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Aromas California Map

Explore Aromas, 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 Aromas, California

How to Use This Aromas, California Map

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

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

Latitude	36.874755
Longitude	-121.630732
Population	2,708
Density	220.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95004
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Salinas
School District	Aromas-San Juan Unified School District

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About Aromas, California

Aromas is a locality in Monterey County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,708. The population density is 220.8 people per km². Aromas is located at 36.8748°N, 121.6307°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95004.

Aromas occupies a quiet fold of earth where the Pajaro River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, defining the boundaries of the valley floor. It lies 6.5 miles east-southeast of Watsonville, CA (from Watsonville, CA: bearing 103°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south-southwest of Gilroy. The terrain here rises in sun-bleached undulations, covered in patches of oak savanna that catch the late afternoon light and turn a deep, burnished gold. Two miles away, the stillness of Soda Lake offers a contrast to the rhythmic flow of the river, while the rugged, distant presence of the Coast Ranges marks the horizon forty-seven miles to the west. Within the center of the locality, Aromas Community Park provides a green anchor for the residents, a place where the dry, fragrant air settles as the shadows lengthen over the nearby ground of Muertos Canyon.

History in Aromas remains tied to the soil, reflecting a long legacy of agricultural labor that has shaped the rhythm of the seasons and the character of those who work the land. The economy persists through a quiet dedication to farming and small-scale enterprise, favoring the steady pace of rural life over the rush of distant urban centers. Locals often note how the light changes across the fields, a subtle shifting of colors that signals the transition from the heat of the day to the cooling influence of the inland evening. While Tip Toe Falls remains a distant destination forty miles away, the immediate surroundings provide a self-contained world where the persistence of the river and the endurance of the hills dictate the daily flow of existence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Royal Oaks Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 212° SW
Star Creek Ranch (Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 010° N
Credo Studio (Arts Centre) — 5.5 mi, 111° E
Old Mission Jail (Museum) — 5.6 mi, 110° E
Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 241° SW
Elkhorn Slough State Marine Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.2 mi, 240° SW
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 6.6 mi, 245° SW
North Marsh Overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 241° SW
Moss Landing Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 246° SW
Elkhorn Slough Reserve Visitor Center (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 234° SW
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.1 mi, 237° SW
If it has no other explanation, it must be art (Public Artwork) — 7.1 mi, 240° SW
Pajaro Valley Historical Association (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 292° W
Battle of Natividad State Historic Landmark (Monument) — 7.2 mi, 168° S
William H Volck Museum (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 292° W
Watsonville Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.4 mi, 288° W
Watsonville Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 7.4 mi, 289° W
Yermo Aranda (Gallery) — 7.5 mi, 290° W
Gavilan College Theater (Theatre) — 7.7 mi, 026° NE
Agricultural History Project Center and Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 313° NW
Sea otters (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 241° SW
Water Oasis (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 001° N
Bonfante's Splash Garden (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 000° N
Timber Twister (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 001° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ca (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.8 mi, 285° W · 198 acres
Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.0 mi, 128° SE
Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.9 mi, 223° SW · 1,131 acres
Henry W. Coe State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 040° NE
Fort Ord National Monument (National Monument) — 16.7 mi, 195° S · 15k acres
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 19.2 mi, 289° W · 8,946 acres

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