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Posey California Map

Explore Posey, 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 Posey, California

How to Use This Posey, California Map

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

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

Latitude	35.804674
Longitude	-118.682866
Population	23
Density	24.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93260
Area Code	661
County Seat	Visalia
School District	Porterville Unified School District (9-12)

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About Posey, California

Posey is a locality in Tulare County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 23. The population density is 24.9 people per km². Posey is located at 35.8047°N, 118.6829°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93260.

Posey exists as a quiet intersection of earth and sky, defined by the persistent, seasonal carving of Poso Creek through the rugged, sun-bleached terrain. It lies 25.9 miles southeast of Porterville, CA (from Porterville, CA: bearing 134°T), and is situated 17.5 miles northwest of Lake Isabella. The landscape surrounding Posey is characterized by the expansive, open austerity of Sand Flat, where the golden grasses turn brittle under a relentless summer sun. Only a mile away, the dense, quiet reach of Sequoia National Forest offers a sharp contrast to the open basin, its deep stands of timber providing a cool, shadowed sanctuary against the heat that radiates off the valley floor. As the light shifts toward dusk, the shadows lengthen across the dust of the Old Sled Trail, marking the slow, deliberate pace of a day defined by the topography rather than the clock.

Posey carries the weight of a history rooted in the extraction and stewardship of the land, where the local economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of forestry and the seasonal demands of the surrounding wilderness. The influence of Sequoia National Forest remains a constant, shaping both the livelihood of those who dwell here and the way the community interacts with the vast, unyielding expanse of the interior. While Isabella Lake lies fifteen miles distant, its presence serves as a rare, shimmering anchor in an otherwise arid expanse, influencing the patterns of local travel and leisure. Life in Posey moves with a steady, unforced gravity, acknowledging that the distant peaks of the Sierra Nevada serve only as a jagged, violet silhouette against the horizon, marking the boundary of a world that remains profoundly inland.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 1.4 mi, 049° NE · 1.1M acres
Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 1.8 mi, 037° NE · 353k acres
Greenhorn Mountain Park (Local Park) — 8.2 mi, 121° SE
Woody Rd (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 232° SW
Kern, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.2 mi, 083° E · 25k acres
Trail of 100 Giants (Attraction) — 12.9 mi, 022° N
Cabin 234 (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 034° NE
Cabin 236 (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 034° NE
Kern Valley Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 103° E
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 15.5 mi, 134° SE
Cyrus Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 16.4 mi, 113° SE
Piute Cypress Instant Study Area Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.8 mi, 144° SE · 5,111 acres
Domeland Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.4 mi, 080° E · 94k acres
Treaty of 1851 (Monument) — 22.7 mi, 331° NW
The Needles Peak Fire Lookout (Historic Ruins) — 23.8 mi, 028° NE
Golden Trout Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 26.1 mi, 031° NE · 305k acres
Memorial Auditorium (Theatre) — 26.3 mi, 313° NW
California Living Museum (Museum) — 28.1 mi, 204° SW
McCarthy Blue Oak Ranch Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 28.8 mi, 347° N
Charlotte Chichester Auditorium (Theatre) — 31.2 mi, 266° W
Heritage Park Museum (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 265° W
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 31.8 mi, 210° SW
McFarland Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 31.9 mi, 254° W
North Beardsley Skatepark (Public Artwork) — 33.5 mi, 217° SW
Sequoia National Park (National Park) — 33.7 mi, 358° N · 407k acres
Walkers Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 34.1 mi, 013° N
Kern County Museum Historical Reference Library (Museum) — 34.2 mi, 214° SW
Inyo National Forest (National Forest) — 34.3 mi, 027° NE · 2.0M acres
Pixley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 34.7 mi, 282° W · 15k acres
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 55.0 mi, 007° N · 459k acres

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