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Gaviota California Map

Explore Gaviota, 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 Gaviota, California

How to Use This Gaviota, California Map

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

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	Gaviota
State	California (CA)
County	Santa Barbara County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	34.471656
Longitude	-120.214872
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93117
Area Code	805
County Seat	Santa Barbara

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About Gaviota, California

Gaviota is a locality in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Gaviota is located at 34.4717°N, 120.2149°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93117.

Gaviota defines the threshold where the relentless churn of the Pacific Ocean meets the stubborn, sun-bleached earth of the shoreline. It lies 18.0 miles southeast of Lompoc, CA (from Lompoc, CA: bearing 130°T), and is situated 9.6 miles south-southwest of Solvang. The topography here is dictated by the dramatic contours of Cañada Del Barro, a landscape where the golden grasses of summer burn into a tawny, brittle landscape that sighs under the weight of the salt-heavy air. Within the boundaries of Gaviota State Park, the terrain shifts from rugged, weather-beaten bluffs to the quiet, shaded depths of canyons where the air grows cool and the scent of damp earth lingers. Five miles inland, the water of Nojoqui Falls descends in a shimmering ribbon, while the more distant, moisture-laden heights of the Coast Ranges draw a jagged, violet line against the horizon, anchoring the sky above the coast.

History in Gaviota remains inscribed in the quiet persistence of the land, shaped by a legacy of ranching and the slow, rhythmic pulse of agricultural life that resists the frantic pace of the modern world. While Hot Springs Creek carves its narrow passage through the terrain, the local economy continues to honor a heritage of stewardship, moving far from the bustle of urban centers to maintain a stillness that feels profound. The daily existence here is measured by the shifting fog that rolls off the water and the way the light catches the oak savanna as the afternoon wanes. Though Lake Cachuma sits miles away, its influence is felt in the arid, thirsty character of the surroundings, reminding those who pass through that life in Gaviota is a delicate, hard-won negotiation with the elements.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Gaviota State Park (State Park) — 0.0 mi, 000° N
Kashtayit State Marine Conservation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 0.1 mi, 182° S
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 0.5 mi, 100° E · 8,946 acres
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 1.6 mi, 001° N · 1.8M acres
Arroyo Hondo Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 069° E
Baron Ranch (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 087° E
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 4.3 mi, 088° E
Nojoqui Falls County Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 029° NE
Refugio State Beach (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 100° E
Jack And Laura Dangermond Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.4 mi, 285° W
Solvang Vintage Motorcycle Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 027° NE
Giant Troll Lulu Hyggelig (Public Artwork) — 9.5 mi, 025° NE
Mission Santa Inés (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 028° NE
Grotto of Saint Joseph (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 028° NE
Camino Real Bell (Monument) — 9.6 mi, 028° NE
Hans Christian Andersen Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 027° NE
The Little Mermaid Fountain (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 027° NE
Point Conception State Marine Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 11.6 mi, 264° W
Ballard School (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 026° NE
Santa Barbara County Building;Lompoc Museum;Lompoc Museum Associates Research Library (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 310° NW
Lompoc Civic Auditorium (Theatre) — 18.2 mi, 309° NW
Coronado Butterfly Preserve (Attraction) — 18.8 mi, 100° E
Michael Jackson's Neverlandland Ranch Gatehouse (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 022° N
Camino Real Cinemas (Cinema) — 19.7 mi, 098° E
Ranchyard and History Education Center (Museum) — 20.8 mi, 095° E
The Animals of the Stow House Ranch Yard (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 20.8 mi, 095° E
Hatlen Theater (Theatre) — 21.2 mi, 101° E
Glass Box Gallery (Gallery) — 21.2 mi, 101° E
San Rafael Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.3 mi, 029° NE · 191k acres
Channel Islands National Park (National Park) — 31.1 mi, 172° S · 315k acres

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