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Fairmead California Map

Explore Fairmead, 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 Fairmead, California

How to Use This Fairmead, California Map

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

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

Latitude	37.076334
Longitude	-120.192949
Population	1,235
Density	61.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93610
Area Code	760
County Seat	Madera
School District	Chowchilla Elementary School District

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About Fairmead, California

Fairmead is a locality in Madera County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,235. The population density is 61.7 people per km². Fairmead is located at 37.0763°N, 120.1929°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93610.

Fairmead spreads across the flat, sun-drenched expanse of the Central Valley, where the horizon serves as a vast canvas for the shifting moods of the light. It lies 4.9 miles southeast of Chowchilla, CA (from Chowchilla, CA: bearing 131°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west-northwest of Madera Acres. The earth here is a deep, fertile loam, baking under a relentless summer sun that turns the surrounding grasses into a brittle, golden straw. To the east, the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada rises like a pale blue promise against the sky, while the air feels dry and expansive, carrying the faint, earthy scent of turned soil. The landscape is marked by the quiet, seasonal pulse of Berenda Slough, which winds through the terrain with a slow, deliberate grace, providing a necessary thread of moisture to the thirsty plains.

Fairmead traces its origins to the expansion of the rail lines, which once served as the central artery for the movement of agricultural bounty. The local economy remains anchored in the rhythm of the harvest, with orchards and row crops defining the daily labor and the economic health of the inhabitants. Life in Fairmead moves with an unhurried, steady cadence, far removed from the frantic pace of the urban centers, though the proximity of the freeway hums as a constant, low-frequency reminder of the world beyond. Residents might find a moment of stillness at Veterans Memorial Park, a quiet space for reflection, or venture toward the waters of Madera Lake for a change of scenery. This place possesses a stubborn, quiet resilience, defined not by grand monuments, but by the honest, repetitive work of those who cultivate the land beneath a wide, unobstructed sky.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 308° NW
Sports Leisure Park (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 301° NW
Abby Needham Plaque (Monument) — 11.0 mi, 140° SE
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 19.1 mi, 057° NE
Merced National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.9 mi, 279° W · 7,642 acres
Lens 360 (Arts Centre) — 22.3 mi, 314° NW
Big Rufus (Public Artwork) — 23.6 mi, 327° NW
Grasslands Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 23.6 mi, 289° W · 30k acres
Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Memorial Quad (Monument) — 23.7 mi, 328° NW
Sierra Sky Park Historical Marker (Monument) — 24.2 mi, 132° SE
Forestiere Underground Gardens (Attraction) — 25.3 mi, 137° SE
Door Art Gallery (Gallery) — 26.0 mi, 133° SE
Friant Roulette (Viewpoint) — 27.0 mi, 122° SE
Millerton Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 27.9 mi, 101° E
A Sense Of Place (Gallery) — 30.2 mi, 135° SE
Fresno Chaffee Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 30.3 mi, 138° SE
The Ash Pit (Gallery) — 30.7 mi, 135° SE
St. Dulce (Arts Centre) — 30.7 mi, 135° SE
Table Mountain Casino (Attraction) — 30.8 mi, 102° E
Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater (Theatre) — 30.9 mi, 135° SE
2nd Space Theatre (Theatre) — 30.9 mi, 135° SE
San Luis National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 31.9 mi, 283° W · 36k acres
Fresno Metropolitan Museum (Museum) — 31.9 mi, 137° SE
Fresno Discovery Center (Museum) — 33.2 mi, 130° SE
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 35.0 mi, 025° NE · 1.3M acres
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 40.9 mi, 014° N · 901k acres
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 41.2 mi, 045° NE · 743k acres
Yosemite Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 43.5 mi, 039° NE · 704k acres
Ansel Adams Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 52.0 mi, 052° NE · 232k acres
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 70.4 mi, 108° E · 459k acres

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