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Bella Vista California Map

Explore Bella Vista, 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 Bella Vista, California

How to Use This Bella Vista, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Bella Vista, 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 Bella Vista.

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	Bella Vista
State	California (CA)
County	Kern County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	40.651205
Longitude	-122.25637
Population	3,641
Density	53.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	96003, 96008, 93283
Area Code	661, 530
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	Shasta Union High School District

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About Bella Vista, California

Bella Vista is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,641. The population density is 53.2 people per km². Bella Vista is located at 40.6512°N, 122.2564°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 96003, 96008, 93283.

Bella Vista emerges from the sun-bleached earth as a quiet sentinel of the inland plains, where the heat of midday coaxes a sharp, resinous perfume from the dry brush. It lies 36.6 miles north of Tehachapi, CA (from Tehachapi, CA: bearing 11°T), and is situated 8.8 miles east-northeast of Lake Isabella. The landscape surrounding Bella Vista is defined by the deep, shadowed creases of Long Canyon and the persistent, life-giving presence of the South Fork Kern River, which winds through the terrain only a mile away. Three miles distant, the waters of Isabella Lake hold the reflection of the vast, cloud-streaked sky, acting as a cool mirror against the heat of the summer months. Though the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada marks the horizon like a serrated blade against the blue, the immediate geography remains one of rugged, arid grace, where the light at dusk turns the dust-moted air into a pale, bruised violet.

History in this region is carved into the soil by the labor of those who sought to master the arid climate and the seasonal rhythms of the local waterways. Economic life remains tethered to the land, drawing sustenance from the persistence of small-scale agriculture and the quiet industry of those who manage the resources offered by the nearby National Audubon Society 7. For the traveler seeking a slower pace, the rugged paths of the Cannell Meadow Trail wait nine miles away, offering a passage through terrain that has remained largely indifferent to the frantic pace of the modern world. Life in Bella Vista moves with the deliberate weight of a long afternoon, where the work of the day is measured not by the clock, but by the slow lengthening of shadows across the golden, tinder-dry hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lema Ranch (Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 237° SW
Shasta National Forest (National Forest) — 5.0 mi, 357° N · 1.2M acres
Whiskeytown Shasta-Trinity National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 5.1 mi, 009° N · 202k acres
Churn Creek Greenway (Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 233° SW
The Best Grindstone in the World (Public Artwork) — 5.3 mi, 292° W
Shasta Lake Ranger Station (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 309° NW
Big League Dreams Sports Park (Local Recreation) — 5.7 mi, 207° SW
Redding Soccer Park (Local Recreation) — 5.8 mi, 205° SW
Palo Cedro Video (Cinema) — 6.1 mi, 171° S
Veteran's Monument (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 289° W
Dam Builders Monument (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 291° W
Twin Tower Memorial (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 289° W
Turtle Bay Bird Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 7.3 mi, 235° SW
Art Gallery (Gallery) — 7.5 mi, 237° SW
Chaunay Carroll Bush (Viewpoint) — 8.2 mi, 241° SW
Lassen National Forest (National Forest) — 9.3 mi, 193° S · 1.1M acres
Kennett (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 308° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 10.6 mi, 339° N
Lake Shasta Caverns (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 347° N
Afterthought Mine (Historic Ruins) — 11.2 mi, 059° NE
Bear Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 11.2 mi, 136° SE · 4,633 acres
Clear Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 16.3 mi, 231° SW · 10k acres
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 16.7 mi, 229° SW
Scott Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 315° NW
Prime Cinemas (Cinema) — 33.5 mi, 177° S
Trinity Alps Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 35.2 mi, 307° NW · 540k acres
Highland Art Center (Arts Centre) — 36.2 mi, 279° W
Jake Jackson Memorial Museum (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 279° W
Lassen Volcanic National Park (National Park) — 36.3 mi, 101° E · 107k acres
Seismograph (Attraction) — 37.2 mi, 102° E

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