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Blue Jay California Map

Explore Blue Jay, 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 Blue Jay, California

How to Use This Blue Jay, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Blue Jay, 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 Blue Jay.

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.

CityBlue Jay
StateCalifornia (CA)
CountySan Bernardino County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezonePacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)
Latitude34.246118
Longitude-117.209764
Population2,800
Density120.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code92317
Area Code909
County SeatSan Bernardino

About Blue Jay, California

Blue Jay is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,800. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Blue Jay is located at 34.2461°N, 117.2098°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92317.

Blue Jay occupies a high, rugged elevation where the air thins and cools against the steep inclines of the San Bernardino Mountains. It lies 1.2 miles west of Lake Arrowhead, CA (from Lake Arrowhead, CA: bearing 263°T), and is situated 8.1 miles north of Highland. The landscape is defined by the deep, shadowed fissures of Dogwood Canyon, which cradles the settlement in a quiet, forested embrace. Little Bear Creek carves a path through the terrain, its water moving with a persistent, rhythmic clarity that anchors the geography of the surrounding San Bernardino National Forest. Here, the light shifts with a sharp, crystalline intensity, illuminating the pine needles and the granite outcrops that break through the soil like the knuckles of the earth. In the distance, the terrain drops away into the broader, arid reaches of the interior, keeping the moisture of the distant coast entirely at bay.

Blue Jay grew from the rugged necessities of timber and mountain transit, evolving into a center for those drawn to the silence of the high woodlands. The local economy relies on the steady cadence of visitors who arrive to traverse the nearby Miller Canyon Trail or to seek the reflective stillness of Silverwood Lake, which sits six miles to the north. Life in Blue Jay maintains a deliberate, measured pace, dictated by the seasonal shifts in the forest canopy and the demands of maintaining a life in such steep, timbered country. Whether it is the scent of dry earth during the summer or the sudden, biting chill that arrives with the evening shadows, the character of Blue Jay remains tied to the endurance of the surrounding landscape and the quiet perseverance of those who call these slopes home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • San Bernardino National Forest (National Forest) — 0.4 mi, 179° S · 683k acres
  • Mountain History Museum (Museum) — 1.1 mi, 358° N
  • Lollipop Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 067° NE
  • Lake Arrowhead Queen (Attraction) — 1.3 mi, 072° E
  • Harich Field/Twin Peaks Rotary Centennial Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 260° W
  • Donald S. Wieman Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 2.3 mi, 228° SW
  • Wildhaven Ranch - Wildlife Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 077° E
  • Heaps Peak Arboretum (Attraction) — 2.9 mi, 106° E
  • Deep Creek, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 4.6 mi, 069° E · 9,721 acres
  • Silverwood Lake State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 289° W
  • Fisherman'S Camp Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.1 mi, 091° E
  • Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 5.3 mi, 319° NW · 1,886 acres
  • Historical Society and Museum of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 217° SW
  • Granite Mountain Corridor Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.4 mi, 001° N
  • Nutcracker (Public Artwork) — 7.7 mi, 235° SW
  • Original McDonald's Restaurant (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 210° SW
  • Historic Original McDonald's Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 210° SW
  • Primer Mcdonal's (Attraction) — 9.7 mi, 212° SW
  • Norton Air Force Base Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 193° S
  • Sturges Center For The Fine Arts (Theatre) — 10.4 mi, 208° SW
  • Fox Theater (Theatre) — 10.7 mi, 206° SW
  • Doctor Martin Luther King Junior Memorial (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 206° SW
  • Route 66 Rendezvous Cruisin' Hall of Fame (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 206° SW
  • Conference Tree (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 255° W
  • Site of Politana (Historic Ruins) — 12.6 mi, 206° SW
  • Créatif Art Studio (Gallery) — 12.9 mi, 173° S
  • Champion Lodgepole Pine (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 098° E
  • Sand To Snow National Monument (National Monument) — 15.4 mi, 119° SE · 277k acres
  • San Gorgonio Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.4 mi, 119° SE · 65k acres
  • San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 21.9 mi, 275° W · 454k acres

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About This Blue Jay Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Blue Jay, California. Coordinates: 34.246118, -117.209764. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Blue Jay includes the ZIP code (92317), telephone area code (909), county seat of San Bernardino County (San Bernardino), and school district assignment.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.