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Madera Ranchos California Map

Explore Madera Ranchos, 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 Madera Ranchos, California

How to Use This Madera Ranchos, California Map

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

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

Latitude	36.931059
Longitude	-119.881542
Population	3,623
Density	537.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93636
Area Code	760
County Seat	Madera
School District	Golden Valley Unified School District

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About Madera Ranchos, California

Madera Ranchos is a locality in Madera County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,623. The population density is 537.0 people per km². Madera Ranchos is located at 36.9311°N, 119.8815°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93636.

Madera Ranchos stretches across a sun-drenched expanse of the Central Valley, defined by the hushed, expansive character of open plains and the seasonal pulse of the surrounding agricultural fields. It lies 10.1 miles east-southeast of Madera, CA (from Madera, CA: bearing 102°T), and is situated 2.6 miles south-southeast of Bonadelle Ranchos. The horizon is punctuated by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada, a jagged blue line that anchors the sky above the flat, golden floor of the valley. To the west, the landscape is marked by the modest, winding path of Little Dry Creek, which carves a shallow, riparian vein through the dust-colored earth. The air here carries the scent of dry grass and heated soil, a stillness that deepens as the afternoon light shifts, casting long, lean shadows across the fields and drawing out the quiet, enduring essence of the inland plains.

Madera Ranchos evolved from a vision of rural residential life, transitioning from expansive ranching roots into a modern collection of acreage homes that prioritize space over density. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the valley’s fertile soil, with nearby sites like the San Joaquin Experimental Range serving as a reminder of the region’s long-standing dedication to land science and natural resource study. Residents often seek recreation at the Bluff Pointe Golfing Center or travel toward Madera Lake when the summer heat intensifies, finding reprieve in the quiet water. Further afield, the ancient, bowl-like depression of China Garden remains a silent witness to the geological shifts that shaped this territory. Life in Madera Ranchos moves with a deliberate, unhurried pace, where the primary concerns are the tending of one’s plot and the observation of the seasons as they turn the tall grasses from emerald to a brittle, sun-bleached straw.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bluff Pointe Golfing Center (Local Recreation) — 5.0 mi, 182° S
San Joaquin River Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 179° S
Riverpark (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 193° S
Riverside Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 5.9 mi, 191° S
Camp Pashayan (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 204° SW
Sierra Sky Park Historical Marker (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 174° S
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 097° E
Woodward Regional Park (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 130° SE
Friant Roulette (Viewpoint) — 7.2 mi, 128° SE
Door Art Gallery (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 166° S
Forestiere Underground Gardens (Attraction) — 8.5 mi, 180° S
Abby Needham Plaque (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 279° W
Millerton Lake (Resource Management Area) — 10.5 mi, 067° NE
Millerton Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.6 mi, 066° NE
Railroad Park Monument (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 124° SE
Millerton Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 066° NE
A Sense Of Place (Gallery) — 12.0 mi, 159° S
Clovis Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 12.1 mi, 128° SE
The Ash Pit (Gallery) — 12.5 mi, 159° S
St. Dulce (Arts Centre) — 12.5 mi, 159° S
Clovis Rodeo Statue (Public Artwork) — 12.5 mi, 127° SE
Roger Rocka's Dinner Theater (Theatre) — 12.7 mi, 159° S
Fresno Chaffee Zoo (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 12.8 mi, 165° S
2nd Space Theatre (Theatre) — 12.8 mi, 159° S
Table Mountain Casino (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 074° E
Fresno Discovery Center (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 144° SE
Fresno Metropolitan Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 160° S
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 26.2 mi, 028° NE · 1.3M acres
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 31.9 mi, 100° E · 1.1M acres
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 40.9 mi, 017° N · 743k acres

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