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Pozo California Map

Explore Pozo, 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 Pozo, California

How to Use This Pozo, California Map

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

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	Pozo
State	California (CA)
County	San Luis Obispo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	35.303584
Longitude	-120.376547
Population	280
Density	2.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93453
Area Code	805
County Seat	San Luis Obispo

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About Pozo, California

Pozo is a locality in San Luis Obispo County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 2.0 people per km². Pozo is located at 35.3036°N, 120.3765°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93453.

Pozo occupies a rugged intersection of earth where the seasonal flow of Pozo Creek cuts a quiet, persistent line through the landscape. It lies 16.0 miles east of San Luis Obispo, CA (from San Luis Obispo, CA: bearing 85°T), and is situated 17.6 miles northeast of Arroyo Grande. The surrounding terrain is defined by the expansive, sun-bleached expanse of Horse Mesa and the encroaching wildness of Los Padres Other, where the oak savanna stretches toward the distant horizon. In the height of summer, the grasses bleach to a pale, brittle gold, shivering under a sky that feels immense and unobstructed. Only the erratic, serpentine path of the watercourse provides a reprieve from the heat, offering a thin, verdant ribbon of shade where the oaks cluster tightly against the dry, insistent glare of the afternoon.

Pozo maintains a tempo dictated by the land itself, far removed from the frantic pace of more developed corridors. History here is written in the quiet endurance of ranchers who have long worked the soil, their industry tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the unpredictable yield of the earth. Travelers seeking the solitude of the Hi Mountain Trail often pass through, drawn by the stark, unvarnished character of the backcountry. While Santa Margarita Lake provides a nearby basin for the region’s water, the local life remains stubbornly rooted in the dust and the high, thin air of the interior. There is a profound stillness in the way the light catches the ridges at dusk, turning the gray, stony outcrops into silhouettes that seem to hold the weight of the land’s long, solitary tenure.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Los Padres Other (National Forest) — 0.1 mi, 111° E · 895 acres
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 1.0 mi, 191° S · 1.8M acres
Garcia Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.3 mi, 182° S · 14k acres
Santa Margarita Lake Regional Park and Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 282° W
Santa Lucia Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.3 mi, 205° SW · 21k acres
Machesna Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.1 mi, 090° E · 81 acres
Black Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.6 mi, 357° N · 10k acres
American Canyon Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.9 mi, 075° E
Lopez Lake Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 212° SW
Salinas River Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.5 mi, 297° NW
Reservoir Creek Falls (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 266° W
Cow Statue (Public Artwork) — 14.4 mi, 254° W
Serenity Swing / Tree of Life (Viewpoint) — 15.3 mi, 275° W
Motel Inn (Monument) — 15.3 mi, 267° W
Historic El Camino Real (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 267° W
The P (Attraction) — 15.5 mi, 270° W
Central Coast Veterans Memorial (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 266° W
Anam-Cre Pottery Studio (Arts Centre) — 15.9 mi, 265° W
Robert Hoover Herbarium (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 270° W
Cal Poly Amateur Radio Club Tower Commemoration (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 269° W
Cal Poly Art Gallery (Gallery) — 16.2 mi, 269° W
Wushu Taichi Center (Arts Centre) — 16.2 mi, 265° W
Downtown Centre Cinemas (Cinema) — 16.2 mi, 264° W
San Luis Obispo Repertory Theatre (Theatre) — 16.2 mi, 265° W
The Berg Gallery (Gallery) — 16.2 mi, 269° W
Palm Theatre (Theatre) — 16.3 mi, 265° W
Bubblegum Alley (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 264° W
History Center of San Luis Obispo County (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 264° W
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 18.8 mi, 234° SW · 8,946 acres
Carrizo Plain National Monument (National Monument) — 22.4 mi, 094° E · 247k acres

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