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Paicines California Map

Explore Paicines, 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 Paicines, California

How to Use This Paicines, California Map

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

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

Latitude	36.728571
Longitude	-121.278541
Population	180
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95043
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Hollister

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About Paicines, California

Paicines is a locality in San Benito County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 180. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Paicines is located at 36.7286°N, 121.2785°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95043.

Paicines emerges from the sun-bleached expanse of the inland plains, where the horizon stretches flat and wide before lifting into the distant silhouettes of the Coast Ranges. It lies 10.9 miles southeast of Hollister, CA (from Hollister, CA: bearing 141°T), and is situated 7.5 miles southeast of Ridgemark. Tres Pinos Creek marks the boundary of the landscape, its seasonal flow cutting a quiet, winding path through the dry earth and scrub brush. The air here holds a profound stillness, heavy with the scent of sun-warmed grasses and the fine, pale dust that rises under the heat of the afternoon. At the edge of the property, the waters of Paicines Reservoir reflect the shifting amber tones of the sky, acting as a cool, still mirror for the hawks that circle above the oak savanna. The light at dusk settles over the fields like a heavy, golden shroud, turning the brush to bronze and sharpening the edges of every fence line.

Paicines maintains a pace dictated by the rhythms of agriculture and the deep, silent history of the land, which remains scarred by the fault lines running beneath the soil. The local economy persists in the cultivation of the earth, defined by the persistence of ranching and the orderly rows of vineyards that define the regional character. A short distance away, the San Benito County Historical and Recreational Park preserves the memory of those who worked these fields long before the modern era, offering a place to contemplate the rugged expanse that leads toward the deep shadows of Sulphur Canyon. Life in Paicines moves with the slow, deliberate gravity of the seasons, indifferent to the frantic speed of the world beyond these plains. Every structure here, from the weathered barns to the quiet outbuildings, serves as a testament to a way of life that values the endurance of the land over the fleeting nature of progress.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Saddle Association Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 333° NW
San Benito County Historical and Recreational Park (Local Recreation) — 3.4 mi, 331° NW
Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 286° W
Upper Ranch Entrance (Attraction) — 6.9 mi, 287° W
Hector Heights Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.8 mi, 278° W
Hollister Hills SVRA Upper Ranch (Attraction) — 7.9 mi, 291° W
Granada Theater (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 321° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 11.4 mi, 124° SE
Pinnacles National Park (National Park) — 11.8 mi, 164° S · 27k acres
Fremont Peak State Park (State Park) — 12.2 mi, 281° W
Hain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.5 mi, 167° S · 16k acres
Old Mission Jail (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 300° NW
Credo Studio (Arts Centre) — 16.5 mi, 299° NW
Battle of Natividad State Historic Landmark (Monument) — 18.3 mi, 280° W
San Luis Reservoir State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 19.4 mi, 025° NE
Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 263° W
Century 14 Northridge Mall (Cinema) — 21.2 mi, 268° W
Boronda History Center (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 265° W
Henry W. Coe State Park (State Park) — 22.5 mi, 340° N
Mission Soledad Museum (Museum) — 22.8 mi, 191° S
Panoche Hills (Nature Reserve) — 23.1 mi, 093° E
Gavilan College Theater (Theatre) — 23.4 mi, 317° NW
Fort Ord National Monument (National Monument) — 23.8 mi, 252° W · 15k acres
The District Theater (Cinema) — 25.1 mi, 320° NW
Dabble Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 25.3 mi, 321° NW
Elkhorn Slough Reserve Visitor Center (Museum) — 25.8 mi, 284° W
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarine Research Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.2 mi, 284° W
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 26.4 mi, 286° W
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 30.8 mi, 202° S · 1.8M acres
Ventana Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.9 mi, 208° SW · 236k acres

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