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Bodfish California Map

Explore Bodfish, 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 Bodfish, California

How to Use This Bodfish, California Map

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

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

Latitude	35.573416
Longitude	-118.486441
Population	2,008
Density	94.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93205
Area Code	661
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	Kern High School District

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About Bodfish, California

Bodfish is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,008. The population density is 94.4 people per km². Bodfish is located at 35.5734°N, 118.4864°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93205.

Bodfish occupies a rugged crease in the earth where the rush of Bodfish Creek marks the rhythm of the day against a backdrop of sun-bleached slopes and scrub. It lies 28.8 miles east-northeast of East Niles, CA (from East Niles, CA: bearing 59°T), and is situated 2.3 miles south-southwest of Lake Isabella. The landscape here is defined by the steep, arid inclines that rise toward the periphery of Sequoia National Forest, creating a stark, vertical theater of stone and dry brush. In the heat of the afternoon, the light flattens against the hillsides, turning the sparse vegetation into a pale, dusty canvas while the shadows stretch long and sharp from the mouth of Myers Canyon. Only four miles away, the expanse of Isabella Lake catches the descending sun, providing a cool, reflective contrast to the brittle, inland warmth that permeates the soil and settles into the quiet, unpaved corners of the terrain.

History clings to Bodfish with the persistence of the old mining camps that once dotted these hills, leaving behind a legacy of extraction and itinerant labor that echoes in the local character. Today, the economy leans into a slower, more deliberate cadence, supported by those who favor the seclusion of the high desert fringe over the frantic pace of the lowlands. The air carries the scent of pine and dry earth, a reminder of the proximity to the expansive timberlands of Sequoia National Forest that guard the horizon. Life in Bodfish remains tethered to the seasonal shifts of the creek and the distant, cooling presence of the lake, maintaining a sturdy, independent identity that prioritizes the stillness of the high country over the clamor of more crowded districts.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Piute Cypress Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.0 mi, 180° S
Piute Cypress Instant Study Area Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 0.5 mi, 098° E · 5,111 acres
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 1.1 mi, 173° S · 1.1M acres
Erskine Creek Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 1.8 mi, 092° E
Lake Isabella Park (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 007° N
Hot Springs Valley Wetlands (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 000° N
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 001° N
Coso Mines (Attraction) — 6.8 mi, 005° N
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 8.0 mi, 182° S
Bright Star Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 12.1 mi, 096° E · 8,761 acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 12.8 mi, 132° SE · 1,886 acres
Kern Valley Museum (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 015° N
Kiavah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.4 mi, 090° E · 43k acres
Kern, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 15.3 mi, 007° N · 25k acres
Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 15.4 mi, 339° N · 353k acres
Woody Rd (Attraction) — 22.0 mi, 294° NW
Martyr's Rock (Monument) — 24.1 mi, 190° S
California Living Museum (Museum) — 24.5 mi, 247° SW
The Cross on the Loop (Monument) — 25.8 mi, 186° S
Tehachapi Loop (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 186° S
Checkpoint (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 275° W
Walker's Pass (Monument) — 26.5 mi, 076° E
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 29.5 mi, 247° SW
Tehachapi Depot Museum (Museum) — 30.5 mi, 176° S
BeeKay Theatre (Theatre) — 30.6 mi, 176° S
Hitching Post (Cinema) — 30.7 mi, 176° S
Coy Burnett Stadium (Stadium) — 30.7 mi, 175° S
Errea House Museum (Museum) — 30.7 mi, 176° S
Tehachapi Heritage League Museum (Museum) — 30.8 mi, 176° S
Father Francisco Garces (Public Artwork) — 32.6 mi, 247° SW

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