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Shore Acres California Map

Explore Shore Acres, 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 Shore Acres, California

How to Use This Shore Acres, California Map

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

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	Shore Acres
State	California (CA)
County	Contra Costa County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	38.035754
Longitude	-121.965516
Population	4,200
Density	480.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	94565, 94547
Area Code	510
County Seat	Martinez

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About Shore Acres, California

Shore Acres is a locality in Contra Costa County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,200. The population density is 480.0 people per km². Shore Acres is located at 38.0358°N, 121.9655°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 94565, 94547.

Shore Acres occupies a flat, low-lying expanse where the terrestrial earth yields to the saline influence of the Pacific Ocean, which waits barely a mile to the west. Broad skies define the horizon, often bruised with the bruised purples and ochres of a fading sun that turns the local grasses into brittle, golden stalks. The landscape here lacks the dramatic verticality of the distant Coast Ranges, which appear only as a faint, jagged charcoal line marking the far edge of the world. Nearby, the Bay Point Regional Shoreline offers a quiet buffer of marsh and scrub, preserving a space where the wind carries the sharp, clean scent of brine and the rhythmic pulse of the tides. To the north, the waters of Mount Diablo Creek trace a path through the terrain, while the sheltered basin of Lawlor Ravine creates a subtle dip in the otherwise level ground, providing a sanctuary for the local flora that persists despite the heat of the summer months.

Shore Acres carries the quiet weight of a region shaped by industrial transition and the slow, persistent reclamation of the land by the elements. While Mallard Reservoir remains a distant, cooling presence to the east, the local economy has long been tethered to the shifting currents of logistics and the movement of goods that define this maritime periphery. The presence of Middle Ground Island in the nearby waters serves as a reminder of the shifting silt and sandbars that have historically dictated the passage of vessels, a silent sentinel of the area’s nautical history. Life in Shore Acres moves with the deliberate pace of those who work close to the water, where the gray fog often rolls in to soften the sharp edges of the infrastructure and docks. It is a place where the modern hum of commerce meets the indifferent vastness of the tides, leaving the residents to organize their days around the changing light and the perpetual, restless motion of the Pacific Ocean.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bay Point Regional Shoreline (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 011° N
Lynbrook Park (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 125° SE
Delta De Anza Regional Trail (Local Recreation) — 0.7 mi, 155° SE
Diablo Creek Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 3.1 mi, 238° SW
Grizzly Island Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 021° N
Ore Cart (Public Artwork) — 4.4 mi, 093° E
Pittsburg Historical Museum (Museum) — 4.5 mi, 094° E
California Theatre (Theatre) — 4.5 mi, 093° E
Point Edith Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.9 mi, 273° W
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 190° S
Concord Historical Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 222° SW
US Army helicopter (Attraction) — 6.0 mi, 235° SW
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 131° SE
Clayton Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 166° S
Clayton Club Saloon (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 166° S
Site of the Murder of Dr. John Marsh (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 252° W
Dow Wetlands Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.4 mi, 098° E
Mount Diablo State Park (State Park) — 7.7 mi, 170° S
Antioch Historical Museum (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 100° E
Donner Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 8.9 mi, 165° S
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 9.0 mi, 276° W
Antioch Dunes National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.1 mi, 098° E · 115 acres
Martinez Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 263° W
LC Galleries (Gallery) — 9.4 mi, 262° W
Main Street Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 9.4 mi, 262° W
Alhambra Creek Valley Staging Area (Attraction) — 10.2 mi, 238° SW
Labyrinth (Attraction) — 10.4 mi, 236° SW
San Francisco Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 10.5 mi, 347° N
San Pablo Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.2 mi, 289° W · 43k acres
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 30.1 mi, 347° N · 598k acres

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