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Creston California Map

Explore Creston, 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 Creston, California

How to Use This Creston, California Map

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

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	Creston
State	California (CA)
County	San Luis Obispo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	35.517097
Longitude	-120.518136
Population	98
Density	67.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	94503, 93432
Area Code	510, 805
County Seat	San Luis Obispo
School District	Atascadero Unified School District

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About Creston, California

Creston is a locality in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 98. The population density is 67.1 people per km². Creston is located at 35.5171°N, 120.5181°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 94503, 93432.

Creston occupies a quiet expanse of golden prairie where the East Branch Huerhuero Creek carves a seasonal path through the dry, sun-bleached earth. It lies 8.5 miles east-northeast of Atascadero, CA (from Atascadero, CA: bearing 76°T), and is situated 11.2 miles southeast of El Paso de Robles. The landscape is defined by wide, open fields and the skeletal silhouettes of ancient oaks that offer the only respite from the relentless, shimmering heat of the afternoons. Beyond the immediate plains, the land rises into subtle, undulating terrain that leads toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Ranges on the western horizon. During the height of summer, the grass turns the color of pale straw, brittle and dormant, waiting for the winter rains to stir the dormant seeds back into a vibrant, fleeting green.

Creston carries a history rooted in the patient toil of ranching and the slow, deliberate growth of agricultural life. The local economy remains tethered to the soil, where vineyards and pasture lands have replaced the early homesteads, though the rhythm of the work remains largely unchanged by the passage of decades. Residents often look toward the nearby Adobe Canyon for a sense of enclosure, or travel the short distance to the Chalk Mountain Golf Course when seeking a different sort of manicured recreation. While the pace of existence here is dictated by the turning of the seasons rather than the ticking of a clock, the character of Creston is found in the quiet endurance of its people and the vast, unobstructed sky that dominates every view.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Creston-Eureka Grade (Viewpoint) — 6.1 mi, 265° W
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 7.1 mi, 138° SE · 1.8M acres
Chalk Mountain Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 7.2 mi, 245° SW
Salinas River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.8 mi, 197° S
Franklin Hot Springs (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 305° NW
Colony Cinemas (Cinema) — 8.5 mi, 256° W
Atascadero Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 257° W
Boyd & Bradley Art Studio (Arts Centre) — 8.7 mi, 258° W
Black Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.1 mi, 143° SE · 10k acres
Santa Lucia Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.1 mi, 205° SW · 2,025 acres
Santa Lucia Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.1 mi, 205° SW · 21k acres
Park Cinemas (Cinema) — 12.2 mi, 308° NW
Cuesta Ridge Botanical Area (National Scenic Byway) — 12.7 mi, 216° SW
Devils Gap (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 253° W
Sun Dial (Public Artwork) — 15.8 mi, 209° SW
Los Padres Other (National Forest) — 16.3 mi, 157° SE · 895 acres
The P (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 207° SW
Reservoir Creek Falls (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 202° S
Robert Hoover Herbarium (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 208° SW
Cal Poly Art Gallery (Gallery) — 17.0 mi, 209° SW
The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA Mu Chapter (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 209° SW
Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club Tower Commemoration (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 208° SW
The Berg Gallery (Gallery) — 17.1 mi, 209° SW
Motel Inn (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 205° SW
Central Coast Veterans Memorial (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 206° SW
Morro Bay State Park (State Park) — 17.9 mi, 213° SW
Anam-Cre Pottery Studio (Arts Centre) — 17.9 mi, 206° SW
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 21.3 mi, 249° W · 8,946 acres
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 33.0 mi, 275° W
Carrizo Plain National Monument (National Monument) — 34.5 mi, 118° SE · 247k acres

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