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Maclay California Map

Explore Maclay, 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 Maclay, California

How to Use This Maclay, California Map

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

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.

CityMaclay
StateCalifornia (CA)
CountyFresno County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezonePacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)
Latitude36.778261
Longitude-119.417932
Population2,800
Density480.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Codes93657, 91321
Area Code760, 626
County SeatFresno

About Maclay, California

Maclay is a locality in Fresno County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,800. The population density is 480.0 people per km². Maclay is located at 36.7783°N, 119.4179°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93657, 91321.

Maclay emerges from the flat, sun-drenched expanse of the Central Valley, where the horizon stretches wide and the light takes on a heavy, golden quality that seems to suspend the afternoon in amber. The Alta Main Canal cuts a precise, utilitarian path through the landscape, its steady flow providing a vital pulse to the fields that surround Maclay on every side. To the east, the jagged, distant peaks of the Sierra Nevada rise like a bruised purple silhouette against the sky, while the immediate geography is defined by the gentle, fertile basin of Tivy Valley. Pine Flat Lake sits just a short distance away, its surface a cool, reflective mirror that offers a quiet respite from the relentless heat radiating off the parched, brown earth. At the edge of the irrigation arteries, Avocado Lake Park provides a patch of shade where the air smells faintly of dry grass and the persistent, dusty warmth of an inland summer.

Agriculture remains the silent engine of Maclay, dictating the rhythm of the seasons through the planting and harvesting cycles that define the local economy. The land here has been shaped by generations of labor directed toward the thirsty soil, transforming the plains into a patchwork of orchards and crop rows that turn a deep, dusty green under the irrigation of the canal. History here is written in the rusted iron of old farm equipment and the modest, weather-beaten architecture that favors function over ornamentation. Life in Maclay moves with the deliberate, unhurried pace of a place where the sun dictates the start and end of the workday. As dusk settles, the heat dissipates into a thin, cooling haze, leaving the town to settle into a profound silence that highlights the vast, open character of the surrounding valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Avocado Lake Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 353° N
  • Kings River Green Belt Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 224° SW
  • Tivy Mountain Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 047° NE
  • Pine Flat Lake (Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 055° NE
  • Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 7.1 mi, 055° NE · 1.1M acres
  • Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 7.9 mi, 050° NE · 1.3M acres
  • Wild Water Adventures (Theme Park) — 9.3 mi, 282° W
  • Bookie Bear (Public Artwork) — 9.6 mi, 106° E
  • Academy (Monument) — 10.1 mi, 319° NW
  • Sacate Ridge Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 12.5 mi, 052° NE
  • Reedley Opera House Complex (Theatre) — 12.6 mi, 189° S
  • Reedley’s River City Theatre Company (Theatre) — 12.7 mi, 189° S
  • Tenri Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 16.0 mi, 258° W
  • Old Town Monument (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 283° W
  • Cottonwood Park Arch (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 286° W
  • Clovis Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 16.4 mi, 281° W
  • Whitewater Voyages Headquarters (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 067° NE
  • Zephyr Headquarters (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 067° NE
  • Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 17.2 mi, 091° E · 353k acres
  • Fresno Discovery Center (Museum) — 17.4 mi, 268° W
  • Art Gonzales Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 221° SW
  • Pioneer Village Museum (Museum) — 18.1 mi, 221° SW
  • Table Mountain Casino (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 318° NW
  • Downtown Artist Gallery (Gallery) — 20.6 mi, 261° W
  • Corridor 2122 (Gallery) — 20.6 mi, 261° W
  • Fig Tree Gallery (Gallery) — 20.6 mi, 261° W
  • Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 24.1 mi, 094° E · 459k acres
  • Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 27.3 mi, 102° E · 768k acres
  • John Muir Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.1 mi, 065° NE · 654k acres
  • Sequoia National Park (National Park) — 30.2 mi, 114° SE · 407k acres

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About This Maclay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Maclay, California. Coordinates: 36.778261, -119.417932. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Maclay includes the ZIP code (93657, 91321), telephone area code (760, 626), county seat of Fresno County (Fresno), and school district assignment.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.