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Mettler California Map

Explore Mettler, 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 Mettler, California

How to Use This Mettler, California Map

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

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

Latitude	35.063856
Longitude	-118.970102
Population	90
Density	149.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93313
Area Code	661
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	General Shafter Elementary School District

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About Mettler, California

Mettler is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 90. The population density is 149.1 people per km². Mettler is located at 35.0639°N, 118.9701°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93313.

Mettler sits upon the parched floor of a vast basin, where the land stretches out in flat, unyielding expanses toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada. It lies 12.8 miles southwest of Arvin, CA (from Arvin, CA: bearing 219°T), and is situated 13.9 miles south-southwest of Lamont. The air here holds a dry, heavy stillness, punctuated only by the low hum of transit that defines the rhythm of the horizon. A mile away, the shallow bed of Tecuya Creek traces a vein through the dust, offering a sparse reprieve of green against the encroaching brown of the summer fields. To the west, the rugged terrain of Coal Oil Canyon breaks the monotony of the plain, while the expansive slopes of Wind Wolves Preserve rise to the south, holding the quiet, wild spirit of the landscape in their shadow.

Mettler serves as a functional nexus where the commerce of the earth meets the endless motion of the interstate. The local economy remains anchored to the soil, with vast tracts of agricultural land surrounding the settlement, feeding the cycle of planting and harvest that dictates the pace of life. While Tejon Reservoir Number One lies thirteen miles distant, the true lifeblood of Mettler is the irrigation that sustains the orchards and rows of crops. The character of the place is forged in the labor of the fields and the brief, transient presence of those passing through, creating a quiet resilience that persists even as the sun bleaches the color from the wooden structures and turns the tall grasses into brittle, golden tinder.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wind Wolves Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 188° S
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 11.5 mi, 182° S · 1.8M acres
Ancient Lakeshores - Alkali Sinks Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 11.7 mi, 291° W
Peter Lebeck (Monument) — 13.8 mi, 162° S
Adobe Brick Pit (Historic Ruins) — 13.8 mi, 162° S
Frazier Park Hills (Viewpoint) — 15.2 mi, 174° S
San Emigdio Plantation (Nature Reserve) — 16.8 mi, 203° SW
Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.4 mi, 168° S
Chumash Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 17.4 mi, 211° SW · 38k acres
Valley Plaza Stadium (Cinema) — 19.1 mi, 349° N
Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.7 mi, 250° W · 30k acres
Bakersfield Civic Auditorium (Theatre) — 21.5 mi, 354° N
Kern Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 21.5 mi, 354° N
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 350° N
Father Francisco Garces (Public Artwork) — 22.5 mi, 353° N
Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 353° N
Kern County Museum Historical Reference Library (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 353° N
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 23.7 mi, 000° N
Angeles National Forest (National Forest) — 23.7 mi, 155° SE · 662k acres
Sespe Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.4 mi, 199° S · 220k acres
California Living Museum (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 011° N
Tehachapi Loop (Attraction) — 26.1 mi, 069° E
Sandberg's Summit Hotel (Historic Ruins) — 26.7 mi, 146° SE
Carrizo Plain National Monument (National Monument) — 26.8 mi, 261° W · 247k acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 26.8 mi, 126° SE · 1,886 acres
Oil Patch Fire House (Attraction) — 27.4 mi, 280° W
Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House (Attraction) — 27.4 mi, 280° W
Jameson #17 (Attraction) — 27.4 mi, 280° W
Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 53.3 mi, 020° N · 353k acres
Channel Islands National Park (National Park) — 58.8 mi, 197° S · 315k acres

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