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About Sonora, CA

Sonora is the Tuolumne County seat in California's Gold Country, sitting in the Sierra Nevada foothills about an hour from Modesto via Highway 108. The town serves as a gateway to Yosemite and connects to other historic mining towns along Highway 49. The Red Church, painted bright red since 1922, remains the town's most recognizable landmark on North Washington Street.

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Sonora, CA is in United States, at 37.982, -120.383 - about 27 km south-east of Angels, CA.

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The closest airport to Sonora, CA is Merced Regional Macready Field, 96 km (about 1 h 34 min by car).

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