Traditional county: Norfolk · District / Borough: Great Yarmouth · Region: Eastern
Explore California, Norfolk with this interactive street and satellite map. You can “grab” the California map and move it around to re-centre it. You can change between standard map view and satellite map view by clicking the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. You can use the zoom buttons on the lower right side of the map to zoom in or out to street-level detail. You will find live weather, local and world news below.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for California, Norfolk, England. 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 to zoom in and out.
Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen for a larger view. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key on your keyboard, 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).
Drag the map to pan to any area of Norfolk or beyond. Switch to Satellite view to see high-resolution aerial photography of California and surrounding areas, including streets, buildings, parks and waterways.
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| Place | California |
| Traditional County | Norfolk |
| District / Borough | Great Yarmouth |
| Region | Eastern |
| Country | England, United Kingdom |
| Latitude | 52.675322 |
| Longitude | 1.719362 |
| Place Type | Village |
California claims a curious name for a stretch of Norfolk coastline where the North Sea wind perpetually reshapes the dunes. It lies 1.9 miles north of Caister-on-Sea (from Caister-on-Sea: bearing 350°T, OS grid TG 515 151), and is situated east-south-east of Scratby village. A quiet stillness defines the horizon here, where the salt-heavy air clarifies the light and lends a sudden, sharp brilliance to the grass. Visitors often wander toward the California Gap, where the marshy ground holds the damp memory of the receding tide in its dark, soft earth. Beyond the shore, the land rises with a subtle, rhythmic insistence, guiding the eye toward the gentle elevation of Dowe Hill. Here, the landscape avoids the grand gestures of mountain or valley, preferring a flatter, more contemplative expanse that demands patience from the observer. The proximity to the sea ensures that the atmosphere remains in constant flux, shifting between the grey melancholy of a misty morning and the translucent, pale gold of a late afternoon sun. In California, the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow, inevitable erosion of the cliffs and the rhythmic pulse of the waves against the sand.
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Explore California, Norfolk, with an embedded street and satellite map - switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 52.675322, 1.719362. Live weather conditions and 7-day forecasts are provided through Open-Meteo, while real-time local and world news feeds help keep the page current. Wikipedia and editorial summaries provide additional local information and context.
Location data is sourced from OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024, Ordnance Survey, Open Government Licence v3.0, and verified by coordinates.
| Page built | August 2026 |
| Location data | OS Open Names © Crown copyright and database rights 2024. Ordnance Survey. Open Government Licence v3.0. |
| County data | Traditional county boundaries. Modern unitary authority: OS Open Names / ONS Geography. |
| Coordinates | WGS84 decimal degrees derived from OS National Grid (OSGB36) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched by Wikipedia category membership (e.g. “Villages in Derbyshire”) and name verification against OS Open Names data. |