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Biola California Map

Explore Biola, 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 Biola, California

How to Use This Biola, California Map

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

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

Latitude	36.802168
Longitude	-120.016268
Population	1,427
Density	851.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93606
Area Code	760
County Seat	Fresno
School District	Central Unified School District

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About Biola, California

Biola is a locality in Fresno County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,427. The population density is 851.6 people per km². Biola is located at 36.8022°N, 120.0163°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93606.

Biola occupies a flat expanse of the Central Valley where the sun bleaches the horizon into a pale, dusty gold during the long summer months. It lies 5.9 miles north-northeast of Kerman, CA (from Kerman, CA: bearing 24°T), and is situated 14.0 miles west-northwest of Fresno. The earth here is a deep, fertile loam, structured by the rhythmic geometry of irrigation furrows that stretch toward the San Joaquin River, which flows quietly only a mile away. On the eastern horizon, the jagged, snow-dusted peaks of the Sierra Nevada emerge on clear days as a faint, spectral blue wall. The air in Biola holds the scent of drying hay and turned soil, carrying a stillness that persists even as the heat shimmers above the pavement. A few miles to the north, the trees at Skaggs Bridge Park provide a rare canopy of shade, offering a cool respite where the land dips toward the water’s edge.

Agriculture defines the pulse of the local economy, with orchards and row crops dictating the seasonal migration of labor and the steady hum of mechanical harvesters. Biola grew from a heritage of hard-working settlers who saw potential in the arid plains, transforming the landscape into a patchwork of productivity that remains the bedrock of daily life. While Madera Lake sits fifteen miles distant, the proximity to the San Joaquin River remains the primary influence on the region’s development, ensuring the survival of the groves that define the perimeter. Life in Biola moves with the patient gravity of the harvest, a quiet cycle of growth and collection that connects the residents to the heavy, sun-drenched earth.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Skaggs Bridge Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 301° NW
San Joaquin River Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 058° NE
Camp Pashayan (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 058° NE
Schneider Property (Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 059° NE
Riverside Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 6.4 mi, 066° NE
Riverpark (Local Park) — 6.4 mi, 066° NE
Forestiere Underground Gardens (Attraction) — 7.4 mi, 087° E
Bluff Pointe Golfing Center (Local Recreation) — 7.6 mi, 063° NE
Sierra Sky Park Historical Marker (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 072° E
Door Art Gallery (Gallery) — 9.5 mi, 082° E
Kerman Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 248° W
Abby Needham Plaque (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 346° N
Fresno Chaffee Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.2 mi, 108° E
A Sense Of Place (Gallery) — 12.0 mi, 101° E
Spectrum Gallery (Gallery) — 12.2 mi, 105° E
The Arts Annex (Arts Centre) — 12.3 mi, 104° E
Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater (Theatre) — 12.3 mi, 104° E
St. Dulce (Arts Centre) — 12.3 mi, 103° E
2nd Space Theatre (Theatre) — 12.4 mi, 104° E
1821 Gallery & Studios (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 110° E
Fresno Metropolitan Museum (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 109° E
Fresno Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 109° E
Friant Roulette (Viewpoint) — 13.8 mi, 071° E
Fresno Discovery Center (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 098° E
Millerton Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 21.6 mi, 052° NE
Millerton Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 053° NE
Table Mountain Casino (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 058° NE
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 37.6 mi, 032° NE · 1.3M acres
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 39.0 mi, 086° E · 1.1M acres
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 51.8 mi, 022° N · 743k acres

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