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Highlands California Map

Explore 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 Highlands, California

How to Use This Highlands, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for 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 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	Highlands
State	California (CA)
County	San Mateo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	37.519938
Longitude	-122.34386
Population	2,359
Density	698.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	94402
Area Code	510
County Seat	Redwood City
School District	San Mateo Union High School District

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About Highlands, California

Highlands is a locality in San Mateo County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,359. The population density is 698.5 people per km². Highlands is located at 37.5199°N, 122.3439°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 94402.

Highlands anchors itself upon the undulating terrain where the persistent murmur of Polhemus Creek carves a path through the earth, marking the land with a singular, rhythmic vitality. It lies 3.1 miles south-southwest of San Mateo, CA (from San Mateo, CA: bearing 199°T), and is situated 6.4 miles west-northwest of Redwood City. The atmosphere here is defined by a heavy, salt-tinged Pacific Ocean breeze that travels inland to soften the golden, tinder-dry grasses of the hillsides, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Coast Ranges provides a stoic backdrop to the horizon. Only a mile away, the quiet surface of Upper Crystal Springs Reservoir reflects the shifting hues of the sky, creating a liquid mirror that punctuates the landscape. As the afternoon light fades, the air cools rapidly, drawing a thin, ethereal fog over the slopes that blurs the sharp edges of the terrain and muffles the quiet pulse of the neighborhood.

Highlands serves as a domestic enclave where the daily commerce of life is centered around the Highlands Recreation Center, a hub that sustains the social character of the residents. The economy here remains tethered to the broader regional patterns of the California peninsula, yet it maintains a distinct domesticity, far removed from the clamor of industrial centers. History persists in the subtle contours of the environment, where the proximity to Adobe Gulch speaks to a landscape shaped by long-term geological patience. While the Blue Oak Trail invites those seeking a more rigorous engagement with the wilderness four miles out, the local life remains focused on the immediate, steady rhythms of a place that balances the quietude of its inland position with the vast, oceanic influence pressing in from the west.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Highlands Recreation Center (Local Recreation) — 0.1 mi, 276° W
SFPUC Peninsula Watershed (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 204° SW
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 0.2 mi, 207° SW
Timberland Open Space (Local Recreation) — 0.5 mi, 083° E
Sugarloaf/Laurelwood (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 087° E
Ralston Ranch Park (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 120° SE
Len Turner Memorial Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 1.3 mi, 117° SE
Wing Lam gravesite (Attraction) — 2.0 mi, 234° SW
The Juggler (Public Artwork) — 2.7 mi, 058° NE
Carolands (Historic Castle / Fort) — 2.9 mi, 328° NW
Anza Expedition Historical Marker (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 016° N
Wiegand Gallery (Gallery) — 3.1 mi, 092° E
In memory of the 442nd Japanese American Combat Team (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 023° NE
Morse's Corners (Monument) — 3.4 mi, 019° N
San Mateo performing arts center (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 010° N
Burleigh H. Murray Ranch (State Park) — 4.1 mi, 186° S
Burlingame Hillsborough History Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 359° N
Lemos Farm (Attraction) — 4.4 mi, 232° SW
Laurel Street Arts (Arts Centre) — 4.8 mi, 103° E
Kite Surfing Windsock (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 041° NE
CuriOdyssey (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 015° N
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.3 mi, 092° E · 81k acres
Bair Island Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 087° E
Bowditch Middle School Auditorium (Stadium) — 5.9 mi, 063° NE
Coastal Arts League (Gallery) — 6.0 mi, 231° SW
Light and Art (Gallery) — 6.0 mi, 231° SW
Half Moon Bay Jail (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 230° SW
Half Moon Bay State Beach (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 245° SW
Monterey Bay National Marine Sanctuary (Marine Protected Area) — 6.6 mi, 241° SW
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 8.0 mi, 223° SW · 8,946 acres

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