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Moss Landing California Map

Explore Moss Landing, 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 Moss Landing, California

How to Use This Moss Landing, California Map

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

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

Latitude	36.8044
Longitude	-121.786895
Population	237
Density	229.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95039
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Salinas
School District	North Monterey County Unified School District

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About Moss Landing, California

Moss Landing is a locality in Monterey County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 237. The population density is 229.9 people per km². Moss Landing is located at 36.8044°N, 121.7869°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95039.

Moss Landing commands the shoreline where the salt-heavy air of the Pacific Ocean meets the quiet, brackish stillness of the marshlands. It lies 6.8 miles west-northwest of Prunedale, CA (from Prunedale, CA: bearing 287°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south-southwest of Watsonville. The Inner Channel carves a deliberate path through the landscape, acting as a watery spine that separates the shifting sands from the solid ground of the mainland. Beyond the immediate reach of the tide, the land flattens into a mosaic of wetlands and tidal flats, providing a sanctuary for the diverse life sheltered within the Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary. To the east, the distant silhouettes of the Coast Ranges stand as a jagged, purple-hued boundary against the sky, while the nearby reach of McClusky Slough holds a mirror to the migrating birds that traverse the flyway. The light here has a peculiar, silvered quality, bleaching the weathered wood of the piers and softening the hard edges of the industrial structures that define the horizon.

Moss Landing maintains a rhythm dictated by the tides and the long, slow cycles of the sea. Once a hub for whaling and shipping, the economy has shifted toward the pulse of modern marine research and the steady, patient work of commercial fishing fleets. The presence of Pauls Island creates a natural buffer in the harbor, while the proximity to the deep, submarine canyon ensures that the cold, nutrient-rich currents remain a constant presence in the local consciousness. Inland, the terrain rises toward Paradise Canyon, where the golden grasses of late summer grow brittle under the unrelenting sun. Life here feels stripped of pretense, defined by the persistent hum of the power plant, the occasional cry of a gull over the water, and the quiet endurance of a harbor that serves as a gateway to the vast, unpredictable depths of the Pacific Ocean.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 0.2 mi, 257° W
Moss Landing State Beach (State Park) — 0.3 mi, 333° NW
Elkhorn Slough (Local Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 182° S
Shakespeare Society of America (Museum) — 0.4 mi, 170° S
Moss Landing Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 015° N
Salinas River State Beach (State Park) — 0.6 mi, 195° S
Elkhorn Slough Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 036° NE
Elkhorn Slough State Marine Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 0.8 mi, 064° NE
Elkhorn Slough / Sandholdt - ESF (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 359° N
Sea otters (Attraction) — 1.2 mi, 056° NE
Motorcycle from license plates (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 025° NE
Parsons Slough Overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 085° E
Giant artichoke (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 147° SE
Salinas River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 3.9 mi, 194° S · 1,131 acres
Campfire Center (Theatre) — 6.2 mi, 338° N
Watsonville Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 013° N
Farm Service Agency Interest Of Ca (National Wildlife Refuge) — 7.5 mi, 353° N · 198 acres
Watsonville Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 7.5 mi, 013° N
Yermo Aranda (Gallery) — 7.5 mi, 012° N
William H Volck Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 014° N
Pajaro Valley Historical Association (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 015° N
Crystal Bay Farm (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 342° N
Century 14 Northridge Mall (Cinema) — 9.3 mi, 131° SE
Boronda History Center (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 140° SE
Battle of Natividad State Historic Landmark (Monument) — 10.4 mi, 102° E
Agricultural History Project Center and Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 016° N
First High Altitude Aeroplane Flights (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 336° NW
Fort Ord National Monument (National Monument) — 11.0 mi, 171° S · 15k acres
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 131° SE
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 14.2 mi, 207° SW · 8,946 acres

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