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Landers California Map

Explore Landers, 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 Landers, California

How to Use This Landers, California Map

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

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

Latitude	34.266114
Longitude	-116.39307
Population	2,800
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92285
Area Code	714
County Seat	San Bernardino

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About Landers, California

Landers is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,800. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Landers is located at 34.2661°N, 116.3931°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92285.

Landers rests upon a vast, arid high desert floor where the earth is defined by the coarse, sun-bleached grit of the Mojave. It lies 10.7 miles north-northeast of Yucca Valley, CA (from Yucca Valley, CA: bearing 12°T), and is situated 10.2 miles north-northwest of Joshua Tree. The Pipes Wash carves a shallow, ephemeral artery through the sediment nearby, its path marked by drought-hardened scrub and the occasional twisted silhouette of a Joshua tree standing against an immense, pale sky. To the west, the jagged, hazy edges of the San Bernardino Mountains loom on the horizon like a bruised wall, their peaks often catching the last, violet light of day long after the basin has fallen into shadow. Beyond the immediate reach of the scrubland, the terrain remains open and exposed, a stark expanse where the wind carries the dry scent of creosote and the silence feels heavy, tactile, and ancient.

Landers retains a singular, quiet character shaped by its distance from the frantic pulse of urban centers, situated far from the moisture of the distant coast. While the nearby California State Lands Commission manages the surrounding tracts, the local economy has long been defined by a resilient, independent spirit that leans into the solitude of the Homestead Valley. The history here is etched into the quiet remnants of mid-century experimentation and the strange, magnetic pull of the high desert, attracting those who find beauty in the stark isolation. Even the distant, shimmering surface of Morongo Lakes offers little respite from the intense, radiant heat that dictates the rhythm of the day, leaving the residents of Landers to find their own measure of peace within the vast, sun-drenched emptiness.

Nearby Outdoor Places

California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 339° N
Pipes Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.0 mi, 180° S
Old Woman Springs Wildlife Linkage Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.7 mi, 256° W
Sand To Snow National Monument (National Monument) — 3.8 mi, 254° W · 277k acres
Giant Rock (Attraction) — 4.6 mi, 003° N
Mojave Desert Land Trust (Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 101° E
Rhythms of Life (Public Artwork) — 6.1 mi, 205° SW
Pioneertown Mountains Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 206° SW
Bighorn Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 6.8 mi, 276° W · 27k acres
Pioneertown Wild West Theater (Theatre) — 9.5 mi, 217° SW
Paradigm Cinemas (Cinema) — 10.4 mi, 193° S
Hi-Desert Artists (Arts Centre) — 10.7 mi, 198° S
Joshua Tree National Park (National Park) — 11.3 mi, 168° S · 784k acres
Joshua Tree Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 13.1 mi, 180° S · 592k acres
JT&S Railroad Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 157° SE
High View (Viewpoint) — 13.5 mi, 181° S
San Bernardino National Forest (National Forest) — 14.7 mi, 262° W · 683k acres
David Knopp (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 124° SE
Samuelson Rocks (Historic Ruins) — 17.4 mi, 150° SE
Outer Mongolia Climbing Area (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 137° SE
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 19.0 mi, 252° W · 1,886 acres
Middle Kingdom (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 139° SE
Keys Desert Queen Ranch (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 140° SE
29 Palms Art at 29 Palms Creative Center (Gallery) — 21.6 mi, 116° SE
Abandoned rusty car (Historic Ruins) — 21.7 mi, 137° SE
Old Schoolhouse Museum, Twentynine Palms Historical Society (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 115° SE
Worth Bagley stone (Monument) — 21.9 mi, 137° SE
Minerva Hamilton Hoyt (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 115° SE
Gram Parsons (Monument) — 23.1 mi, 145° SE
Mojave Trails National Monument (National Monument) — 26.1 mi, 026° NE · 1.8M acres

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