
Thornberry Museum (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 037° NE
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad (Attraction) — 7.6 mi, 037° NE
Lewis Creek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 8.2 mi, 037° NE
Willow Creek Trail (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 104° E
Big Ed (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 060° NE
Bull Buck Tree (Attraction) — 9.3 mi, 061° NE
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 9.7 mi, 021° N · 743k acres
Lakeside Day Use Area Ampitheatre (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 111° E
Yosemite Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 10.8 mi, 031° NE · 704k acres
Mt Buckingham School (historic) (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 330° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 12.6 mi, 225° SW
Merced, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 14.6 mi, 005° N · 10k acres
September 11, 2001 Memorial (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 302° NW
Sierra-Mono Indian Museum (Museum) — 15.4 mi, 128° SE
Sierra Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 15.5 mi, 302° NW
Whites Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 16.5 mi, 110° E
Ansel Adams Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.4 mi, 053° NE · 232k acres
Exact Center of California (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 132° SE
Millerton Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.3 mi, 169° S
Merced River Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 21.5 mi, 316° NW · 13k acres
Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 351° N
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 21.6 mi, 347° N · 901k acres
Millerton Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 25.6 mi, 176° S
Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 49.3 mi, 135° SE · 353k acres
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 50.0 mi, 101° E · 459k acres

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