Coordinates: 38°25′12″N121°00′26″W / 38.42000°N 121.00722°W
A geographic coordinate system is a coordinate system that enables every location on Earth to be specified by a set of numbers, letters or symbols. The coordinates are often chosen such that one of the numbers represents a vertical position and two or three of the numbers represent a horizontal position; alternatively, a geographic position may be expressed in a combined three-dimensional Cartesian vector. A common choice of coordinates is latitude, longitude and elevation. To specify a location on a plane requires a map projection.
| May | |
|---|---|
| Former settlement | |
  May Location in California | |
| Coordinates: 38°25′12″N121°00′26″W / 38.42000°N 121.00722°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | California |
| County | Amador County |
| Elevation [1] | 223 ft (68 m) |
May is a former settlement in Amador County, California. It was located about 1 mile (1.6 km) north of Carbondale, [2] at an elevation of 223 feet (68 m). A post office operated at May from 1881 to 1920. [2]
Amador County, is a county in the U.S. state of California, in the Sierra Nevada. As of the 2010 census, the population was 38,091. The county seat is Jackson.
California is a state in the Pacific Region of the United States. With 39.6 million residents, California is the most populous U.S. state and the third-largest by area. The state capital is Sacramento. The Greater Los Angeles Area and the San Francisco Bay Area are the nation's second and fifth most populous urban regions, with 18.7 million and 9.7 million residents respectively. Los Angeles is California's most populous city, and the country's second most populous, after New York City. California also has the nation's most populous county, Los Angeles County, and its largest county by area, San Bernardino County. The City and County of San Francisco is both the country's second-most densely populated major city after New York City and the fifth-most densely populated county, behind only four of the five New York City boroughs.
Carbondale is a former settlement in Amador County, California. It was located 6 miles (10 km) northwest of Ione on the Southern Pacific Railroad, at an elevation of 223 feet.
