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Valley Ford California Map

Explore Valley Ford, 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 Valley Ford, California

How to Use This Valley Ford, California Map

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

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	Valley Ford
State	California (CA)
County	Sonoma County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	38.32456
Longitude	-122.914733
Population	148
Density	21.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	94952, 94972
Area Code	510
County Seat	Santa Rosa
School District	Shoreline Unified School District

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About Valley Ford, California

Valley Ford is a locality in Sonoma County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 148. The population density is 21.6 people per km². Valley Ford is located at 38.3246°N, 122.9147°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 94952, 94972.

Valley Ford occupies a quiet crease in the landscape where the Estero Americano carves its path toward the Pacific Ocean, just four miles to the west. It lies 12.2 miles west of Rohnert Park, CA (from Rohnert Park, CA: bearing 263°T), and is situated 8.0 miles southwest of Sebastopol. The terrain here reveals itself in undulating swells of pasture and oak savanna, where the heavy, salt-laden air often carries the damp weight of fog drifting in from the coast. During the height of summer, these slopes turn to a brittle, sun-bleached gold, shimmering under a light that seems to clarify every blade of grass and weathered fence post. To the far horizon, the faint, blue-tinted silhouettes of the Coast Ranges anchor the distance, while the nearby Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary preserves the wild, unseen rhythms of the tidal shelf.

Valley Ford maintains a character defined by the slow, deliberate work of the land, rooted in a history of agrarian resilience that continues to shape the local economy. The architecture remains modest and functional, reflecting a time when the transit of goods and livestock dictated the pace of life, and the presence of the Estero Americano still serves as a natural boundary for the grazing herds that define the view. While the solitude of the region is profound, travelers occasionally pass through on their way toward the rugged, wind-swept stretches of the Tomales Point Trail or the distant, jagged silhouette of Pinnacle Rock. Life in Valley Ford flows with the tide and the season, favoring the steady persistence of the dairy rancher over the fleeting distractions of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Greater Farallones National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 1.3 mi, 234° SW
Watson School/ Wayside Park (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 329° NW
Church of SaintTeresa ofAvila (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 296° NW
Giraffes in the Forest (Public Artwork) — 3.9 mi, 014° N
Estero Americano Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 255° W
Estero Americano State Marine Recreational Management Area (Marine Protected Area) — 4.1 mi, 255° W
Estero Americano Coast Reserve (Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 253° W
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 5.2 mi, 221° SW · 8,946 acres
Elephant Rock (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 197° S
Duckworth Family Farm (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 075° E
Occidental Veterans of World War 2 (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 343° N
Occidental Center For the Arts (Arts Centre) — 6.2 mi, 342° N
Sturgeons Steam Mill – Historic (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 008° N
Path to Peace (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 032° NE
Whale Jaw Bone (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 271° W
Point Reyes National Seashore (National Lakeshore) — 6.9 mi, 212° SW · 135k acres
Whaling Artifacts (Attraction) — 7.0 mi, 272° W
Sebastopol Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 7.1 mi, 043° NE
Meredith Pier Public Art Project (Gallery) — 7.1 mi, 273° W
Phillip Burton Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 7.2 mi, 213° SW · 33k acres
Bodega Bay Heritage Gallery (Gallery) — 7.3 mi, 278° W
Laguna Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.3 mi, 046° NE
Retrospect (Gallery) — 7.3 mi, 043° NE
Sonoma Coast State Park (State Park) — 7.4 mi, 276° W
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 7.9 mi, 184° S · 113k acres
Bohemia Ecological Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 9.0 mi, 337° NW
Tomales Bay State Park (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 178° S
Monte Rio Theater (Cinema) — 11.2 mi, 332° NW
Curtain Call Theatre (Theatre) — 11.2 mi, 333° NW
Duncans Mills Depot Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 320° NW

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