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Dogtown California Map

Explore Dogtown, 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 Dogtown, California

How to Use This Dogtown, California Map

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

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

Latitude	38.208667
Longitude	-121.154809
Population	2,516
Density	74.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95939, 95311, 95220
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Mariposa
School District	Lodi Unified School District

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About Dogtown, California

Dogtown is a locality in Mariposa County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,516. The population density is 74.9 people per km². Dogtown is located at 38.2087°N, 121.1548°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95939, 95311, 95220.

Dogtown persists as a quiet enclave of rugged earth and timber, defined by the persistent, winding path of Maxwell Creek as it carves through the landscape. It lies 33.8 miles northeast of Merced, CA (from Merced, CA: bearing 35°T), and is situated 19.4 miles southwest of Mather. The terrain here is marked by the deep, verdant embrace of Stanislaus National Forest, where the air holds the scent of pine needles and dry, sun-warmed dust. To the east, the jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada rises against the sky, a distant, immutable wall that dictates the local weather and traps the heat of the afternoon. Two miles away, the gentle depression of Date Flat offers a contrast to the uneven, rocky ground that characterizes the immediate vicinity, while the shimmering expanse of Lake McClure sits only five miles off, reflecting the immense, cloudless blue of the inland sky.

Dogtown retains the weathered spirit of an era defined by the frantic search for gold, its history etched into the very soil that prospectors once turned over with singular, desperate focus. While the economy has long since moved past the era of the sluice box and the pan, the remnants of those days persist in the irregular, scarred topography of the land. Local life moves at a pace dictated by the seasons rather than the clock, with the nearby Ponderosa Way serving as a conduit for those who still look to the woods for their living or their quiet recreation. It is a place where the light at dusk settles long and orange over the hills, turning the rough grasses into gilded stalks and imbuing Dogtown with a stillness that feels both ancient and entirely indifferent to the passing of the modern age.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Stillman Magee Park (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 098° E
Camanche Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 086° E
Omega Cellars (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 190° S
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 231° SW
Rancho Seco Recreational Area (Local Recreation) — 8.4 mi, 010° N
Rae House Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 292° W
Bear Creek (Local Park) — 12.0 mi, 209° SW
Cosumnes River Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 310° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 12.6 mi, 298° NW
Cosumnes River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 12.9 mi, 286° W
Woodbridge Ecological Preserve - North Unit (Nature Reserve) — 15.2 mi, 260° W
Iron Ivan (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 050° NE
LH Horton Jr. Art Gallery (Gallery) — 17.2 mi, 211° SW
Janet Leigh Theatre (Cinema) — 17.9 mi, 208° SW
Talking Pillars (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 208° SW
The Bent of The Tau Beta Pi Association - CA Phi Chapter (Monument) — 17.9 mi, 208° SW
Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.0 mi, 298° NW · 7,119 acres
Bob Hope Theatre (Theatre) — 19.1 mi, 202° S
Stockton (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 203° SW
Stone Lakes National Wildlife Refuge 2 (National Wildlife Refuge) — 19.2 mi, 285° W · 561 acres
Steampunk Art (Public Artwork) — 21.9 mi, 320° NW
The Old Schoolhouse, Drytown (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 046° NE
Amador County Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 065° NE
Keystone Mine (Historic Ruins) — 23.0 mi, 051° NE
Historic Joseph H. Thomas House (Attraction) — 23.1 mi, 051° NE
3 Fish Studios (Gallery) — 23.1 mi, 051° NE
Change House Museum and Gift Shop (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 061° NE
Mokelumne River (Wild & Scenic River) — 24.6 mi, 072° E · 2,737 acres
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 38.9 mi, 057° NE · 703k acres
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 39.6 mi, 066° NE · 901k acres

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