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Glencoe California Map

Explore Glencoe, 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 Glencoe, California

How to Use This Glencoe, California Map

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

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

Latitude	38.35408
Longitude	-120.584928
Population	258
Density	23.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	95232, 95245
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	San Andreas
School District	Calaveras Unified School District

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About Glencoe, California

Glencoe is a locality in Calaveras County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 258. The population density is 23.1 people per km². Glencoe is located at 38.3541°N, 120.5849°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 95232, 95245.

Glencoe occupies a rugged expanse of high-country terrain where the sunlight bleaches the summer grasses to a pale straw color. It lies 26.6 miles south-southeast of Diamond Springs, CA (from Diamond Springs, CA: bearing 152°T), and is situated 7.4 miles south-southwest of Buckhorn. The landscape is defined by the deep, shadowed creases of Valentine Gulch and the steady, persistent flow of the South Fork Mokelumne River, which carves its path through the bedrock just a mile away. To the distant east, the jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada rises against the sky, a serrated edge that anchors the horizon. A short distance away, the dense growth of Mount Zion State Forest provides a dark, verdant counterpoint to the open oak savanna that characterizes the immediate vicinity. When the heat of the afternoon breaks, the air cools with a sudden, crisp clarity that seems to sharpen the outline of every ridge and stone, lending the land a quiet, enduring gravity.

Glencoe emerged from the fervor of early mining efforts, though the rhythm of the place now mirrors the slow, seasonal pulse of rural life rather than the frantic pace of its founding era. Economic vitality here is tied to the land, drawing from the soil and the proximity of the Mokelumne River that sustains the local agriculture. Residents often look toward the quiet waters of Lake Tabeaud for recreation, finding a stillness there that persists even as the modern world intrudes elsewhere. Life in Glencoe follows the turning of the seasons, marked by the arrival of winter rains and the long, dry stretches of the harvest. Those seeking a more deliberate pace occasionally venture toward the South Nature Trail, where the quietude of the woods offers a respite from the exertion of daily labor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mokelumne River (Wild & Scenic River) — 1.5 mi, 310° NW · 2,737 acres
North Fork Mokelumne River (Wild & Scenic River) — 1.9 mi, 313° NW · 2,970 acres
Mount Zion State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 321° NW
Mollie Joyce Park (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 000° N
Amador County Model Railroad Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 317° NW
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 8.0 mi, 043° NE · 901k acres
Eldorado National Forest (National Forest) — 8.3 mi, 040° NE · 703k acres
Impound Dam Overlook (Viewpoint) — 10.2 mi, 273° W
Tailing Wheel No. 3 (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 273° W
Flume Tressel Piers (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 274° W
Kennedy Gold Mine (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 275° W
Change House Museum and Gift Shop (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 275° W
California Caverns (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 159° S
New Hogan Lake (Recreation Area) — 11.7 mi, 213° SW
Metropolitan Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 12.0 mi, 206° SW
Calaveras County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 206° SW
Sutter Creek Theatre (Theatre) — 12.1 mi, 283° W
Sutter Gold Mine (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 288° W
3 Fish Studios (Gallery) — 13.7 mi, 289° W
Historic Joseph H. Thomas House (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 289° W
Chew Kee Store (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 318° NW
Sierra Nevada Logging Museum (Museum) — 14.4 mi, 115° SE
Calaveras Big Trees State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 112° E
Claypipers Theatre (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 292° W
Murphys (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 156° SE
Local (Gallery) — 16.8 mi, 302° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 18.1 mi, 353° N
Mokelumne Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 22.9 mi, 063° NE · 104k acres
Carson-Iceberg Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 31.6 mi, 079° E · 159k acres
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 43.8 mi, 118° SE · 743k acres

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