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Alameda California Map

Explore Alameda, 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 Alameda, California

How to Use This Alameda, California Map

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

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

Latitude	37.741911
Longitude	-122.259914
Population	78,280
Density	2892.5 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	93307, 94501
Area Code	661, 510
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	Alameda City Unified School District

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About Alameda, California

Alameda is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It has a population of 78,280. The population density is 2892.5 people per km². Alameda is located at 37.7419°N, 122.2599°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Alameda is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 93307, 94501.

Alameda occupies a flat, sun-drenched expanse where the horizon stretches wide across the dry, golden grasses of the inland plains. It lies 5.2 miles west-southwest of Lamont, CA (from Lamont, CA: bearing 253°T), and is situated 9.4 miles south of Bakersfield. The air here holds a distinct, heavy warmth, vibrating with a clarity that renders the distant outline of the Sierra Nevada a faint, jagged sketch against the pale sky. Dry, seasonal winds stir the dust near the Kern Island Canal, a narrow vein of water that cuts through the parched earth, while the vast, cracked basin of the Kern Lake Bed lies silent and shimmering in the heat. A few miles away, the landscape finds a quiet relief at Greenfield Park, where the stubborn persistence of local flora offers a brief, shaded respite from the relentless glare of the afternoon sun.

Agriculture and the steady, rhythmic labor of the land define the history of Alameda, grounding its identity in the deep, unyielding soil of the region. Where the terrain dips toward the low-lying basin, the economy has long been tethered to the cycles of harvest and the quiet commerce of the plains, far removed from the bustle of the distant, crowded urban centers. Life moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, marked by the transformation of the fields from green shoots to brittle, sun-bleached stubble. Even the occasional traveler passing toward the distant shimmer of Lake Webb finds that Alameda maintains a singular, stoic character, a place where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the low hum of machinery or the distant, dry rattle of wind through the tall, desiccated stalks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Shoreline Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 276° W
Crown Memorial Regional Shoreline (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 020° N
Alameda Art Association (Gallery) — 1.1 mi, 025° NE
Veterans Building (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 023° NE
Robert W. Crown State Marine Conservation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 1.9 mi, 333° NW
Altarena Playhouse (Theatre) — 1.9 mi, 053° NE
Crab Cove Marine Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 1.9 mi, 330° NW
Alameda Shellmound Plaque (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 054° NE
Christmas Tree Lane (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 056° NE
Frank Bette Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 2.2 mi, 004° N
ATK Baseball Field (Monument) — 2.3 mi, 024° NE
Hālau Makana Polynesian Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 2.3 mi, 353° N
Pacific Pinball Museum (Museum) — 2.4 mi, 338° N
Oakport Field (Local Recreation) — 2.5 mi, 077° E
First Transcontinental Railroad (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 338° N
White Elephant Mural (Public Artwork) — 2.5 mi, 037° NE
Cohen Bray House (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 034° NE
Cricket Engine (Gallery) — 3.3 mi, 359° N
Henry J. Kaiser Center Arena (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 359° N
Friday Nights @ OMCA with Off the Grid (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 357° N
Peralta Hacienda Historical (Museum) — 3.9 mi, 037° NE
The Grand Gallery (Gallery) — 4.0 mi, 345° N
Gondola Servizio (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 359° N
Candlestick Point State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.2 mi, 249° W
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.5 mi, 131° SE · 81k acres
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 296° NW · 113k acres
Angel Island State Park (State Park) — 11.7 mi, 312° NW
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 12.9 mi, 285° W · 8,946 acres
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 15.7 mi, 290° W
Point Reyes National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 26.7 mi, 295° NW · 135k acres

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