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Barton California Map

Explore Barton, 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 Barton, California

How to Use This Barton, California Map

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

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

Latitude	38.454632
Longitude	-120.530204
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95666, 92284
Area Code	530, 714
County Seat	Jackson

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About Barton, California

Barton is a locality in Amador County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Barton is located at 38.4546°N, 120.5302°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95666, 92284.

Barton endures as a quiet convergence of golden grasses and shadow-dappled oak savanna, where the sun bleaches the landscape into a pale, heat-shimmering parchment by mid-August. It lies 22.6 miles southeast of Diamond Springs, CA (from Diamond Springs, CA: bearing 137°T), and is situated 0.2 miles north-northwest of Buckhorn. Antelope Creek carves a narrow, serpentine path just a mile away, its presence marked by a sudden thickening of willow and alder that cool the air even as the surrounding plains retain the day’s stored warmth. To the east, the distant, serrated spine of the Sierra Nevada haunts the horizon in shades of bruised violet and slate, while the immediate topography dips toward the low, silent expanse of Skull Flat. Mount Zion State Forest looms eight miles to the north, a dark, evergreen anchor that provides a stark contrast to the open, tawny fields that dominate the local vista.

Barton carries the weight of a frontier economy that long ago traded its prospecting fever for the steadier, slower rhythms of agricultural labor and timber management. The North Fork Mokelumne River, an essential Wild and Scenic River corridor, threads through the vicinity, serving as a vital conduit for the region’s ecological health and a reminder of the water rights that have dictated the settlement’s survival for generations. Residents often look toward the North Trail for their Sunday excursions, or seek the stillness of Little Reservoir seven miles out, where the water mirrors the sky with a clarity that renders the ground beneath seem transparent. Life in Barton moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, defined by the scent of dry earth and the long, amber light that settles over the valley floor as the day finally relinquishes its hold.

Nearby Outdoor Places

North Fork Mokelumne River (Wild & Scenic River) — 1.4 mi, 137° SE · 2,970 acres
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 2.5 mi, 104° E · 901k acres
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 3.0 mi, 019° N · 703k acres
Mollie Joyce Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 241° SW
Mount Zion State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 244° SW
Mokelumne River (Wild & Scenic River) — 7.0 mi, 217° SW · 2,737 acres
Amador County Model Railroad Museum (Museum) — 7.2 mi, 243° SW
Morrisonville (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 004° N
Nature Center and Observatory (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 008° N
Camp Fire Bowl (Theatre) — 10.8 mi, 008° N
Leoni House (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 006° N
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 12.2 mi, 335° NW
Chew Kee Store (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 286° W
Sobon Estate Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 294° NW
Impound Dam Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.6 mi, 244° SW
Tailing Wheel No. 3 (Historic Ruins) — 14.7 mi, 244° SW
Shenandoah Valley Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 295° NW
Massa Tunnel (Historic Ruins) — 14.7 mi, 245° SW
Kennedy Gold Mine (Attraction) — 14.8 mi, 246° SW
Twin Bridges Swimming Hole (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 322° NW
Sutter Gold Mine (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 259° W
3 Fish Studios (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 261° W
North Fork Cosumnes River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 16.3 mi, 325° NW
Calaveras Big Trees State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 136° SE
Local (Gallery) — 17.4 mi, 276° W
Mokelumne Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.7 mi, 079° E · 104k acres
Metropolitan Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 19.6 mi, 205° SW
Trails West Marker (Monument) — 20.7 mi, 358° N
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.0 mi, 091° E · 159k acres
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 45.0 mi, 127° SE · 743k acres

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