Explore Fawnskin, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fawnskin, 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 Fawnskin.
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 | Fawnskin |
| State | California (CA) |
| County | San Bernardino County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) |
| Latitude | 34.268062 |
| Longitude | -116.942534 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 12.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 92333 |
| Area Code | 909 |
| County Seat | San Bernardino |
Fawnskin occupies a quiet, rugged expanse where the transition from arid basin to high-altitude timber defines the horizon. It lies 5.6 miles west of Big Bear City, CA (from Big Bear City, CA: bearing 275°T), and is situated 2.4 miles northwest of Big Bear Lake. Grout Creek carves a path through the landscape, its seasonal flow shaping the earth before the terrain rises sharply toward the San Bernardino Mountains. The light here carries a distinct, thin clarity, often casting long, sharp shadows across the dusty floor of Poligue Canyon as the sun drops behind the ridges. In the higher elevations, the scent of pine needles and dry earth permeates the air, marking the boundary of the National Childreaus Forest. Dana Point Park provides a localized anchor for this terrain, offering a stark, quiet openness that contrasts with the dense, encroaching woodland.
Fawnskin maintains a rhythm dictated by the changing seasons and the slow, deliberate pace of mountain life. Historically defined by its proximity to the natural resources of the surrounding slopes, Fawnskin has evolved into a place where the local economy pivots on seasonal visitors and those seeking a reprieve from the low-lying plains. Residents often look toward the distant Silverwood Lake as a point of reference for the broader region, yet the daily life remains tethered to the local trails, including the Seven Oaks Trail, which invites traversal through the steep, unforgiving brush. There is a persistent, quiet endurance in the way Fawnskin persists, a place where the architecture of the dwellings seems to bow to the weight of the winter snows and the intensity of the summer heat.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Fawnskin, California. Coordinates: 34.268062, -116.942534. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Fawnskin includes the ZIP code (92333), telephone area code (909), county seat of San Bernardino County (San Bernardino), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |