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Fort Jones California Map

Explore Fort Jones, 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 Fort Jones, California

How to Use This Fort Jones, California Map

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

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	Fort Jones
State	California (CA)
County	Calaveras County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	41.608452
Longitude	-122.841066
Population	695
Density	445.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	95246, 96032
Area Code	408, 669, 530
County Seat	San Andreas
School District	Scott Valley Unified School District

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About Fort Jones, California

Fort Jones is a locality in Calaveras County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 695. The population density is 445.7 people per km². Fort Jones is located at 41.6085°N, 122.8411°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Fort Jones is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 95246, 96032.

Fort Jones occupies a quiet expanse of land where the O'Neil Creek carves a persistent, silver path through the terrain. It lies 37.0 miles southeast of Diamond Springs, CA (from Diamond Springs, CA: bearing 145°T), and is situated 4.3 miles west of White Pines.

The landscape surrounding Fort Jones remains defined by the vast, rugged presence of the Sierra Nevada visible on the distant horizon, anchoring the sky above the dry, golden grasses of the plains. Residents often find themselves walking the Timber Trails, where the air carries a crisp, thin clarity that suggests the proximity of the Stanislaus National Forest, which begins just a mile away. Three miles distant, the terrain dips into the shadow of Indian Burying Gulch, while the more distant Mount Zion State Forest offers a dense, dark contrast to the open fields. At dusk, the light here possesses a heavy, amber quality that seems to pause over the earth, turning the wild oats to bronze and sharpening the silhouettes of the oaks against the deepening blue.

History clings to the dust of Fort Jones, echoing the legacy of settlers who recognized the promise of these inland valleys long before the modern grid arrived. While New Hogan Lake lies seventeen miles away, the local economy continues to draw its vitality from the land itself, balancing agricultural roots with the slow, deliberate pace of a place that measures time in seasonal cycles rather than the rush of the outside world. The proximity to the Stanislaus National Forest ensures a steady, quiet stewardship of the environment, keeping the rhythm of life tethered to the natural shifts of the year. Here, the hum of daily existence is muffled by the sheer scale of the surrounding hills, leaving the inhabitants to carry on their work in a landscape that feels both enduring and remarkably still.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Fort Jones Splash Pad and Tot Lot (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 136° SE
Fort Jones Ball Field (Local Recreation) — 0.3 mi, 220° SW
Klamath Other (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 240° SW · 690 acres
Klamath National Forest (National Forest) — 1.5 mi, 344° N · 1.7M acres
Oro Fino Historic Plaque (Monument) — 4.6 mi, 244° SW
Open Soon (Public Artwork) — 5.2 mi, 221° SW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 9.0 mi, 104° E
Klamath, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.8 mi, 306° NW · 52k acres
Marble Rim Gallery (Gallery) — 10.9 mi, 195° S
Marble Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 10.9 mi, 270° W · 225k acres
Informal Thackeray Rock Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 11.0 mi, 207° SW
Ormond Edward Quigley (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 196° S
Robert Roosevelt Quigley (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 196° S
Sugar pine river access (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 299° NW
Siskiyou County Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 053° NE
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 14.7 mi, 224° SW · 1,886 acres
Shasta River (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.9 mi, 045° NE · 1,966 acres
Russian Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.8 mi, 201° S · 13k acres
Railroad Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 063° NE
Weed Museum (Museum) — 26.9 mi, 118° SE
Mount Eddy Lookout Tower Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 27.4 mi, 137° SE
Stamp mill (Historic Ruins) — 28.0 mi, 168° S
Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument (National Monument) — 29.3 mi, 020° N · 171k acres
The People's Center (Museum) — 30.6 mi, 295° NW
Cook and Green Trailhead (Attraction) — 31.0 mi, 326° NW
Living Memorial Sculpture Garden (Attraction) — 31.8 mi, 098° E
Stein butte trailhead (Attraction) — 32.1 mi, 330° NW
Sisson Museum (Museum) — 33.6 mi, 128° SE
Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 37.5 mi, 170° S · 202k acres
Oregon Cabaaret Theater (Theatre) — 41.1 mi, 009° N

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