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Laton California Map

Explore Laton, 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 Laton, California

How to Use This Laton, California Map

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

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

Latitude	36.433284
Longitude	-119.686799
Population	1,622
Density	247.8 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93242
Area Code	661
County Seat	Fresno
School District	Laton Joint Unified School District

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About Laton, California

Laton is a locality in Fresno County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,622. The population density is 247.8 people per km². Laton is located at 36.4333°N, 119.6868°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93242.

Laton emerges from the flat, alluvial expanse of the Central Valley where the horizon holds a clarity that feels almost sharp enough to cut. It lies 7.7 miles north-northwest of Hanford, CA (from Hanford, CA: bearing 343°T), and is situated 9.2 miles southwest of Kingsburg. The Kings River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its presence marked by a ribbon of riparian green that offers a cooling counterpoint to the heat radiating off the surrounding fields. At the edge of the residential grid, Laton-Kingston Park provides a quiet sanctuary where the soil retains the deep, dark character of the valley floor. On days when the air is exceptionally thin, the distant silhouette of the Sierra Nevada rises on the eastern horizon like a jagged, spectral fence, though the immediate world remains defined by the rhythmic geometry of orchards and the stillness of the open plains.

Laton persists as a place where the economy remains tethered to the slow, seasonal pulse of the surrounding harvest. The local identity was shaped by the arrival of the railroad, which transformed the settlement into a vital node for the transport of agricultural bounty, a function that continues to dictate the pace of life today. While the region is dry, the nearby presence of Benight Pond and Dudley Pond serves as a reminder of the water that once moved more freely across these sediments. Daily life moves with a steady, unadorned focus, often centered on the maintenance of equipment and the tending of crops that define the local color. There is a particular quality to the dusk here, when the golden light flattens the topography and the dust motes catch the sun, turning the entire landscape into a study of amber and shadow.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Laton-Kingston Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 188° S
Kingston Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 178° S
Hanford Learning Center Softball Complex (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 180° S
Kings Art Center (Arts Centre) — 7.4 mi, 162° S
Armona Recreation Park (Local Recreation) — 7.7 mi, 192° S
Carnegie Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 162° S
Metro 4 Cinema (Cinema) — 7.7 mi, 162° S
Veterans Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 9.4 mi, 269° W
Pioneer Village Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 017° N
Art Gonzales Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 017° N
Lemoore Civic Auditorium (Theatre) — 10.8 mi, 211° SW
Lemoore Naval Air Station (Monument) — 17.2 mi, 225° SW
Dinuba Christian Church Statue (Public Artwork) — 18.4 mi, 063° NE
Statue of Virgen de Gualadupe & St. Anthony Claret (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 352° N
Church Cross Obelisk (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 352° N
Tenri Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 20.4 mi, 358° N
Fig Tree Gallery (Gallery) — 21.3 mi, 345° N
Silva Salazar Studios (Gallery) — 21.3 mi, 345° N
Corridor 2122 (Gallery) — 21.3 mi, 345° N
Fresno Metropolitan Museum (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 344° N
Fresno Discovery Center (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 354° N
Fresno Chaffee Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 23.3 mi, 341° N
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.8 mi, 157° SE · 15k acres
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 34.7 mi, 036° NE · 1.1M acres
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 35.7 mi, 036° NE · 1.3M acres
Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 39.3 mi, 055° NE · 353k acres
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 44.0 mi, 062° NE · 459k acres
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 44.1 mi, 075° E · 768k acres
Sequoia National Park (National Park) — 44.1 mi, 075° E · 407k acres
John Muir Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 54.3 mi, 051° NE · 654k acres

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