Welcome to Blue Lake Junction ...
Blue Lake Junction is located in Calaveras County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Blue Lake Junction: Blue Lake Jct. (or less commonly used: Blue Lake Jctn.)
Blue Lake Junction is 4,100 feet [1,250 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Blue Lake Junction is about ¾ mile [or 1¼ km] above sea level.
Time Zone: Blue Lake Junction lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Codes for Blue Lake Junction: 209 & 350<3>
Communities Also Named Blue Lake Junction ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Blue Lake Junction - it's located in Michigan.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Blue Lake Junction.
Communities near Blue Lake Junction ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Blue Lake Junction.
- Sonora
(19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
- Angels
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels
- Angels is located in Calaveras County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,963 people
- Angels City
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Angels City came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<6>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Angels City
- Angels City is located in Calaveras County
- Avery
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southwest)
- Camp Connell
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
- Hathaway Pines
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
- Big Trees Village
(5 miles [8 km] to the northeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Big Trees Village
- Big Trees Village is located in Calaveras County
- Cedar Vista
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Cedar Vista
- Cedar Vista is located in Calaveras County
- Forest Meadows
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Forest Meadows have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forest Meadows
- Forest Meadows is located in Calaveras County
- Sheep Ranch
(7 miles [11.3 km] to the southwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Blue Lake Junction. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Blue Lake Junction.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Blue Lake Junction. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Blue Lake Junction.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Blue Lake Junction. See our Newspapers Page for Blue Lake Junction.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Blue Lake Junction ...
Looking for more information about Blue Lake Junction? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Blue Lake Junction, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Blue Lake Junction.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including Calaveras, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Blue Lake Junction - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 209 code has been Overlayed with the 350 area code. New phone numbers in the Blue Lake Junction area will be assigned with one of these codes: 209 or 350. As a result, placing a call in the Blue Lake Junction area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number). |
| <4> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <5> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <6> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |