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Pine Canyon California Map

Explore Pine Canyon, 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 Pine Canyon, California

How to Use This Pine Canyon, California Map

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

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

Latitude	36.1757
Longitude	-121.1498
Population	1,871
Density	216.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93930
Area Code	760
County Seat	Salinas
School District	South Monterey County Joint Union High School District

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About Pine Canyon, California

Pine Canyon is a locality in Monterey County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,871. The population density is 216.5 people per km². Pine Canyon is located at 36.1757°N, 121.1498°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93930.

Pine Canyon occupies a rugged crease in the earth where the light of late afternoon turns the dry grasses into a sea of burnished copper. It lies 2.9 miles south-southwest of King City, CA (from King City, CA: bearing 207°T), and is situated 19.8 miles south-southeast of Soledad. This landscape is defined by the proximity of Quinado Canyon, which stretches just a mile away, and the slow, persistent movement of the Salinas River, which meanders two miles to the east. The terrain here lacks the softening influence of the distant Coast Ranges, which remain faint, jagged etchings against the horizon, leaving Pine Canyon exposed to the harsh, brilliant clarity of the inland sun. In the heat of the day, the air vibrates with a dry, static intensity, while the nearby expanse of Unknown Park offers a singular, quiet refuge where the soil holds the scent of wild sage and sun-baked stone.

Agriculture dictates the tempo of existence in Pine Canyon, where the rhythm of the seasons is measured by the tilling of earth and the harvest of local crops. The economy remains tethered to the land, an extension of the broader regional cultivation that has shaped the character of these plains for generations. Life here is defined by a deep, quiet persistence, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, with the occasional traveler passing through toward the distant shores of Coleman Reservoir. Pine Canyon endures as a place of stark, functional beauty, where the permanence of the geology beneath the feet provides a silent, grounded contrast to the ephemeral shifts of the modern day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 025° NE
San Lorenzo Park (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 010° N
Avenue of Honor (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 006° N
King City Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 040° NE
CreekBridge Baseball Park (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 013° N
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 216° SW
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 6.2 mi, 270° W · 1.8M acres
Ventana Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.5 mi, 252° W · 236k acres
Bear Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 8.9 mi, 294° NW · 4,025 acres
Bear Canyon Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 9.8 mi, 243° SW · 332 acres
Greenfield Memorial Hall (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 332° NW
Ventana Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.2 mi, 287° W · 731 acres
Father Junipero Serra (Public Artwork) — 12.4 mi, 207° SW
Sycamore Flats (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 296° NW
Pinnacles National Park (National Park) — 16.1 mi, 356° N · 27k acres
Mission Soledad Museum (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 324° NW
Teaching Rock (Viewpoint) — 20.8 mi, 354° N
Devil's Falls (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 253° W
Suzuki-Roshi (Monument) — 22.9 mi, 280° W
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 23.2 mi, 236° SW
Drinking Fountain (abandoned) (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 240° SW
Limekilns (Historic Ruins) — 23.5 mi, 242° SW
Pacific Valley Drinking Fountain (disused) (Attraction) — 25.8 mi, 222° SW
Landels-Hill Big Creek Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 26.1 mi, 254° W
Tin House (Historic Ruins) — 29.6 mi, 271° W
The California Sea Otter State Game Refuge (Nature Reserve) — 30.7 mi, 271° W
Campfire Center (Theatre) — 35.7 mi, 279° W
National Geographic Theater (Cinema) — 36.3 mi, 183° S
Mission San Miguel Arcángel (Museum) — 39.1 mi, 140° SE
Saddle Association Museum (Museum) — 41.7 mi, 348° N

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