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Mariposa California Map

Explore Mariposa, 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 Mariposa, California

How to Use This Mariposa, California Map

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

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

Latitude	37.484938
Longitude	-119.966284
Population	1,526
Density	145.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95338
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Mariposa
School District	Mariposa County Unified School District

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About Mariposa, California

Mariposa is a locality in Mariposa County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,526. The population density is 145.9 people per km². Mariposa is located at 37.4849°N, 119.9663°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95338.

Mariposa occupies a rugged fold of the landscape where the terrain rises in dry, oak-dotted slopes that catch the long, honeyed light of the late afternoon. It lies 29.8 miles north-northeast of Chowchilla, CA (from Chowchilla, CA: bearing 33°T), and is situated 31.0 miles east-northeast of Merced. Mariposa Creek carves a narrow, seasonal path through the earth nearby, its presence marked by the deepening of the shadows and the sudden, cool resilience of riparian growth against the surrounding heat. Beyond the immediate rise of McBrights Gulch, the horizon is held by the distant, serrated spine of the Sierra Nevada, providing a permanent, pale boundary to the sky. Within the local topography, Mariposa Park offers a quiet expanse of preserved ground, where the scent of parched grass and pine resin hangs heavy in the air, underscoring the stillness of a land that feels far removed from the frantic pace of the lower plains.

Gold once defined the ambition of Mariposa, leaving behind a legacy of weathered stone structures and a grid that clings to the uneven contours of the hillside. The modern economy has shifted away from the frantic extraction of the past, favoring a slower commerce rooted in the needs of those passing through and the enduring rhythm of a place that keeps its own time. Visitors who linger find that the character of Mariposa is etched into the very grain of its architecture, where the transition from the bustling center to the quiet, dusty outskirts occurs with a sudden, deliberate grace. Even as the sun retreats behind the western ridges, the warmth remains trapped in the soil, and the evening air carries the distinct, sharp clarity of an inland plateau where the seasons are felt with uncompromising intensity.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sierra Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 0.0 mi, 100° E
Mariposa Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 153° SE
September 11, 2001 Memorial (Monument) — 0.1 mi, 132° SE
Stockton Creek Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 060° NE
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 4.1 mi, 032° NE · 1.3M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 351° N
Limestone Salamander Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.9 mi, 351° N
Merced River Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.2 mi, 341° N · 13k acres
Merced River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.3 mi, 350° N
Mt Buckingham School (historic) (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 073° E
Merced, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.5 mi, 001° N · 10k acres
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 11.1 mi, 011° N · 901k acres
Fremont’s Fort (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 309° NW
William Sell Bridge Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 11.8 mi, 103° E
Yosemite Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.9 mi, 070° E · 704k acres
Wawona Campground Amphitheater (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 075° E
Hetch Hetchy Railroad Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 037° NE
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 16.5 mi, 043° NE · 743k acres
Thornberry Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 097° E
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 097° E
Lewis Creek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 18.1 mi, 095° E
Merced Grove (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 021° N
The Northern Mariposa Country History Center (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 321° NW
Grizzly Giant (Attraction) — 20.1 mi, 086° E
Yosemite Gateway Gallery Row (Gallery) — 20.3 mi, 119° SE
Oakhurst Mural (Public Artwork) — 20.4 mi, 122° SE
Big Ed (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 100° E
Indian Grinding Rock (Historic Ruins) — 26.3 mi, 341° N
Foster Curry Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 27.7 mi, 051° NE
Ansel Adams Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 28.9 mi, 083° E · 232k acres

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