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Barstow California Map

Explore Barstow, California, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Barstow, California

How to Use This Barstow, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Barstow, California. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and − buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of California or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Barstow.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

City	Barstow
State	California (CA)
County	Fresno County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	34.866987
Longitude	-117.043035
Population	25,415
Density	237.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	93723, 92311
Area Code	760, 909
County Seat	Fresno
School District	Barstow Unified School District

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About Barstow, California

Barstow is a locality in Fresno County, California, United States. It has a population of 25,415. The population density is 237.6 people per km². Barstow is located at 34.8670°N, 117.0430°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Barstow is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 93723, 92311.

Barstow emerges from the high desert floor as a convergence of grit and horizon, where the sun bleaches the earth into shades of pale ochre and bone. It lies 8.1 miles northeast of Kerman, CA (from Kerman, CA: bearing 38°T), and is situated 9.2 miles west of Old Fig Garden. The landscape surrounding Barstow is defined by vast, sun-baked plains that stretch toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada, visible only as a faint, violet bruise against the far western sky. Dry winds scour the scrub brush, carrying the scent of parched minerals and ancient, undisturbed dust. Within a short distance, the topography reveals the Cfd11_T5869_03, a rugged expanse that offers a stark, silent contrast to the mechanical hum of human transit, while the nearby Herndon Canal serves as a singular, utilitarian vein cutting through the arid crust. Even the stillness of Madera Lake, located miles away, feels like a distant memory in a region where water is a rare, precious ghost.

History in Barstow is etched into the iron of the railway tracks and the sun-bleached asphalt of old transcontinental routes that once dictated the pulse of the American interior. The economy remains tethered to the relentless movement of freight and the travelers who pause briefly in the shadow of the desert heat, finding a transient rhythm in the diesel roar of the trains that never seem to cease their labor. While the town maintains a pragmatic, industrial character shaped by its role as a vital junction, the quality of light at dusk softens the harsh edges of the warehouses and locomotive depots, turning the gray gravel to gold for a fleeting hour. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands the weight of the desert, where the resilience of the people mirrors the endurance of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Panamint Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 284° W
Barstow Heights Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 338° N
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 328° NW
H Avenue Soccer Fields (Local Recreation) — 1.5 mi, 350° N
Dagget Ridge Monkey Flower Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 1.5 mi, 103° E
Robert A. Sessions Memorial Sports Park (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 089° E
Desert Discovery Center (Museum) — 2.0 mi, 036° NE
Rosita (Attraction) — 2.2 mi, 016° N
Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 021° N
Western America Railroad Museum (Museum) — 2.8 mi, 022° N
Barstow Station Cinema 6 (Cinema) — 2.9 mi, 050° NE
Superior-Cronese Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.7 mi, 001° N
Screen 1 (Cinema) — 4.6 mi, 046° NE
Daggett (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 091° E
Desert Lighthouse (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 303° NW
Calico (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 059° NE
Newberry Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.3 mi, 110° E · 28k acres
West Mojave Desert Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 13.0 mi, 336° NW
Uncanny Expeditions (Viewpoint) — 13.0 mi, 262° W
New Jack City (Rock Climbing) (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 165° S
Forks of the Road (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 096° E
Black Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 15.6 mi, 336° NW · 21k acres
Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 16.1 mi, 157° SE
Newberry Springs (Monument) — 20.4 mi, 098° E
Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch (Attraction) — 20.8 mi, 234° SW
Mine (Historic Ruins) — 22.6 mi, 146° SE
Camp Cady Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 25.0 mi, 079° E
Goldstone Museum (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 024° NE
Mojave Trails National Monument (National Monument) — 33.5 mi, 091° E · 1.8M acres
San Bernardino National Forest (National Forest) — 34.5 mi, 180° S · 683k acres

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