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California Missouri Map

Explore California, Missouri, 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, Missouri

How to Use This California, Missouri Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for California, Missouri. 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 Missouri 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	Missouri (MO)
County	Moniteau County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Central Time (America/Chicago)

Latitude	38.627528
Longitude	-92.566579
Population	4,498
Density	449.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	65018
Area Code	573
County Seat	California
School District	Moniteau County R-I School District

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About California, Missouri

California is a locality in Moniteau County, Missouri, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,498. The population density is 449.3 people per km². California is located at 38.6275°N, 92.5666°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. California is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 65018.

California occupies a expanse of the Missouri landscape where the horizon stretches wide across undulating prairie and woodland. It lies 21.5 miles west of Jefferson City, MO (from Jefferson City, MO: bearing 280°T), and is situated 19.5 miles west-southwest of Ashland. East Brush Creek winds its quiet path through the terrain just a mile away, its presence marked by the thick, dark lines of riparian trees that break the expanse of cultivated fields. Sunlight here possesses a particular clarity during the late afternoon, casting long, sharp shadows across the grasses and lending the soil a deep, iron-rich hue. Residents gather at City Park to watch the sky shift from pale gold to a bruised violet, a daily transition that seems to slow the pulse of the surrounding countryside.

California maintains a quiet industriousness rooted in the agricultural traditions that first drew settlers to these plains. The economy moves with the deliberate pace of a place that values the harvest and the seasonal cycle of the land, far removed from the bustle of distant urban centers. Seven miles away, the subtle dip of Gooseberry Hollow offers a change in the topography, while the distant, hazy silhouette of Reno Hill serves as a persistent landmark against the northern sky. Those seeking the stillness of deeper waters often travel fifteen miles to reach Woodward Lake, yet the character of California remains defined by its own local rhythm, where the steady work of the day gives way to the patient, unadorned peace of the evening.

Nearby Outdoor Places

City Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 087° E
Proctor Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 169° S
Fair Mural (Public Artwork) — 0.5 mi, 005° N
Fairground Gate (Monument) — 0.5 mi, 033° NE
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 0.6 mi, 064° NE
Hooper Institute Historical Marker (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 295° NW
Smith (Roger V. And Viola Wachal) Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 078° E
Prairie Home Conservation Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.9 mi, 354° N
Big Muddy National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.7 mi, 043° NE · 32k acres
Hartsburg Access (State Recreation Area) — 13.2 mi, 067° NE
Katy Trail (State Park) — 13.3 mi, 053° NE
Stringtown Bridge Access (State Recreation Area) — 14.0 mi, 115° SE
Boathenge (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 036° NE
Eagle Bluffs Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.1 mi, 021° N
GQT Capital 8 (Cinema) — 17.3 mi, 099° E
Mark Twain National Forest (National Forest) — 18.0 mi, 075° E · 1.5M acres
Schnabel Woods Natural Area (Nature Reserve) — 18.1 mi, 024° NE
Burr Oak (Attraction) — 19.6 mi, 016° N
Rock Bridge Memorial State Park (State Park) — 20.6 mi, 035° NE
Missouri State Museum (Museum) — 21.5 mi, 099° E
Missouri Law Enforcement Memorial (Monument) — 21.5 mi, 099° E
Scene One Theatre (Theatre) — 21.6 mi, 099° E
Lohman Building (Museum) — 21.7 mi, 099° E
Elizabeth Rozier Gallery (Gallery) — 21.7 mi, 099° E
Missouri Governor's Mansion Tours (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 099° E
Capitol Remnants (Historic Ruins) — 21.8 mi, 099° E
Cedar Creek Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 23.5 mi, 062° NE · 42 acres
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 23.7 mi, 028° NE
Stark Caverns (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 183° S
Studio 4 Theater (Theatre) — 25.4 mi, 031° NE

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