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Friant California Map

Explore Friant, 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 Friant, California

How to Use This Friant, California Map

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

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

Latitude	36.987727
Longitude	-119.711812
Population	446
Density	137.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93626
Area Code	760
County Seat	Fresno
School District	Clovis Unified School District

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About Friant, California

Friant is a locality in Fresno County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 446. The population density is 137.7 people per km². Friant is located at 36.9877°N, 119.7118°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93626.

Friant emerges from the sun-bleached expanse where the flat, agricultural reaches of the valley floor begin to fracture into the rising, tawny foothills. It lies 11.2 miles north of Clovis, CA (from Clovis, CA: bearing 357°T), and is situated 16.9 miles north-northeast of Fresno. The San Joaquin River carves a deliberate path through this landscape, its waters tempering the heat of the plains before they pool into the stillness of Millerton Lake, which rests only a mile from the center of Friant. Beyond the immediate banks, the earth is a tapestry of dry grasses and scattered oaks, a terrain that feels ancient and waiting, with the distant, jagged spine of the Sierra Nevada looming on the horizon as a permanent, silent guardian. At River Vista, the air holds a particular weight, smelling of sun-warmed dust and the sharp, resinous scent of wild growth, while the light at dusk bleeds a bruised purple across the sky, deepening the shadows until the land feels vast and empty.

History in Friant is tethered to the movement of water and the labor of those who sought to master it, transforming the rugged terrain into a corridor of industry and passage. The presence of the San Joaquin Experimental Range eight miles away serves as a reminder of the scientific stewardship applied to these wilder edges, while the echoes of regional commerce still drift through the quiet streets. Visitors seeking the solace of the high country often pause here, perhaps setting out toward the Buzzards Roost Trail for a vantage point that overlooks the transition from the golden, tinder-dry plains toward the higher elevations of the Auberry Valley. Life here moves in sync with the seasons, a steady and unpretentious cycle dictated by the interplay of the river’s flow and the shifting, fierce intensity of the inland sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

River Vista (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 325° NW
Wagner (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 335° NW
Millerton Lake (Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 061° NE
Millerton Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 047° NE
Lost Lake Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 251° W
Lost Lake Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 0.9 mi, 222° SW
Millerton Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 1.0 mi, 053° NE
Table Mountain Casino (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 093° E
San Joaquin River Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 208° SW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 212° SW
San Joaquin Experimental Range Experimental Research Area (Recreation Easement) — 6.1 mi, 360° N
San Joaquin Experimental Area (Recreation Easement) — 6.1 mi, 360° N
Friant Roulette (Viewpoint) — 9.2 mi, 204° SW
Railroad Park Monument (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 183° S
Cottonwood Park Arch (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 177° S
Cottonwood Park Observation Point (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 177° S
Clovis Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 11.4 mi, 179° S
Clovis Rodeo Statue (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 177° S
Door Art Gallery (Gallery) — 13.7 mi, 213° SW
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 14.1 mi, 047° NE · 1.3M acres
Wild Water Adventures (Theme Park) — 14.5 mi, 150° SE
Fresno Discovery Center (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 184° S
Forestiere Underground Gardens (Attraction) — 15.6 mi, 217° SW
A Sense Of Place (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 199° S
The Ash Pit (Gallery) — 16.3 mi, 197° S
St. Dulce (Arts Centre) — 16.3 mi, 197° S
Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater (Theatre) — 16.6 mi, 197° S
2nd Space Theatre (Theatre) — 16.6 mi, 197° S
Fresno Chaffee Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 17.4 mi, 201° S
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 24.0 mi, 113° SE · 1.1M acres

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