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Ballico California Map

Explore Ballico, 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 Ballico, California

How to Use This Ballico, California Map

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

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

Latitude	37.454381
Longitude	-120.706034
Population	347
Density	44.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95303
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Merced
School District	Ballico-Cressey Elementary School District

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About Ballico, California

Ballico is a locality in Merced County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 347. The population density is 44.3 people per km². Ballico is located at 37.4544°N, 120.7060°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95303.

Ballico occupies a quiet expanse of the interior plains, where the horizon stretches flat and wide under a sky that shifts from pale, dusty blue to the bruised violet of approaching evening. It lies 4.3 miles east-northeast of Delhi, CA (from Delhi, CA: bearing 69°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-southeast of Turlock. The land here is defined by the steady, rhythmic pulse of agriculture, a patchwork of fields that catch the sun in long, golden strokes. A mile away, the quiet passage of Cross Ditch Number Two marks the landscape, its banks providing a subtle line of green against the parched earth. In the far distance, the silhouettes of the Coast Ranges rise like jagged, translucent teeth against the fading light, serving as a reminder of the vast, varied terrain that separates this place from the Pacific. Within the immediate footprint of Ballico Park, the air holds the scent of dry grass and turned soil, a sensory map of a region that exists far from the influence of any maritime breeze.

Ballico emerged from the transformation of the central plains, its identity forged by the labor of those who turned the arid earth into a productive, fertile grid. The local economy remains anchored to this legacy, characterized by the seasonal labor of orchards and row crops that dictate the pace of life. Residents move through their days with a deliberate, measured focus, attending to the demands of the harvest and the maintenance of the land. While the bustle of larger centers feels worlds away, the proximity of Ballico Park offers a rare point of stillness for the community to gather. Life here is measured in the growth cycles of the fields and the subtle cooling of the air as the sun descends, a cycle that has persisted for generations. Though Lake Honda sits eleven miles distant, its presence is felt only in the shared understanding of the water that sustains this inland life.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ballico Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 111° E
McConnell State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 186° S
Shattuck Park (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 252° W
Livingston Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 180° S
The Heart of Livingston (Public Artwork) — 4.9 mi, 191° S
Turlock Community Theater (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 294° NW
Pat Portwood (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 293° NW
Palace Market (Monument) — 8.1 mi, 290° W
Christmas Tree Lane (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 301° NW
Stan State Art Space (Gallery) — 8.3 mi, 290° W
Blessing of the Oak Trees (Monument) — 9.2 mi, 301° NW
University Art Gallery (Gallery) — 9.7 mi, 300° NW
Grasslands Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 11.2 mi, 185° S · 30k acres
Turlock Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 11.7 mi, 033° NE
Double T Acres Ag Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 232° SW
Great Valley Grasslands State Park (State Park) — 13.5 mi, 216° SW
San Luis National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.5 mi, 222° SW · 36k acres
North Grasslands Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 15.6 mi, 234° SW
San Joaquin River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 15.9 mi, 253° W · 15k acres
Lens 360 (Arts Centre) — 16.1 mi, 131° SE
McHenry Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 309° NW
Mistlin Gallery (Gallery) — 20.6 mi, 309° NW
Brenden Modesto 18 (Cinema) — 20.7 mi, 309° NW
The Cowboy Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 340° N
Riverbank Historical Museum (Museum) — 23.2 mi, 327° NW
Galaxy Theater (Cinema) — 23.5 mi, 325° NW
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 24.3 mi, 244° SW
Volta State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 25.7 mi, 207° SW
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 34.7 mi, 061° NE · 901k acres
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 50.9 mi, 065° NE · 743k acres

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