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California Maryland Map

Explore California, Maryland, 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 California, Maryland

How to Use This California, Maryland Map

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

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	California
State	Maryland (MD)
County	Wicomico County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	38.297599
Longitude	-76.492143
Population	12,947
Density	388.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	21801, 20653
Area Code	410, 443, 301, 240
County Seat	Salisbury
School District	St. Marys County Public Schools

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About California, Maryland

California is a locality in Wicomico County, Maryland, United States. It has a population of 12,947. The population density is 388.5 people per km². California is located at 38.2976°N, 76.4921°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 21801, 20653.

California occupies a stretch of land defined by the steady, unassuming progression of the Owens Branch as it carves a path through the earth. The landscape surrounding California consists of broad, quiet plains that reach toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Pine Ridge, which marks the far horizon like a faded ink line. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity, catching the surface of Johnson Pond just a mile away, where the water remains still and glass-like under the afternoon sky. Beyond the immediate reach of the branch, the terrain flattens into expansive fields that hold the warmth of the day long after the shadows have begun to lengthen across the soil.

Generations have worked this ground, grounding the local economy in a blend of agricultural tradition and the evolving demands of modern industry. Residents often find their way to Canal Walk Park, a deliberate space of recreation that serves as a quiet witness to the daily pace of life in California. While the dense growth of Wicomico State Forest remains ten miles away, the influence of the woodland lingers in the humid, fertile air that drifts over the local gardens and thoroughfares. History remains a subtle presence here, felt more in the steady, rhythmic persistence of the community than in any singular monument, as the people navigate the balance between their colonial roots and the quiet, forward-looking pulse of their present day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lp5014 (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 008° N
Open Space (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 240° SW
Chancellors Run Regional Park (State Recreation Area) — 1.9 mi, 186° S
M.M. Davis Shipyard (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 046° NE
To Those Who Fished The Bay And Built Their Boats (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 043° NE
J.C. Lore & Sons Oyster House (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 043° NE
J.C. Lore Oyster House (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 043° NE
Solomons (State Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 054° NE
"on Watch" (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 046° NE
St Marys River Sp (State Park) — 3.0 mi, 216° SW
Salem State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 226° SW
Greenwell Sp (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 342° N
Smith's St. Leonard Site (Historic Ruins) — 6.5 mi, 352° N
Indian Village (Historic Ruins) — 7.2 mi, 351° N
Mcintosh Run Wma (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 284° W
Church Point (Viewpoint) — 8.1 mi, 159° S
The Maryland Dove (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 158° S
Historic St. Mary's City Visitors Center (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 157° SE
Drayden African-American Schoolhouse (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 177° S
Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.6 mi, 076° E · 96k acres
Kocen Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 17.2 mi, 343° N
Calvart Gallery (Gallery) — 17.2 mi, 343° N
Creative Celebrations (Arts Centre) — 18.3 mi, 343° N
George Washington Birthplace National Monument (National Monument) — 23.5 mi, 252° W · 556 acres
Eagle Nest (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 066° NE
Spocott Windmill (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 040° NE
Rappahannock River Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.6 mi, 221° SW · 24k acres
Harriet Tubman Museum (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 050° NE
Otwell Woodland Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 34.4 mi, 035° NE
George Washington Memorial Parkway (National Park) — 41.6 mi, 314° NW · 2,795 acres

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