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Hinkley California Map

Explore Hinkley, 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 Hinkley, California

How to Use This Hinkley, California Map

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

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

Latitude	34.934702
Longitude	-117.199212
Population	1,800
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92347
Area Code	909
County Seat	San Bernardino

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About Hinkley, California

Hinkley is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Hinkley is located at 34.9347°N, 117.1992°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92347.

Hinkley endures as a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the desert floor stretches toward a horizon that feels infinite and indifferent to human scale. It lies 10.3 miles west-northwest of Barstow, CA (from Barstow, CA: bearing 284°T), and is situated 6.7 miles northwest of Lenwood. The terrain of the Hinkley Valley is defined by a sparse, resilient scrub that catches the harsh, unfiltered light of midday, casting long, sharp shadows across the alkaline dust. Four miles away, the Mojave River winds through the basin, its presence marked more by the subtle shift in vegetation than by any rushing current, as the water often hides beneath the dry, shifting sand. To the north, the Superior-Cronese Area of Critical Environmental Concern preserves a fragile, arid silence, offering a stark contrast to the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada that occasionally emerges on the clearest days.

Agriculture once served as the primary pulse of Hinkley, with alfalfa fields drawing upon the deep, hidden aquifers that shaped the local rhythm for generations. The legacy of these fields remains etched in the landscape, a reminder of the quiet struggle to coax life from a parched basin. Life in Hinkley moves with a deliberate, slow-motion gravity, influenced by the expansive sky and the persistent heat that radiates from the earth long after the sun has dipped low. While the North Lake lies fifteen miles away, it feels like a dream of coolness in a region defined by its dry, golden austerity. Today, the place carries the weight of its complex history, yet the wind continues to sweep across the open plains, indifferent to the structures and stories left in its wake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Superior-Cronese Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 1.7 mi, 238° SW
Desert Lighthouse (Public Artwork) — 1.7 mi, 334° NW
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 162° S
Fremont-Kramer Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.9 mi, 241° SW
Uncanny Expeditions (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 212° SW
West Mojave Desert Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 020° N
Black Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 9.2 mi, 009° N · 21k acres
Rosita (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 105° E
Route 66 "Mother Road" Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 102° E
Western America Railroad Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 102° E
Desert Discovery Center (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 107° E
Barstow Station Cinema 6 (Cinema) — 11.4 mi, 104° E
Screen 2 (Cinema) — 12.3 mi, 096° E
Daggett Museum (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 105° E
Elmer’s Bottle Tree Ranch (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 205° SW
Calico (Attraction) — 19.1 mi, 086° E
Husky Monument (Monument) — 20.5 mi, 341° N
Grass Valley Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 21.7 mi, 344° N · 33k acres
New Jack City (Rock Climbing) (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 146° SE
Manuel P. Rodriguez Memorial (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 198° S
Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 24.7 mi, 142° SE
Forks of the Road (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 104° E
Twenty Mule Team Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 280° W
Mine (Historic Ruins) — 31.8 mi, 137° SE
San Bernardino National Forest (National Forest) — 39.6 mi, 172° S · 683k acres
Mojave Trails National Monument (National Monument) — 42.4 mi, 090° E · 1.8M acres
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 44.4 mi, 218° SW · 454k acres
Angeles National Forest (National Forest) — 44.4 mi, 218° SW · 662k acres
Death Valley National Park (National Park) — 50.2 mi, 018° N · 3.4M acres

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