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Desert View Highlands California Map

Explore Desert View Highlands, 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 View Highlands, California

How to Use This Desert View Highlands, California Map

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

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 View Highlands
State	California (CA)
County	Los Angeles County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	34.590822
Longitude	-118.152574
Population	2,676
Density	2342.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93551
Area Code	760
County Seat	Los Angeles
School District	Antelope Valley Union Joint High School District

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About Desert View Highlands, California

Desert View Highlands is a locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,676. The population density is 2342.9 people per km². Desert View Highlands is located at 34.5908°N, 118.1526°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93551.

Desert View Highlands occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the high desert floor meets the upward reach of the earth. It lies 2.2 miles west-northwest of Palmdale, CA (from Palmdale, CA: bearing 291°T), and is situated 7.5 miles south of Lancaster. Amargosa Creek carves a shallow, often dry path through the terrain, serving as a silent witness to the seasonal shifts in the arid landscape. To the south, the San Gabriel Mountains rise in a jagged, hazy silhouette, their peaks casting long, violet shadows that stretch across the plains as the sun retreats. The air here holds a crisp, thin quality, frequently carrying the scent of parched brush and heated stone, while the horizon remains wide and unobstructed, save for the occasional silhouette of scrub oak or the distant, shimmering blue of Lake Palmdale.

Desert View Highlands emerged from a vision of residential expansion, drawing those who sought the quiet solitude of the high desert over the density of the urban centers to the south. Life here follows the rhythm of the wind and the slow, deliberate pace of a landscape that demands patience from its inhabitants. Nearby, Highland High School Park offers a patch of maintained green against the tawny, sun-baked earth, providing a focal point for local gatherings and the passage of students. While the proximity to the Angeles National Forest invites a rugged exploration of the wilder, wooded slopes, the economy remains tied to the steady, pragmatic pulse of the region, where the influence of nearby agricultural zones and the expansive, quiet basins like Leona Valley shape the daily character of the people who reside here.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Highland High School Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 271° W
Marie Kerr Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 302° NW
Dr. Robert C. St. Clair Parkway (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 097° E
Cold Creek Valley Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 167° S
Lamont Odett Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 3.8 mi, 154° SE
Tejon Equestrian Park (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 138° SE
Astral Challenger (Public Artwork) — 5.3 mi, 025° NE
Aerospace Walk of Honor (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 005° N
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 7.5 mi, 175° S
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 7.6 mi, 147° SE · 454k acres
Angeles National Forest (National Forest) — 7.6 mi, 147° SE · 662k acres
Acton Community Presbyterian Church (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 197° S
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 9.4 mi, 250° W · 1,886 acres
Magic Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.1 mi, 212° SW · 12k acres
Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.8 mi, 137° SE · 27k acres
Pearblossom Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 15.6 mi, 112° E
Lang Southern Pacific Station (Monument) — 17.0 mi, 229° SW
Tuf Quarry Mill (Historic Ruins) — 17.7 mi, 308° NW
Antelope Valley State Indian Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 077° E
Fallen Tower (Historic Ruins) — 19.2 mi, 238° SW
Sandrocks (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 125° SE
Devil's Punchbowl (Attraction) — 21.0 mi, 126° SE
Edwards Canyon Country Stadium 10 (Cinema) — 21.5 mi, 236° SW
Abandoned Oil Rigs (Attraction) — 22.2 mi, 227° SW
Little Ass Farm (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 25.2 mi, 206° SW
Laemmle (Newhall location) (Cinema) — 25.9 mi, 236° SW
Heritage Junction Historic Park (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 235° SW
CVHS MacDonald Auditorium (Theatre) — 25.9 mi, 192° S
Carl Boyer Room (Gallery) — 26.0 mi, 242° SW
San Bernardino National Forest (National Forest) — 31.8 mi, 117° SE · 683k acres

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