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Boronda California Map

Explore Boronda, 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 Boronda, California

How to Use This Boronda, California Map

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

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

Latitude	36.698848
Longitude	-121.674946
Population	1,760
Density	1183.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93907
Area Code	760
County Seat	Salinas
School District	Salinas City Elementary School District

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About Boronda, California

Boronda is a locality in Monterey County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,760. The population density is 1183.9 people per km². Boronda is located at 36.6988°N, 121.6749°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93907.

Boronda sits upon a flat, open plain where the air is frequently scrubbed clean by the persistent, cool respiration of the Pacific Ocean, which waits only seven miles to the west. It lies 1.8 miles northwest of Salinas, CA (from Salinas, CA: bearing 324°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east of Marina. The landscape here is defined by wide expanses of tilled earth that catch the low, honeyed light of late afternoon, turning the fields into a mosaic of deep greens and drying ochre. To the east, the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Coast Ranges anchor the horizon, while closer at hand, the quiet, winding course of Gabilan Creek provides a thin ribbon of riparian life three miles away. A mile from the center, the Rossi Rico Linear Parkway offers a rare, deliberate stretch of greenery, contrasting against the utilitarian sprawl of the local agricultural infrastructure. Even when the fog rolls in from the coast to dampen the morning, the light retains a sharpness that clarifies the edges of every fence line and furrow.

Boronda remains a place deeply tethered to the rhythm of the soil, with its economy still cycling through the seasonal demands of planting and harvest. The history of the locality is etched into the very dirt that supports the surrounding farms, where the legacy of early land grants still informs the way the property lines are drawn today. Three miles away, the waters of Espinosa Lake hold a stillness that mirrors the quiet, industrious character of the people who work the nearby rows. Not far from the reach of the East Ridge Trail, which beckons those looking for a vantage point seven miles out, the pace of life is dictated by the sun and the cycle of the crops rather than the frantic pulse of the nearby urban centers. It is a place where the modern world of highways and machinery meets the ancient, unyielding patience of the land, leaving Boronda to exist as a pragmatic, enduring corner of the landscape.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Boronda History Center (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 304° NW
Rossi Rico Linear Parkway (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 157° SE
Laurelwood Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 132° SE
Salinas Sports Complex (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 095° E
Sherwood Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 095° E
Century 14 Northridge Mall (Cinema) — 1.4 mi, 034° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 098° E
Fort Ord National Monument (National Monument) — 4.4 mi, 205° SW · 15k acres
Fort Ord Public Lands Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.4 mi, 205° SW
Fort Ord Natural Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 238° SW
Giant artichoke (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 315° NW
Battle of Natividad State Historic Landmark (Monument) — 6.5 mi, 038° NE
Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 6.5 mi, 287° W · 1,131 acres
Jesus Statue (Public Artwork) — 6.9 mi, 259° W
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 7.4 mi, 279° W
Fort Ord Dunes State Park (State Park) — 7.5 mi, 260° W
Elkhorn Slough State Marine Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 7.7 mi, 336° NW
Parsons Slough Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.3 mi, 335° NW
Elkhorn Slough Reserve Visitor Center (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 339° N
Gonzalo Rodriguez fatal crash Site (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 208° SW
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.1 mi, 337° NW
Shakespeare Society of America (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 318° NW
Sea otters (Attraction) — 9.5 mi, 327° NW
Credo Studio (Arts Centre) — 12.7 mi, 037° NE
Old Mission Jail (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 037° NE
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 13.7 mi, 245° SW · 8,946 acres
The New Warf Theatre (Cinema) — 13.7 mi, 242° SW
Cannery Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 13.7 mi, 244° SW
Chris' Fishing Trips and Whale Watching (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 242° SW
The Spirit of Monterey Wax Museum (Museum) — 13.7 mi, 246° SW

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