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Cantua Creek California Map

Explore Cantua Creek, 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 Cantua Creek, California

How to Use This Cantua Creek, California Map

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

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

Latitude	36.50134
Longitude	-120.316267
Population	500
Density	50.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93608
Area Code	760
County Seat	Fresno
School District	Golden Plains Unified School District

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About Cantua Creek, California

Cantua Creek is a locality in Fresno County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 500. The population density is 50.8 people per km². Cantua Creek is located at 36.5013°N, 120.3163°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93608.

Cantua Creek occupies a flat, sun-drenched expanse of the Central Valley where the horizon stretches toward the distant Sierra Nevada in a shimmering haze of heat. It lies 17.8 miles south-southeast of Mendota, CA (from Mendota, CA: bearing 168°T), and is situated 10.1 miles southwest of San Joaquin. The landscape here is defined by the disciplined geometry of agriculture, where deep, dark earth yields to the relentless intensity of the summer sun. Only a mile away, the Governor Edmund G Brown California Aqueduct cuts a concrete path through the soil, serving as the literal lifeblood for the fields that define the visual rhythm of the region. Beyond the immediate reach of these irrigation veins, the terrain shifts into arid, open plains, occasionally punctuated by the rugged, shadowed folds of Urruttia Canyon to the west. The air carries a dry, mineral weight, and as the light wanes, the sky bruises into deep shades of violet and ochre, casting long, stark shadows across the fallow ground.

History in Cantua Creek is written in the labor of those who cultivate this demanding soil, an economy tethered entirely to the cyclical demands of harvest and water management. While the proximity of the Tranquillity Land Retirement Demonstration Site offers a quiet space for ecological observation, the pulse of the locality remains firmly rooted in the steady, mechanical hum of farm equipment and the seasonal migration of workers. Life moves in alignment with the demands of the crops, a quiet persistence that ignores the distractions of the outside world. Far from the damp influence of any coast, the environment demands a resilient spirit, one that recognizes the value of every drop of water and the necessity of the earth’s endurance. Even fifteen miles away, the presence of Fresno Slough serves as a reminder of the region’s complex hydrological past, shaping the way residents interact with a land that is perpetually being reclaimed and refined.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Tranquillity Land Retirement Demonstration Site (Recreation Easement) — 6.8 mi, 356° N
Panoche/coalinga Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.2 mi, 257° W
Cantua Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.3 mi, 228° SW · 4,697 acres
Mendota Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 360° N
Joaquin Rocks Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.1 mi, 204° SW
Alkali Sink Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 14.9 mi, 006° N
San Benito River (Wild & Scenic River) — 18.7 mi, 232° SW · 5,820 acres
San Benito Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.4 mi, 242° SW · 1,513 acres
Truck (Historic Ruins) — 20.7 mi, 254° W
Vehicle (Historic Ruins) — 21.0 mi, 253° W
Panoche Hills South Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 21.7 mi, 293° NW · 11k acres
R C Baker Memorial Museum (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 186° S
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 26.1 mi, 101° E
Lemoore Naval Air Station (Monument) — 28.4 mi, 126° SE
Griswold Hills Day use area (Nature Reserve) — 29.1 mi, 278° W
Caltrans Fallen Workers Memorial District (Monument) — 30.5 mi, 159° S
Forestiere Underground Gardens (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 049° NE
Fresno Chaffee Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 32.4 mi, 057° NE
Lemoore Civic Auditorium (Theatre) — 32.6 mi, 115° SE
1821 Gallery & Studios (Public Artwork) — 33.1 mi, 060° NE
Fresno Metropolitan Museum (Museum) — 33.2 mi, 060° NE
Silva Salazar Studios (Gallery) — 33.5 mi, 061° NE
Fig Tree Gallery (Gallery) — 33.5 mi, 061° NE
Corridor 2122 (Gallery) — 33.5 mi, 061° NE
The Arts Annex (Arts Centre) — 33.6 mi, 058° NE
Fresno Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 33.7 mi, 061° NE
St. Dulce (Arts Centre) — 33.9 mi, 058° NE
Pinnacles National Park (National Park) — 43.6 mi, 270° W · 27k acres
Hain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 46.3 mi, 271° W · 16k acres
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 55.8 mi, 251° W · 1.8M acres

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