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Keene California Map

Explore Keene, 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 Keene, California

How to Use This Keene, California Map

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

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	Keene
State	California (CA)
County	Kern County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	35.23178
Longitude	-118.613067
Population	469
Density	19.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93531
Area Code	760
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	Tehachapi Unified School District

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About Keene, California

Keene is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 469. The population density is 19.2 people per km². Keene is located at 35.2318°N, 118.6131°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93531.

Keene reveals itself through the steady, seasonal pulse of the Tehachapi Creek, which carves a modest path through an landscape of sun-bleached grasses and sparse, hardy oaks. It lies 9.0 miles northwest of Tehachapi, CA (from Tehachapi, CA: bearing 315°T), and is situated 6.9 miles northwest of Golden Hills. The land here rises in dry, undulating waves, characterized by a profound stillness that settles over the earth when the heat of the afternoon begins to wane and the light turns to a pale, honeyed amber. To the west, the distant Sierra Nevada occasionally catches the morning sun, appearing as a faint, jagged etching against the sky, while the nearby expanse of Lion Flat provides a subtle, open contrast to the tighter, shaded corridors where water once flowed more freely. The air in Keene carries the scent of dust and dry brush, a sharp, elemental reminder of the arid silence that defines this inland geography.

César E. Chávez National Monument stands as the defining anchor of Keene, marking a profound intersection of labor history and the quiet, persistent struggle for dignity that continues to resonate in the surrounding fields. The local economy and cultural character remain deeply tied to the rhythms of agriculture, where the legacy of organized labor informs the identity of the people who work the soil. Beyond the monument, the proximity to Tom Sawyer Lake offers a rare, calm focal point for the region, reflecting the vast, cloudless sky that stretches over the plains. Life in Keene moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, sustained by the memory of those who fought to improve the conditions of the land and the people who, even today, manage the harvest beneath the wide, impartial sun.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Frank And Joan Randall Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 101° E
Martyr's Rock (Monument) — 2.9 mi, 092° E
César E. Chávez National Monument (National Monument) — 3.0 mi, 098° E · 2 acres
Tehachapi Loop (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 117° SE
The Cross on the Loop (Monument) — 4.8 mi, 115° SE
Bear Valley Park (Local Park) — 4.8 mi, 208° SW
Bakersfield Cactus Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 292° W
Tehachapi Depot Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 126° SE
BeeKay Theatre (Theatre) — 11.6 mi, 126° SE
Hitching Post (Cinema) — 11.7 mi, 127° SE
Historic Water Tower (Attraction) — 11.7 mi, 126° SE
Errea House Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 127° SE
Tehachapi Heritage League Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 127° SE
Coy Burnett Stadium (Stadium) — 12.2 mi, 125° SE
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 13.6 mi, 004° N · 1.1M acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 18.7 mi, 146° SE · 1,886 acres
California Living Museum (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 312° NW
Eastern Kern County Onyx Ranch State Vehicular Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 20.9 mi, 061° NE
Piute Cypress Instant Study Area Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 22.6 mi, 022° N · 5,111 acres
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 23.5 mi, 301° NW
Kern Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 24.3 mi, 294° NW
Bakersfield Civic Auditorium (Theatre) — 24.6 mi, 293° NW
Valley Plaza Stadium (Cinema) — 24.9 mi, 287° W
Father Francisco Garces (Public Artwork) — 25.3 mi, 295° NW
Bright Star Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 25.4 mi, 050° NE · 8,761 acres
Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 25.4 mi, 296° NW
Airplane graveyard viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 28.6 mi, 112° E
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 29.2 mi, 215° SW · 1.8M acres
Kiavah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 31.0 mi, 042° NE · 43k acres
Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 37.9 mi, 001° N · 353k acres

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