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Planada California Map

Explore Planada, 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 Planada, California

How to Use This Planada, California Map

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

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

Latitude	37.290775
Longitude	-120.318516
Population	4,164
Density	922.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95365
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Merced
School District	Le Grand Union High School District

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About Planada, California

Planada is a locality in Merced County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,164. The population density is 922.9 people per km². Planada is located at 37.2908°N, 120.3185°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95365.

Planada stretches across the flat, sun-drenched expanse of the Central Valley, where the horizon remains wide and uninterrupted under a sky of persistent, pale clarity. It lies 9.1 miles east of Merced, CA (from Merced, CA: bearing 95°T), and is situated 16.4 miles east-southeast of Atwater. The soil here is heavy and fertile, a dark foundation that sustains the orchards and fields radiating outward from the center of the grid. To the east, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada rises like a jagged promise against the afternoon heat, while closer at hand, the quiet flow of Bear Creek marks a subtle depression in the landscape. Within the immediate reach of the streets, Houlihan Park offers a modest, green reprieve where the air feels still and heavy with the scent of dry earth. The quality of light during the final hour of the day turns the dust motes to gold, casting long, sharp shadows that emphasize the vast, open geometry of the surrounding plains.

Planada grew from the ambitions of early land developers who envisioned a prosperous agricultural hub, and today, that history remains visible in the steady, industrious pace of life dictated by the seasonal harvest. The local economy relies on the rhythm of the fields, where the work of generations has organized the land into neat, productive rows of nut trees and seasonal crops. While the distant, rugged terrain of Rattlesnake Gulch reminds travelers of the wilder topography beyond, life here is defined by the proximity to the land and the quiet resilience of its inhabitants. Residents often look toward the cooling influence of Yosemite Lake to escape the intensity of summer, yet the character of Planada is forged in the daily labor of the orchards. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not in grand events, but in the slow, inevitable turning of the crops and the way the evening wind carries the cooling breath of the inland plains.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Houlihan Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 270° W
Merced Vernal Pools and Grassland Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 326° NW
Big Rufus (Public Artwork) — 7.7 mi, 310° NW
Carol Tomlinson-Keasey Memorial Quad (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 312° NW
Lens 360 (Arts Centre) — 9.1 mi, 275° W
Grasslands Wildlife Management Area (National Conservation Area) — 16.4 mi, 250° W · 30k acres
Merced National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.2 mi, 238° SW · 7,642 acres
Fremont’s Fort (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 027° NE
September 11, 2001 Memorial (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 055° NE
Sierra Artists Gallery (Gallery) — 23.6 mi, 055° NE
Merced River Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 23.8 mi, 031° NE · 13k acres
San Luis National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.2 mi, 255° W · 36k acres
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 27.4 mi, 052° NE · 1.3M acres
Stanislaus National Forest (National Forest) — 29.3 mi, 018° N · 901k acres
The Northern Mariposa Country History Center (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 013° N
Merced, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 30.1 mi, 040° NE · 10k acres
Turlock Community Theater (Theatre) — 31.7 mi, 297° NW
Double T Acres Ag Museum (Museum) — 31.8 mi, 276° W
Christmas Tree Lane (Attraction) — 32.3 mi, 299° NW
Stan State Art Space (Gallery) — 32.3 mi, 296° NW
William Sell Bridge Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 32.7 mi, 070° E
University Art Gallery (Gallery) — 33.8 mi, 299° NW
Volta State Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 35.0 mi, 251° W
Groveland Museum (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 008° N
Thornberry Museum (Museum) — 38.7 mi, 073° E
Yosemite Mountain Sugar Pine Historical Railroad (Attraction) — 38.7 mi, 073° E
Yosemite Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 39.2 mi, 061° NE · 704k acres
Lewis Creek Amphitheater (Theatre) — 39.2 mi, 072° E
Yosemite National Park (National Park) — 40.1 mi, 039° NE · 743k acres
Ansel Adams Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 50.9 mi, 070° E · 232k acres

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