The GPS coordinates of Fort Jones are latitude 38.2574° and longitude -120.4196°. In directional format: 38.2574° N, 120.4196° W. These coordinates mark the center of Fort Jones in California and work with Google Maps, OpenStreetMap and every major navigation app.

Fort Jones is a city in California, United States, on the continent of North America. It falls within Calaveras County. View its exact position on the satellite map above or check nearby cities for regional context.

In DMS (Degrees Minutes Seconds) format, Fort Jones sits at: Latitude 38° 15' 27" N and Longitude 120° 25' 11" W. This format is common in surveying records, printed maps and legacy GPS hardware still used by field crews on site visits.

Fort Jones has a population of approximately 643 people. This is roughly 0.002% of California's total population. See the population rank and density figures above, or compare it against every city in California.

The interactive satellite map of Fort Jones is embedded on this page and shows streets, buildings and terrain. You can also enter the GPS coordinates 38.2574, -120.4196 directly into Google Maps, Apple Maps or any navigation app to locate Fort Jones in California. For broader context, explore the California state map or nearby cities.

The nearest airport to Fort Jones is Stockton Metropolitan Airport (SCK), roughly 82 km away. See the Nearest Airport card in the sidebar for the exact distance in kilometers and miles.

Fort Jones is approximately 100 km (62 mi) from Sacramento, the capital of California, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Major Cities table above for distances from other cities in California.

Fort Jones sits at an elevation of approximately 894 meters (2,933 feet) above sea level — see the Geographic Profile above. Compare it against other cities in the Major Cities table for California.

The closest cities to Fort Jones include Arnold, Avery, Forest Meadows. See the Geographic Intelligence panel above for the full list with distances, or the nearby cities tool for a complete breakdown.

Today in Fort Jones, sunrise is at 06:12 AM and sunset is at 08:00 PM, giving a day length of 13h 47m. See the Sunrise & Sunset panel above, calculated directly from Fort Jones's GPS coordinates and updated daily.

Fort Jones is approximately 4,259 km (2,646 mi) from the Equator, in the northern hemisphere. It's also about 10,526 km from the Prime Meridian. See the Global Position panel above for the full breakdown.

The antipodal point of Fort Jones — the spot exactly opposite it through the Earth's center — falls nearest to Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, roughly 1,497 km from the true antipode. Since about 71% of the Earth's surface is ocean, most antipodal points land in open water rather than on a named city.

Fort Jones is approximately 2,662 km (1,654 mi) E of Washington, the national capital of United States, measured as a straight-line distance between city centers. See the Distance to Capitals card above.