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Hume California Map

Explore Hume, 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 Hume, California

How to Use This Hume, California Map

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

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

Latitude	36.784946
Longitude	-118.913718
Population	180
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93628
Area Code	760
County Seat	Fresno

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About Hume, California

Hume is a locality in Fresno County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Hume is located at 36.7849°N, 118.9137°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93628.

Hume occupies a high-altitude basin where the air thins into a crisp, pine-scented clarity, defined by the enduring presence of the Giant Sequoia National Monument. It lies 27.9 miles east of Heights, CA (from Heights, CA: bearing 89°T), and is situated 32.5 miles east-northeast of Reedley. The landscape is dominated by the quiet mirror of Hume Lake, whose surface catches the shifting amber light of the late afternoon, while the nearby Long Meadow provides a verdant floor for the surrounding conifers. To the west, the jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada marks the horizon, a distant barrier that separates this elevated sanctuary from the low-lying plains. Tenmile Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the terrain, its rhythmic flow providing a constant, low-frequency hum that underscores the stillness of the woods. Nearby, the dense, ancient growth of Whitaker Forest stretches across the slopes, standing as a silent witness to the centuries of seasonal cycles that shape the character of the soil.

Hume retains the structural echoes of its industrial origins, having transitioned from a site of heavy timber harvest to a place of quiet preservation and recreational retreat. The legacy of the lumber mills, which once dictated the pace of life here, has faded into the quietude of a landscape now protected under the designation of the Giant Sequoia National Monument. The rhythm of the days is no longer set by the saw, but by the natural migrations of the seasons, occasionally punctuated by visitors trekking toward the distant, cascading waters of Ella Falls. Those seeking a more deliberate pace often find their way to the Big Meadows Nordic Ski Trail, navigating the frozen topography that defines the winter months. Life in Hume persists in this balance between the weight of its extractive past and the current, stillness-heavy mandate of stewardship, where the primary labor is simply maintaining the integrity of the wild.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — locality lies within · 353k acres
Ponderosa Victory Circle (Theatre) — 0.1 mi, 029° NE
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 090° E · 1.1M acres
Inspiration Point (Viewpoint) — 0.3 mi, 163° S
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 2.4 mi, 213° SW · 459k acres
Monarch Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.6 mi, 041° NE · 44k acres
Chicago Stump (Attraction) — 3.8 mi, 279° W
Kings, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 3.9 mi, 002° N · 7,743 acres
Gamlin Cabin (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 232° SW
General Grant Tree (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 231° SW
Centennial Stump (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 232° SW
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 4.2 mi, 003° N · 1.3M acres
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 4.4 mi, 176° S · 768k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 6.2 mi, 239° SW
Sequoia National Park (National Park) — 9.7 mi, 147° SE · 407k acres
Sheep Ridge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 12.8 mi, 181° S · 5,017 acres
Kaweah Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 12.8 mi, 181° S
Shorty's Williams Meadow Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 12.9 mi, 103° E
Shorty's Crowley Canyon Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 14.1 mi, 114° SE
Milk Ranch/Case Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 17.0 mi, 176° S · 9,361 acres
Stephen Mather memorial plaque (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 152° SE
Bookie Bear (Public Artwork) — 18.9 mi, 260° W
Homer Ranch Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 22.6 mi, 196° S
Dry Creek Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 25.4 mi, 194° S
Donald Downs Plaque (Monument) — 30.7 mi, 102° E
Reedley Opera House Complex (Theatre) — 32.5 mi, 247° SW
Academy (Monument) — 35.2 mi, 282° W
Wild Water Adventures (Theme Park) — 37.0 mi, 272° W
Art Gonzales Museum (Museum) — 42.2 mi, 251° W
Pioneer Village Museum (Museum) — 42.2 mi, 251° W

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