Sonora
Founded during the California Gold Rush by Mexican miners from the state of Sonora — which gave the town its name — this small Tuolumne County seat sits close to the Sierra Nevada mountains and supports a café and restaurant scene that punches above its size.
Description drafted with AI from public sources such as Wikipedia and OpenStreetMap. How this works
- Population4,818
- Nearest water from center 0.0 km0.0 mi
- Nearest mountain from center 3.2 km2.0 mi
Nearest airports
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Sonora: quick answers
Where is Sonora?
Sonora is in Tuolumne County, California, United States, about 66 km41 miles in a straight line from Modesto.
How do you get to Sonora?
The nearest airport is Columbia (COA), about 10 min away by road. The nearest train station is Modesto, about 1 hr 7 min away by road.
What's the weather like in Sonora?
The warmest month is July, averaging 25°C77°F across day and night; the coolest is December, at 6°C44°F. The wettest month is January, with about 179 mm7.0 in of precipitation. (Monthly averages, 1991–2020.)
What's in Sonora?
OpenStreetMap lists 2 museums, 19 restaurants, 9 cafés and 4 places of worship within 2 km of the centre.
What's near Sonora?
Other Wandering Well picks within 60 km include Angels Camp, Groveland and Sutter Creek.