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Del Dios California Map

Explore Del Dios, 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 Del Dios, California

How to Use This Del Dios, California Map

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

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	Del Dios
State	California (CA)
County	San Diego County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	33.07282
Longitude	-117.1192
Population	396
Density	372.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92029
Area Code	714
County Seat	San Diego
School District	Escondido Union Elementary School District

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About Del Dios, California

Del Dios is a locality in San Diego County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 396. The population density is 372.9 people per km². Del Dios is located at 33.0728°N, 117.1192°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92029.

Del Dios occupies a quiet, rugged expanse where the earth rises into parched, sun-bleached slopes and deep, shadowed ravines. It lies 3.7 miles south-southwest of Escondido, CA (from Escondido, CA: bearing 211°T), and is situated 5.6 miles south-southeast of San Marcos. The San Dieguito River carves a deliberate path through this terrain, sustaining the verdant patches of riparian growth that contrast sharply against the surrounding scrub. Lake Hodges dominates the low basin, its surface often mirroring the intense, unblinking clarity of the afternoon sky. To the distant horizon, the jagged silhouette of the Santa Monica Ridge defines the limits of the landscape, while the immediate proximity of Hodges Reservoir provides a sanctuary for wildlife amidst the dry, chaparral-covered hills.

History in Del Dios remains tethered to the presence of the water, a resource that dictated the rhythms of early settlement and continues to shape the character of the land today. Once a quiet enclave for those seeking distance from the busier corridors, Del Dios maintains an atmosphere of deliberate seclusion, where the economy is marked more by the maintenance of the reservoir and the quiet stewardship of the land than by industry. Residents navigate the winding, narrow roads that track the contour of the slopes, often passing through the nearby San Elijo Canyon or toward the Green Valley Truck Trail to find deeper solitude. Life here moves with the sun, shifting from the cool, sharp clarity of early morning to the heavy, golden stillness that settles over the valley as the heat of the day begins to fade.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hodges Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 088° E
Del Dios Highlands Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 280° W
Elfin Forest Recreational Reserve (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 270° W
Lake Hodges Overlook (Viewpoint) — 0.5 mi, 278° W
Lake Hodges Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 082° E
San Dieguito River Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 106° E
Bernardo Mountain Open Space (Private Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 108° E
Felicita Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 075° E
Soroptomist Grove (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 121° SE
San Pasqual Valley Agricultural and Open Space Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 112° E
Rancho La Costa Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 317° NW
The Kit Carson Park Snake (Attraction) — 3.4 mi, 080° E
Grande Step Totem (Public Artwork) — 3.9 mi, 030° NE
Patio Playhouse Community & Youtheatre (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 034° NE
Center for the Performing Arts, Escondido (Arts Centre) — 4.9 mi, 018° N
Denk Mountain (Attraction) — 5.6 mi, 280° W
Dick Disney Field (Stadium) — 5.7 mi, 049° NE
Rancho La Costa Habitat Conservation Area (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 283° W
Cinepolis (Cinema) — 6.7 mi, 276° W
Gorilla (Attraction) — 7.1 mi, 076° E
Diegueno Rocks (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 261° W
Battlefield Historical Monument (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 083° E
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.5 mi, 193° S · 25k acres
Poway Heritage Museum (Museum) — 8.6 mi, 146° SE
The Artist Lab (Arts Centre) — 8.7 mi, 208° SW
Poway Performing Arts Theatre (Theatre) — 9.1 mi, 151° SE
Cardiff State Beach (Nature Reserve) — 10.2 mi, 245° SW
La Paloma (Cinema) — 10.3 mi, 260° W
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 10.5 mi, 256° W · 8,946 acres
Cleveland National Forest (National Forest) — 13.1 mi, 087° E · 426k acres

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