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Monolith California Map

Explore Monolith, 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 Monolith, California

How to Use This Monolith, California Map

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

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

Latitude	35.119966
Longitude	-118.374249
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	93561, 93519
Area Code	760
County Seat	Bakersfield

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About Monolith, California

Monolith is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Monolith is located at 35.1200°N, 118.3742°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93561, 93519.

Monolith anchors itself to a rugged expanse of high desert, where the earth holds the heat of the day long after the sun has retreated behind the stark horizon. It lies 4.3 miles east-southeast of Tehachapi, CA (from Tehachapi, CA: bearing 101°T), and is situated 6.7 miles east-southeast of Golden Hills. The landscape surrounding Monolith is defined by the sharp, dry contours of Mendiburu Canyon, a jagged scar in the terrain that channels the winds across the parched scrubland. Whiterock Creek meanders three miles to the east, its presence marked more by the subtle shift in vegetation than by the volume of its flow, while the distant, snow-dusted peaks of the Sierra Nevada remain a faint, ethereal presence against the western sky. Here, the light at dusk takes on a bruised, metallic quality, turning the dusty plains into a canvas of copper and deep, cooling slate.

Industrial ambition carved Monolith into existence, tethering the settlement to the heavy, gray permanence of cement production that has defined the regional economy for generations. While the quietude of Central Park offers a modest respite four miles away, the heartbeat of the vicinity remains tied to the rhythmic operation of the kilns and the transport of raw mineral wealth. The history of this place is written in the grit of the earth and the steady, unyielding labor required to harvest the limestone that built the modern infrastructure of the wider region. Life in Monolith moves with the deliberate pace of a machine, a persistent and quiet industry that persists even as the shadows grow long toward the distant waters of Tom Sawyer Lake.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Coy Burnett Stadium (Stadium) — 3.6 mi, 282° W
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 4.0 mi, 157° SE · 1,886 acres
Historic Water Tower (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 282° W
Tehachapi Heritage League Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 279° W
BeeKay Theatre (Theatre) — 4.2 mi, 281° W
Hitching Post (Cinema) — 4.2 mi, 280° W
Errea House Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 279° W
Tehachapi Depot Museum (Museum) — 4.2 mi, 282° W
Frank And Joan Randall Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.3 mi, 321° NW
Horse Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.2 mi, 034° NE
Middle Knob Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.7 mi, 088° E
Golden Hills Nature Park (Local Park) — 6.5 mi, 288° W
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 6.5 mi, 008° N
Tehachapi Mountain Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 241° SW
Tehachapi Loop Overlook (Monument) — 10.5 mi, 300° NW
The Cross on the Loop (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 302° NW
Martyr's Rock (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 306° NW
Airplane graveyard viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 13.4 mi, 103° E
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 17.9 mi, 006° N · 1.1M acres
Eastern Kern County Onyx Ranch State Vehicular Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 18.5 mi, 015° N
Bright Star Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 24.7 mi, 014° N · 8,761 acres
Tuf Quarry Mill (Historic Ruins) — 25.8 mi, 183° S
Red cliffs trail (Attraction) — 28.0 mi, 053° NE
Angeles National Forest (National Forest) — 29.1 mi, 187° S · 662k acres
Kiavah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 31.6 mi, 014° N · 43k acres
One Desert Sky (Public Artwork) — 32.0 mi, 154° SE
Cudahy camp (Historic Ruins) — 32.3 mi, 051° NE
Burro Schmidt Tunnel (Attraction) — 34.4 mi, 055° NE
California Living Museum (Museum) — 36.0 mi, 307° NW
Coso Mines (Attraction) — 38.5 mi, 351° N

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