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Jolon California Map

Explore Jolon, 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 Jolon, California

How to Use This Jolon, California Map

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

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

Latitude	35.9708
Longitude	-121.176032
Population	280
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93928
Area Code	760
County Seat	Salinas

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About Jolon, California

Jolon is a locality in Monterey County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Jolon is located at 35.9708°N, 121.1760°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93928.

Jolon remains a quiet expanse where the earth stretches wide under a sun that bleaches the grasses to a pale, brittle gold by midsummer. It lies 16.9 miles south of King City, CA (from King City, CA: bearing 189°T), and is situated 14.2 miles south of Pine Canyon. Jolon Creek slices through this dry terrain, a thin ribbon of moisture that draws a jagged line of green against the tawny slopes of the surrounding hills. To the west, the distant summits of the Coast Ranges loom like a hazy, blue-gray suggestion against the sky, while the immediate landscape dips into the stark, shadowed creases of Ruby Canyon. The air here holds a stillness that seems to press against the skin, punctuated only by the dry rasp of wind through oak savanna and the occasional hawk circling above the parched, unyielding soil.

History clings to the landscape in the form of weathered structures and the ghost-trails of early travelers who once sought passage through this inland corridor. Economy in these parts has long been tethered to the slow, deliberate work of the land, defined by the seasonal rhythms of ranching and the sparse, resilient vegetation that survives the heat. Nine miles away, the California State Lands Commission manages tracts that preserve the raw, undeveloped character of the region, ensuring that the wilder edges of the basin remain intact. Even as the modern world persists in its frantic pace, the area around Lower Stoney Creek Reservoir six miles distant serves as a quiet reminder of the water’s scarcity and the endurance required to inhabit such a place.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Father Junipero Serra (Public Artwork) — 5.1 mi, 307° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 8.8 mi, 348° N
Lake San Antonio Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 9.3 mi, 122° SE
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 9.9 mi, 206° SW · 1.8M acres
Silver Peak Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.9 mi, 205° SW · 31k acres
Ventana Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.1 mi, 330° NW · 236k acres
Bear Canyon Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 11.4 mi, 320° NW · 332 acres
Sur Sur Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 14.0 mi, 217° SW · 1,827 acres
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 15.6 mi, 214° SW
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 15.7 mi, 214° SW · 8,946 acres
Breaker Point (Viewpoint) — 15.9 mi, 213° SW
Avenue of Honor (Monument) — 16.3 mi, 006° N
Hearst San Simeon State Park (State Park) — 16.5 mi, 209° SW
Nacimiento Grizzly Bend (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 156° SE
The Narrows (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 156° SE
Pacific Valley Drinking Fountain (disused) (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 252° W
Christmas Cove (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 150° SE
Piedras Blancas State Marine Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 19.5 mi, 202° S
Limekilns (Historic Ruins) — 19.5 mi, 279° W
National Geographic Theater (Cinema) — 22.1 mi, 181° S
Landels-Hill Big Creek Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 24.6 mi, 286° W
Bill Cotta Memorial (Monument) — 24.8 mi, 300° NW
Greenfield Memorial Hall (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 350° N
Caprice (Gallery) — 28.2 mi, 171° S
The Pewter Plough Playhouse (Arts Centre) — 28.3 mi, 171° S
Cambria Historical Museum (Museum) — 28.6 mi, 169° S
Pinnacles National Park (National Park) — 30.2 mi, 000° N · 27k acres
Mission San Miguel Arcángel (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 120° SE
Mission Soledad Museum (Museum) — 31.6 mi, 342° N
Tin House (Historic Ruins) — 31.7 mi, 297° NW

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