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Kelso California Map

Explore Kelso, 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 Kelso, California

How to Use This Kelso, California Map

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

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

Latitude	35.012488
Longitude	-115.653607
Population	18
Density	0.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92309
Area Code	909
County Seat	San Bernardino

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About Kelso, California

Kelso is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 18. The population density is 0.5 people per km². Kelso is located at 35.0125°N, 115.6536°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92309.

Kelso exists as a silent outpost of iron and dust, anchored firmly within the expansive reaches of the Mojave National Preserve. It lies 64.7 miles north-northeast of Twentynine Palms, CA (from Twentynine Palms, CA: bearing 20°T), and is situated 46.3 miles east of Midway. The landscape is defined by the stark, unrelenting geometry of the desert, where the Kelso Mountains rise seven miles to the north, their silhouettes jagged against a sky that seems to stretch infinitely in every direction. Nearby, the dry, sandy bed of Kelso Wash marks the earth with a pale, meandering scar, a testament to the infrequent but powerful flash floods that occasionally carve through the basin. In this arid expanse, the light at dusk is a bruised violet, casting long, melancholic shadows that stretch across the scrub and brush, giving the terrain a texture as rough and weathered as ancient parchment.

Kelso emerged from the necessity of the transcontinental railroad, its history irrevocably tied to the steam engines that once required water and fuel to traverse this unforgiving inland passage. The iconic depot, a Spanish-style structure of stucco and red tile, remains the primary artifact of an economy that has long since shifted from active commerce to the preservation of memory. While the silence of the desert now dominates, the presence of the Mojave National Preserve ensures that the surrounding vastness—stretching toward the distant, rugged contours of Globe Canyon—remains protected from encroachment. Even the nearest waters, such as Black Tank nineteen miles away, offer little respite to the traveler, serving only to highlight the profound, sun-bleached isolation that characterizes the daily existence of Kelso.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mojave National Preserve (National Conservation Area) — 0.0 mi, 156° SE · 1.5M acres
Mojave Desert Land Trust (Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 049° NE
Mojave Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 0.5 mi, 270° W · 784k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 2.8 mi, 296° NW
Providence Mountains State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 114° SE
Kelso Peak & Old Dad Mountains Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 341° N
Trail To Dunes (Viewpoint) — 7.7 mi, 178° S
Jack and Ida Mitchell memorial (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 121° SE
Mitchell Cavern and Winding Stair Cave (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 121° SE
James Winkler (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 075° E
Kelso Dunes Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.4 mi, 255° W · 154k acres
Chemehuevi Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 19.9 mi, 153° SE
Mojave Trails National Monument (National Monument) — 19.9 mi, 173° S · 1.8M acres
Bristol Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 19.9 mi, 173° S
Mojave Megaphone (Public Artwork) — 30.7 mi, 269° W
Castle Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 31.1 mi, 063° NE · 21k acres
Foo Lions (Attraction) — 31.3 mi, 181° S
Guardian Lion - West (Attraction) — 31.5 mi, 182° S
Amboy Crater National Natural Landmark (Attraction) — 32.5 mi, 193° S
Piute Corral (Historic Ruins) — 36.8 mi, 080° E
Buried Boxcars (Historic Ruins) — 37.6 mi, 273° W
Petroglyphs (Attraction) — 38.0 mi, 080° E
Carolee Theatre (Cinema) — 44.3 mi, 020° N
Camp Cady Wildlife Area (Nature Reserve) — 54.4 mi, 265° W
Death Valley National Park (National Park) — 56.0 mi, 320° NW · 3.4M acres
Needles Regional Museum (Museum) — 60.5 mi, 101° E
Pavilion Theater (Theatre) — 61.7 mi, 080° E
Laughlin Stadium 9 Cinemas (Cinema) — 61.8 mi, 080° E
Don Laughlin's Classic Car Collection - First Floor Showroom (Museum) — 62.1 mi, 080° E
Don Laughlin's Classic Auto Exhibition Hall (Museum) — 62.1 mi, 080° E

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