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Big River California Map

Explore Big River, 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 Big River, California

How to Use This Big River, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Big River, 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 Big River.

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	Big River
State	California (CA)
County	San Bernardino County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	34.140016
Longitude	-114.361342
Population	1,084
Density	38.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92242
Area Code	714
County Seat	San Bernardino
School District	Needles Unified School District

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About Big River, California

Big River is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,084. The population density is 38.6 people per km². Big River is located at 34.1400°N, 114.3613°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92242.

Big River sits amidst a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the earth holds the heat of the day long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. It lies 39.0 miles north-northeast of Blythe, CA (from Blythe, CA: bearing 20°T), and is situated 4.2 miles west of Parker. The landscape surrounding Big River is defined by the stark, arid character of the high desert, where light performs a daily transmutation, turning the dust into a fine, flickering gold. Only a mile away, Arch Creek cuts a thin, erratic line through the parched soil, its presence a quiet insistence of moisture in a land that otherwise demands endurance. To the north, the sharp silhouette of Arch Peak rises four miles distant, anchoring the skyline and serving as a jagged compass point for the sparse vegetation that clings to the valley floor.

History here is written in the slow reclamation of the land, where the remnants of earlier efforts are gradually softened by the relentless patience of the wind. The economy of Big River remains tethered to the rugged reality of its geography, with the nearby California State Lands Commission managing the wide, open tracts that define the regional character. Beyond the immediate settlement, the terrain shifts into the expansive, silent reaches of Vidal Valley, while the distant, contained waters of Copper Basin Reservoir wait twelve miles away as a testament to the necessity of gathering what little rain falls. Life in Big River moves with a measured, deliberate pace, dictated by the cycles of the sun and the deep, silent stillness that settles over the basin when the evening air turns cool and thin.

Nearby Outdoor Places

California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 351° N
Manataba Park (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 099° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 070° E
To All the Fallen Soliders Buried Here Wall of Honor (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 089° E
Chuckwalla To Chemehuevi Tortoise Linkage Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.1 mi, 294° NW
Whipple Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 5.8 mi, 360° N · 80k acres
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 8.1 mi, 074° E
Chemehuevi Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.3 mi, 297° NW
Riverside Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 10.4 mi, 234° SW · 25k acres
Poston Memorial Monument (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 192° S
Cactus Plain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 11.3 mi, 099° E · 59k acres
Parker Rattlesnake (Historic Ruins) — 16.6 mi, 094° E
Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.1 mi, 051° NE · 9,890 acres
Pilot Rock (Viewpoint) — 19.2 mi, 012° N
Balance Rock (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 011° N
Hawaiyo Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 22.1 mi, 343° N
Robert McCulloch Sr. & C.V. Wood Jr. Monument (Monument) — 23.0 mi, 002° N
Bouse Museum (Museum) — 25.0 mi, 125° SE
Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.1 mi, 360° N · 74k acres
Rice Shoe Fence (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 262° W
Mojave Trails National Monument (National Monument) — 30.3 mi, 332° NW · 1.8M acres
T Rocks (Attraction) — 33.7 mi, 168° S
Palo Verde Historical Museum (Museum) — 38.9 mi, 200° S
Port Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 38.9 mi, 200° S
Iron Mountain Sign Post (Attraction) — 42.7 mi, 265° W
Needles Regional Museum (Museum) — 50.3 mi, 344° N
Oatman Outlaws (Theatre) — 61.2 mi, 359° N
Cool Springs Stations Museum (Museum) — 61.4 mi, 003° N
Poki, World's Largest Desert Tortoise (Public Artwork) — 70.0 mi, 350° N
Pavilion Theater (Theatre) — 71.4 mi, 350° N

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