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Petaluma Center California Map

Explore Petaluma Center, 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 Petaluma Center, California

How to Use This Petaluma Center, California Map

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

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

Latitude	38.2506
Longitude	-122.7888
Population	709
Density	233.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	94952
Area Code	510
County Seat	Santa Rosa
School District	Petaluma Joint Union High School District

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About Petaluma Center, California

Petaluma Center is a locality in Sonoma County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 709. The population density is 233.4 people per km². Petaluma Center is located at 38.2506°N, 122.7888°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94952.

Petaluma Center occupies a sun-drenched expanse where the earth transitions from flat, fertile plains into the persistent, golden slopes of the surrounding countryside. It lies 7.8 miles southwest of Rohnert Park, CA (from Rohnert Park, CA: bearing 218°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west of Petaluma. Dry grasses turn the color of straw under the intense afternoon sun, while the air carries the faint, dusty scent of oak savanna that defines the local landscape. Stemple Creek meanders through the periphery of this terrain, its banks providing a narrow corridor of shade that contrasts with the wide, open vistas of the nearby Chileno Valley. Though the distant Coast Ranges remain visible as a jagged, blue-gray silhouette on the horizon, the immediate environment is dominated by the expansive, terrestrial character of the inland basin, where light pools in the hollows and the heat of the day lingers against the soil until dusk.

Petaluma Center traces its functional identity to the agricultural productivity of the surrounding acreage, a legacy that continues to shape the local economy through a blend of traditional land use and modern enterprise. The proximity of Stone Point Road Os provides a preserved reach of habitat that anchors the regional ecology, while the presence of Laguna Lake nearby offers a quiet stillness to the otherwise industrious rhythm of the landscape. Life in Petaluma Center moves with a steady, deliberate pace, reflecting the historical labor of those who cultivated these fields and built the infrastructure that still supports the region today. Whether observing the way the light sharpens the edges of the barns at sunset or noting the quiet intersection of commerce and conservation, one recognizes a place defined by its grounded, inland reality rather than any borrowed coastal aesthetic.

Nearby Outdoor Places

CPO Academy Pergola (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 241° SW
CPO Academy 1.5 mile turnaround (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 065° NE
Observatory (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 200° S
Soulajule Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 6.5 mi, 179° S
Duckworth Family Farm (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 349° N
Chief Cotati (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 040° NE
Cinnabar Theater (Theatre) — 7.0 mi, 085° E
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 7.1 mi, 257° W
Tomales Bay State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 229° SW
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 8.1 mi, 224° SW · 113k acres
Mcnear's Mystic Theatre (Theatre) — 8.2 mi, 098° E
Petaluma Historical Museum and Library (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 099° E
Boulevard 14 Cinemas (Cinema) — 8.3 mi, 098° E
Petaluma Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 8.4 mi, 096° E
Laguna Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 002° N
Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 094° E
Bacon and Eggs (Public Artwork) — 8.7 mi, 045° NE
Point Reyes National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 8.9 mi, 227° SW · 135k acres
Phillip Burton Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.9 mi, 239° SW · 33k acres
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 9.8 mi, 272° W · 8,946 acres
Tule Elk Reserve, Pierce Pt., Pt. Reyes NS (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 244° SW
Sebastopol Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 10.5 mi, 349° N
Retrospect (Gallery) — 10.7 mi, 350° N
Lori Austin (Gallery) — 10.7 mi, 350° N
Point Reyes Shipwrecks (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 198° S
The Jack Mason Museum of West Marin History (Museum) — 11.2 mi, 198° S
Trione-Annadel State Park (State Park) — 13.7 mi, 034° NE
Cordell Bank National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 17.7 mi, 245° SW
San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.9 mi, 115° SE · 43k acres
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 33.3 mi, 048° NE · 598k acres

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