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Chalfant California Map

Explore Chalfant, 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 Chalfant, California

How to Use This Chalfant, California Map

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

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

Latitude	37.492115
Longitude	-118.390408
Population	660
Density	9.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93514
Area Code	760
County Seat	Bridgeport
School District	Eastern Sierra Unified School District

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About Chalfant, California

Chalfant is a locality in Mono County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 660. The population density is 9.1 people per km². Chalfant is located at 37.4921°N, 118.3904°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93514.

Chalfant occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the high desert floor meets the relentless clarity of the eastern sky. It lies 77.6 miles northeast of Heights, CA (from Heights, CA: bearing 48°T), and is situated 11.5 miles north of Bishop. The landscape is defined by the sharp, arid architecture of Chidago Canyon and the meandering, verdant persistence of Fish Slough, which carves a narrow ribbon of life through the parched basin. Far to the west, the jagged, snow-dusted summits of the Sierra Nevada stand as silent sentinels, their presence cooling the horizon even when the midday air shimmers with heat. Vegetation here is sparse and resilient, dominated by sagebrush and saltbush that hold the sandy soil against the persistent wind, while the higher elevations toward the McAfee Meadow Research Natural Area offer a subtle shift in the terrain, where resilient alpine flora clings to the rocky slopes.

Chalfant maintains a quiet, self-reliant character, existing as a thin line of habitation between the vast, open plains and the rugged wilderness of the Great Basin. The local economy remains tethered to the land and the rhythms of the seasons, with residents finding purpose in the slow, deliberate work of maintaining homesteads and managing the resources that allow life to flourish in such an unforgiving climate. At the center of daily movement, Chalfant Community Park serves as a gathering point, a small patch of managed green that offers a respite from the monochromatic tones of the surrounding scrubland. While the nearest water, Pleasant Valley Reservoir, lies miles away, the memory of moisture remains a constant, shaping the way people build, travel, and observe the slow arc of the sun as it descends behind the distant peaks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fish Slough (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — locality lies within
Fish Slough Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 311° NW
Fish Slough Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 1.6 mi, 290° W · 15k acres
Chidago Canyon Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 2.5 mi, 333° NW · 20k acres
Inyo National Forest (National Forest) — 3.4 mi, 073° E · 2.0M acres
White Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.7 mi, 060° NE · 231k acres
Chidago Canyon Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 5.7 mi, 345° N
American Mule Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 182° S
C5 Studios Community Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 8.9 mi, 181° S
Inyo Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 9.1 mi, 182° S
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Protection Area (National) (National Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 091° E · 32k acres
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Botanical Area (National Scenic Byway) — 9.2 mi, 091° E
Champion Spark Plug Mine High Camp (Historic Ruins) — 10.0 mi, 025° NE
Sherwin Grade Northbound Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 11.1 mi, 279° W
Cottonwood Creek, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.5 mi, 060° NE · 5,407 acres
Bishop Creek Battleground (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 206° SW
Mayfield Canyon Battleground (Registered Battlefield) — 13.9 mi, 257° W
John Muir Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.1 mi, 230° SW · 654k acres
Methuselah (Attraction) — 14.6 mi, 122° SE
Tom's Place Monument (Monument) — 16.6 mi, 287° W
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 25.1 mi, 219° SW · 459k acres
Hot Creek Geological Site (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 296° NW
Death Valley National Park (National Park) — 28.8 mi, 129° SE · 3.4M acres
Rock Monster (Attraction) — 29.0 mi, 206° SW
John Muir Rock (Attraction) — 30.5 mi, 232° SW
Mammoth Museum (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 288° W
Minaret Cinemas (Cinema) — 33.0 mi, 288° W
Julia E. Townsend Memorial (Monument) — 34.1 mi, 285° W
Paiute Mural (Public Artwork) — 54.3 mi, 166° S
Ponderosa Victory Circle (Theatre) — 56.7 mi, 211° SW

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