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Bowles California Map

Explore Bowles, 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 Bowles, California

How to Use This Bowles, California Map

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

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

Latitude	36.604117
Longitude	-119.750972
Population	158
Density	160.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93725
Area Code	760
County Seat	Fresno
School District	Washington Unified School District (9-12)

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About Bowles, California

Bowles is a locality in Fresno County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 158. The population density is 160.1 people per km². Bowles is located at 36.6041°N, 119.7510°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93725.

Bowles sits upon the flat, sun-bleached expanse of the Central Valley, where the horizon stretches wide and unencumbered toward the faint, serrated silhouette of the Sierra Nevada far to the east. It lies 8.0 miles west-northwest of Selma, CA (from Selma, CA: bearing 287°T), and is situated 10.0 miles south of Fresno. The landscape around Bowles is defined by the steady work of the sun, which turns the summer grass to a brittle, pale gold and bleaches the color from the wooden fences lining the rural roads. Two miles away, the stillness of Kennedy Pond provides a rare, reflective break in the terrain, while the slow, purposeful path of Harlan Stevens Ditch marks the irrigation lines that sustain the local soil. The air here holds a dry, heat-heavy clarity, often shimmering in the afternoon as the light catches the dust kicked up from the surrounding fields.

Agriculture remains the pulse of Bowles, with seasonal cycles of planting and harvest dictating the quiet, methodical pace of daily life. The legacy of the region is rooted in the labor of those who first broke this ground, transforming the plains into a productive grid of orchards and cropland. Residents often gather for the simple, open-air reprieve offered by Donny Wright Park, a space that serves as a communal anchor amidst the expansive, working landscape. Beyond the reach of Darby Pond, the topography remains predictable and grounded, favoring a way of living that values the endurance of the land and the quiet rhythm of the seasons over the frantic noise of more crowded centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Donny Wright Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 071° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 323° NW
Pioneer Village Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 104° E
Art Gonzales Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 104° E
Statue of Virgen de Gualadupe & St. Anthony Claret (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 006° N
Church Cross Obelisk (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 006° N
Virgen de Guadalupe and Juan Diego Scene (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 006° N
Regional Sports Park (Local Recreation) — 7.5 mi, 324° NW
Calwa Submarine (Public Artwork) — 7.7 mi, 001° N
Fig Tree Gallery (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 348° N
Silva Salazar Studios (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 348° N
Corridor 2122 (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 348° N
Tenri Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 9.1 mi, 018° N
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 347° N
Fresno Metropolitan Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 345° N
2nd Space Theatre (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 346° N
The Arts Annex (Arts Centre) — 11.0 mi, 345° N
Fresno Chaffee Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 11.0 mi, 339° N
Fresno Discovery Center (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 005° N
Forestiere Underground Gardens (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 333° NW
Wild Water Adventures (Theme Park) — 16.8 mi, 034° NE
Millerton Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 26.5 mi, 007° N
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 29.1 mi, 056° NE · 1.1M acres
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 29.9 mi, 055° NE · 1.3M acres
Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 37.3 mi, 073° E · 353k acres
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 41.0 mi, 159° S · 15k acres
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 43.4 mi, 078° E · 459k acres
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 45.5 mi, 083° E · 768k acres
Sequoia National Park (National Park) — 46.1 mi, 090° E · 407k acres
John Muir Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 51.0 mi, 062° NE · 654k acres

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