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Philo California Map

Explore Philo, 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 Philo, California

How to Use This Philo, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.065732
Longitude	-123.445009
Population	319
Density	59.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95466
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Ukiah
School District	Anderson Valley Unified School District

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About Philo, California

Philo is a locality in Mendocino County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 319. The population density is 59.6 people per km². Philo is located at 39.0657°N, 123.4450°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95466.

Philo emerges from the quiet intersection of sun-drenched meadows and the cool, shadowed corridors of dense timber. It lies 14.0 miles west-southwest of Ukiah, CA (from Ukiah, CA: bearing 245°T), and is situated 29.2 miles northwest of Cloverdale. Indian Creek carves a persistent, silver path through the landscape, its rhythmic flow defining the valley floor where the heat of midday yields to the long, amber shadows of the afternoon. To the east, the rugged contours of the Coast Ranges hold the horizon, their distant, jagged silhouettes providing a silent boundary to the basin. Nearby, Clow Canyon offers a steep, geological counterpoint to the flat expanse of the valley, while the presence of Indian Creek County Park preserves the raw, unhurried character of the riparian edge.

Agriculture drives the pulse of Philo, where the soil nurtures rows of grapevines that drink deeply from the morning fog before surrendering to the dry, golden intensity of the summer. The economy remains tethered to the land, an extension of the enduring labor that once defined the early timber harvests and continues to shape the modern harvest of fruit and wine. While the Garcia River Forest stands as a distant, dark sentinel thirteen miles away, the immediate life of the region is concentrated in the quiet industry of local orchards and vineyards. Life in Philo moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, a place where the clarity of the air at dusk seems to hold the memory of the valley’s long, quiet history in the still, cooling light.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Indian Creek County Park (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 139° SE
Hendy Woods State Park (State Park) — 0.6 mi, 267° W
Hermit Hut (Historic Ruins) — 1.6 mi, 286° W
Anderson Valley History Museum (Museum) — 4.0 mi, 128° SE
Faulkner Park (Local Park) — 4.5 mi, 153° SE
Rebecca Johnson Art (Gallery) — 7.3 mi, 317° NW
Pepperwood Pottery (Gallery) — 7.6 mi, 316° NW
Jack's Point (Monument) — 9.1 mi, 033° NE
Navarro River Redwoods State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 314° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 9.4 mi, 218° SW
Harold J. Alexander Tree (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 318° NW
Eye of the Needle (Viewpoint) — 10.3 mi, 097° E
Montgomery Woods State Natural Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 11.1 mi, 012° N
Grubb Grove (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 013° N
Ukiah U sign (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 062° NE
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 13.3 mi, 260° W · 8,946 acres
Ukiah Players Theatre (Theatre) — 13.6 mi, 061° NE
Ukiah Valley - Past, Present & Future (Public Artwork) — 13.9 mi, 065° NE
Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 14.0 mi, 066° NE
Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 14.4 mi, 252° W
Garcia River (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.8 mi, 241° SW · 466 acres
B Bryan Preserve (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 231° SW
Historic Garzini Winery (Historic Ruins) — 17.9 mi, 053° NE
Saunders Reef State Marine Conservation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 17.9 mi, 219° SW
Seabiscuit's Grave and Statue (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 023° NE
Green Cove Seal Rookery (Nature Reserve) — 24.9 mi, 181° S
Ford House Visitors Center (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 311° NW
Mendocino Art Center (Arts Centre) — 25.4 mi, 311° NW
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 27.6 mi, 049° NE · 929k acres
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 32.9 mi, 064° NE · 598k acres

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