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Bluewater California Map

Explore Bluewater, 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 Bluewater, California

How to Use This Bluewater, California Map

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

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

Latitude	34.17446
Longitude	-114.27134
Population	116
Density	42.8 /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 Bluewater, California

Bluewater is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 116. The population density is 42.8 people per km². Bluewater is located at 34.1745°N, 114.2713°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92242.

Bluewater commands the arid expanse of the desert floor, defined by the persistent, life-giving presence of the Colorado River that carves its edge. It lies 43.2 miles north-northeast of Blythe, CA (from Blythe, CA: bearing 25°T), and is situated 2.0 miles north-northeast of Parker. The sun here possesses a heavy, unfiltered quality, bleaching the earth to shades of pale ochre and bone while the distant, jagged silhouette of the Whipple Mountains provides a stark, violet-hued boundary against the sky. To the west, the flat, sun-baked terrain of Empire Flat stretches toward the horizon, a vast basin where the heat shimmers in translucent waves. Bluewater remains anchored by the immediate, verdant relief of Blue Water Marina Park, a singular point of respite where the vegetation gathers in defiance of the surrounding parched scrub. Seven miles away, the Copper Basin Reservoir holds its stillness, a captured depth of water that anchors the geography of this sun-drenched, inland landscape.

History clings to the banks of the Colorado River, where the flow has dictated the survival and movement of people across these dry plains for generations. The economy of Bluewater maintains an enduring connection to the river’s currents, supporting a rhythm of life that favors quiet endurance over the frantic pace of distant, crowded centers. Daily existence here moves in accordance with the shifting light, from the sharp, crystalline clarity of the early morning to the long, amber shadows that lengthen across the ground as the day retreats. Agriculture and small-scale enterprise define the character of the inhabitants, who navigate the seasonal extremes with a pragmatic resolve. In the quiet hours, the atmosphere of Bluewater feels suspended, a place where the stillness of the desert and the steady, ancient motion of the river create a singular, quiet equilibrium.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Blue Water Marina Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 153° SE
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 238° SW
To All the Fallen Soliders Buried Here Wall of Honor (Monument) — 2.4 mi, 190° S
State Trust Land (State Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 092° E
Whipple Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 4.3 mi, 323° NW · 80k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 4.7 mi, 276° W
Whipple Mountains Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.0 mi, 358° N
Cactus Plain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.1 mi, 120° SE · 59k acres
Gibraltar Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 7.7 mi, 096° E · 19k acres
Chuckwalla To Chemehuevi Tortoise Linkage Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.6 mi, 273° W
Parker Rattlesnake (Historic Ruins) — 11.9 mi, 107° E
Bill Williams River National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 12.7 mi, 045° NE · 9,890 acres
Poston Memorial Monument (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 210° SW
Pilot Rock (Viewpoint) — 16.4 mi, 356° N
Balance Rock (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 356° N
Robert McCulloch Sr. & C.V. Wood Jr. Monument (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 348° N
Hawaiyo Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 22.1 mi, 328° NW
Bouse Museum (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 137° SE
Havasu National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.3 mi, 347° N · 74k acres
Mojave Trails National Monument (National Monument) — 31.1 mi, 322° NW · 1.8M acres
Rice Shoe Fence (Attraction) — 33.6 mi, 259° W
T Rocks (Attraction) — 35.5 mi, 177° S
Palo Verde Historical Museum (Museum) — 43.1 mi, 206° SW
Port Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 43.2 mi, 206° SW
Historic Route 66 California Gateway (Attraction) — 44.1 mi, 337° NW
Needles Regional Museum (Museum) — 49.8 mi, 338° N
Cool Springs Stations Museum (Museum) — 59.0 mi, 358° N
Oatman Outlaws (Theatre) — 59.2 mi, 354° N
Poki, World's Largest Desert Tortoise (Public Artwork) — 68.7 mi, 346° N
Pavilion Theater (Theatre) — 70.1 mi, 346° N

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