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Desert Edge California Map

Explore Desert Edge, 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 Desert Edge, California

How to Use This Desert Edge, California Map

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

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	Desert Edge
State	California (CA)
County	Riverside County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	33.924167
Longitude	-116.441389
Population	4,180
Density	711.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92241
Area Code	714
County Seat	Riverside
School District	Palm Springs Unified School District

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About Desert Edge, California

Desert Edge is a locality in Riverside County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,180. The population density is 711.6 people per km². Desert Edge is located at 33.9242°N, 116.4414°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92241.

Desert Edge occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the arid basin floor meets the rugged, upward tilt of the earth. It lies 4.3 miles southeast of Desert Hot Springs, CA (from Desert Hot Springs, CA: bearing 126°T), and is situated 8.8 miles northeast of Palm Springs. To the north, the faint, jagged silhouette of the San Bernardino Mountains marks the edge of the world, while the immediate surroundings consist of creosote-dusted flats and shifting sands. Just two miles away, the Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard Area of Critical Environmental Concern preserves a fragile, shifting ecosystem, and the nearby Long Canyon offers a natural drainage path that channels the rare, sudden weight of desert thunderstorms. The air here carries a dry, mineral sharpness at dusk, turning the sky into a bruised palette of violet and burnt orange that settles heavily over the quiet, low-slung architecture of the neighborhood.

Desert Edge operates on a rhythm dictated by the sun and the slow, deliberate pace of life in a climate that demands resilience. While the local economy remains modest, the proximity to the Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard Area of Critical Environmental Concern highlights a community defined by its tension between human expansion and the preservation of wild, inhospitable terrain. Residents often find their way toward the Willis Palms and West Mesa Trail, a nine-mile journey into the silence of the landscape, or look toward the distant, shimmering promise of Morongo Lakes, which sit eleven miles out as the only significant water in the immediate region. The Morongo Wash, carving its path four miles from the center, serves as a reminder of the power of seasonal water in a land that is otherwise defined by the absence of it, grounding Desert Edge in a reality where every drop is accounted for and every shadow is long.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 1.8 mi, 144° SE
Joshua Tree Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 2.5 mi, 028° NE · 592k acres
Joshua Tree National Park (National Park) — 2.5 mi, 028° NE · 784k acres
Sand To Snow National Monument (National Monument) — 2.6 mi, 000° N · 277k acres
Big Morongo Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.6 mi, 000° N
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 6.1 mi, 041° NE
Flak 37 88mm Gun (Attraction) — 7.3 mi, 210° SW
The Show (Theatre) — 7.7 mi, 166° S
Kenny Irwin Artist (Public Artwork) — 8.3 mi, 220° SW
Frank Sinatra House (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 219° SW
Shiprock (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 244° SW
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 221° SW
Drag & Fly Tours (Attraction) — 9.2 mi, 220° SW
Theater (Theatre) — 9.2 mi, 180° S
HOHMANN Palm Springs (Gallery) — 9.2 mi, 221° SW
Oasis Gallery (Gallery) — 9.3 mi, 220° SW
Stewart Galleries (Gallery) — 9.3 mi, 220° SW
Palm Springs Historical Society (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 220° SW
Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 9.4 mi, 148° SE · 7,243 acres
Park Imperial South House (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 206° SW
Santa Rosa And San Jacinto National Monument (National Monument) — 9.7 mi, 198° S · 280k acres
Mission Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.7 mi, 299° NW · 2,361 acres
Mary Pickford Theatre (Cinema) — 10.0 mi, 187° S
Indian Palms (Nature Reserve) — 10.0 mi, 126° SE
Cock wo wit (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 219° SW
Sacred Rock (Historic Ruins) — 10.3 mi, 219° SW
High View (Viewpoint) — 10.4 mi, 013° N
San Gorgonio Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 10.5 mi, 309° NW · 55k acres
San Bernardino National Forest (National Forest) — 10.9 mi, 246° SW · 683k acres
Tahquitz National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 10.9 mi, 246° SW · 27k acres

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