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Caliente California Map

Explore Caliente, 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 Caliente, California

How to Use This Caliente, California Map

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

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

Latitude	35.291071
Longitude	-118.627869
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93518
Area Code	760
County Seat	Bakersfield

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About Caliente, California

Caliente is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Caliente is located at 35.2911°N, 118.6279°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93518.

Caliente occupies a rugged expanse where the earth buckles into the steep, sun-bleached inclines of Telephone Canyon. It lies 12.7 miles east-northeast of Arvin, CA (from Arvin, CA: bearing 63°T), and is situated 9.1 miles north of Bear Valley Springs. Caliente Creek carves a seasonal path through this terrain, its bed often running dry under the relentless heat until winter rains incite a sudden, fleeting vitality. The landscape is defined by the stark contrast between the scorched, pale grasses of the open plains and the shadow-drenched creases of the land. Within the boundaries of the Frank And Joan Randall Preserve, the flora clings to a parched existence, reflecting a resilience born from long seasons of drought. The air here holds a stillness that magnifies the sound of dry brush rustling in the wind, a quiet intensity that feels as ancient as the fault lines shifting deep beneath the surface.

History in Caliente remains tethered to the relentless movement of the transcontinental rail line, which brought industry and a singular, iron-willed economy to these isolated slopes. The tracks follow the grade with a geometric precision that defies the chaotic rise and fall of the surrounding ridges, serving as a reminder of the engineering labor required to conquer such inhospitable geology. While the Sierra Nevada remains a jagged, snowy silhouette far to the east, the immediate life of the place revolves around the slow, deliberate pace of agricultural work and the maintenance of the vital transit corridor. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, amber depth, washing over the hills until the color drains into a bruised, metallic gray, leaving the structures of the locality to stand as solitary anchors against the vast, darkening horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Frank And Joan Randall Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 162° S
Martyr's Rock (Monument) — 5.6 mi, 138° SE
César E. Chávez National Monument (National Monument) — 5.9 mi, 140° SE · 2 acres
The Cross on the Loop (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 140° SE
Tehachapi Loop (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 141° SE
Bakersfield Cactus Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 9.1 mi, 270° W
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 9.6 mi, 011° N · 1.1M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 13.1 mi, 033° NE
Tehachapi Depot Museum (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 137° SE
BeeKay Theatre (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 137° SE
Historic Water Tower (Attraction) — 15.0 mi, 137° SE
Hitching Post (Cinema) — 15.0 mi, 137° SE
Errea House Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 138° SE
Tehachapi Heritage League Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 138° SE
Coy Burnett Stadium (Stadium) — 15.5 mi, 136° SE
California Living Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 304° NW
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 19.1 mi, 076° E · 1,886 acres
Piute Cypress Instant Study Area Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 19.3 mi, 028° NE · 5,111 acres
Eastern Kern County Onyx Ranch State Vehicular Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.0 mi, 073° E
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 20.9 mi, 293° NW
Kern Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 285° W
Bakersfield Civic Auditorium (Theatre) — 22.4 mi, 285° W
Father Francisco Garces (Public Artwork) — 23.0 mi, 287° W
Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 288° W
Valley Plaza Stadium (Cinema) — 23.3 mi, 278° W
Bright Star Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 23.8 mi, 059° NE · 8,761 acres
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 26.0 mi, 018° N
Kiavah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 28.7 mi, 048° NE · 43k acres
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 32.2 mi, 209° SW · 1.8M acres
Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 33.8 mi, 002° N · 353k acres

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