Cortez
Cortez is an unincorporated community in Merced County, California. It is located on the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad 11.5 miles northwest of Atwater, at an elevation of 141 feet.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Locality
- Description: unincorporated community in California
- Also known as: “Cortez, CA” and “Cortez, California”
Places of Interest
Highlights include Turlock Municipal Airport.
Turlock Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Turlock Municipal Airport is a public airport located eight miles east of Turlock, in Merced County, California, United States. This general aviation airport covers 320 acres and has one runway. Turlock Municipal Airport is situated 2½ miles east of Cortez.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Delhi and Denair.
Delhi
Village
Delhi is a census-designated place in Merced County in the U.S. state of California. Delhi is 18 miles west-northwest of Merced, at an elevation of 118 feet. According to the 2020 census, the population was 10,656. Delhi is situated 3½ miles southwest of Cortez.
Denair
Village
Photo: Pi.1415926535, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Denair is a census-designated place in Stanislaus County, California, United States. The population was 4,865 at the 2020 census, up from 4,404 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Modesto Metropolitan Statistical Area. Denair is situated 4½ miles northwest of Cortez.
Cressey
Hamlet
Cressey is a census-designated place in Merced County, California. It is located 6 miles north-northwest of Atwater, at an elevation of 167 feet. The population was 366 at the 2020 United States census, down from 393 in 2010. Cressey is situated 6 miles southeast of Cortez.
Cortez
Latitude
37.47534° or 37° 28′ 31″ northLongitude
-120.73978° or 120° 44′ 23″ westElevation
141 feet (43 metres)Open location code
849XF7G6+43OpenStreetMap ID
node 150946959OpenStreetMap feature
place=locality
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“Cortez” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “柯爾特斯”
- Chinese: “考特茲”
- French: “Cortez”
- Irish: “Cortez”
- Turkish: “Cortez”
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Localities in the Area
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Japanese American Citizens League and Cortez Buddhist Church.
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