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Guatay California Map

Explore Guatay, 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 Guatay, California

How to Use This Guatay, California Map

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

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

Latitude	32.84894
Longitude	-116.55724
Population	280
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	91931
Area Code	949
County Seat	San Diego

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About Guatay, California

Guatay is a locality in San Diego County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Guatay is located at 32.8489°N, 116.5572°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 91931.

Guatay rests within the quiet, high-altitude embrace of Farley Flat, where the air thins and sharpens against the granite outcrops. It lies 12.2 miles east of Alpine, CA (from Alpine, CA: bearing 85°T), and is situated 17.1 miles southeast of San Diego Country Estates. The landscape is defined by the rugged silhouette of Guatay Mountain rising a single mile to the west, casting long, bruised shadows over the chaparral as the afternoon heat relents. Nearby, Samagatuma Creek traces a seasonal path through the brush, its bed often dry and pebbled, awaiting the rare, heavy rains that transform the dust into a brief, verdant surge. The surrounding acreage falls under the stewardship of Cleveland National Forest, creating a vast, unmanicured perimeter where the scent of dry pine and sun-baked earth lingers long after the sun dips below the horizon.

Guatay began as a modest stopping point for travelers seeking passage through the rugged interior, and its economy remains tethered to the slow, deliberate pulse of those passing through the backcountry. Life here is measured by the changing intensity of the light across the scrub oak and the seasonal cycle of the brush, far removed from the dense, frantic currents of the coast. Residents often seek the solitude of the Descanso Creek East Trail, a three-mile journey into the wilder reaches of the terrain, or look toward the distant shimmer of Morena Reservoir when the summer heat demands respite. Guatay endures as a place where the silence of the high chaparral dictates the rhythm of the day, favoring the patience of those who prefer the company of hawks and the stillness of the inland hills.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cleveland National Forest (National Forest) — 0.2 mi, 180° S · 426k acres
Guatay Mtn Purchase Unit (National Forest) — 1.1 mi, 286° W · 502 acres
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park (State Park) — 1.8 mi, 359° N
Pine Creek Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 1.9 mi, 182° S · 13k acres
Pine Valley Park (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 138° SE
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 4.3 mi, 250° W
Airplane Monument (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 340° N
Champagne Pass Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 040° NE
Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters (Museum) — 5.5 mi, 358° N
King Creek Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 5.9 mi, 327° NW
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (State Park) — 6.1 mi, 014° N
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 6.8 mi, 040° NE · 1,886 acres
Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 7.3 mi, 060° NE · 34k acres
Aztec Woods (Nature Reserve) — 7.5 mi, 091° E
Sawtooth Mountains A Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.9 mi, 043° NE · 3,966 acres
Moteros (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 347° N
Magic Water Horse (Public Artwork) — 8.7 mi, 231° SW
Kumeyaay Grinding Rocks Site (Historic Ruins) — 11.4 mi, 260° W
Three Sisters Waterfalls (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 319° NW
Cedar Creek Falls (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 314° NW
Yaquitepec (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 043° NE
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum (Museum) — 16.8 mi, 162° S
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 17.4 mi, 248° W · 25k acres
San Felipe-Butterfield Stage Station Historical Marker (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 013° N
Jake Porter Memorial (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 255° W
Marshal Scottys Playland (Theme Park) — 18.9 mi, 269° W
Museo de Architectura (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 192° S
Monumento al policia (Monument) — 19.4 mi, 191° S
Icbc (Museum) — 19.5 mi, 192° S
Guy R. Woodward Museum (Museum) — 22.3 mi, 307° NW

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