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Oban California Map

Explore Oban, 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 Oban, California

How to Use This Oban, California Map

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

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	Oban
State	California (CA)
County	Los Angeles County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	34.774426
Longitude	-118.148129
Population	280
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	93534, 96019
Area Code	760, 530
County Seat	Los Angeles

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About Oban, California

Oban is a locality in Los Angeles County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Oban is located at 34.7744°N, 118.1481°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93534, 96019.

Oban occupies a vast, sun-drenched expanse where the earth stretches toward a horizon defined by the distant, hazy silhouette of the San Gabriel Mountains. It lies 5.3 miles north of Lancaster, CA (from Lancaster, CA: bearing 353°T), and is situated 6.3 miles south of Rosamond. The landscape here is defined by the stark, dry resilience of the high plains, where the ground is a mosaic of pale dust and scrub that catches the light with a sharp, uncompromising brilliance. Only a mile away, the channel of Amargosa Creek cuts a shallow, meandering scar through the dirt, often dry but holding the memory of seasonal rains, while the waters of Piute Ponds sit two miles distant, providing a quiet, glassy refuge for local wildlife in the midst of the parched surroundings. The air possesses a thin, crystalline quality that reveals the architecture of the clouds and the stillness of the afternoon, making every structure in Oban appear as though it were carved directly from the light itself.

Human industry in Oban has long been tethered to the rhythm of the land, evolving from modest agricultural roots into a modern grid that balances the needs of commuters with the quietude of the high desert. Residents frequently find respite at Apollo Community Regional Park, a three-mile journey that offers a rare concentration of greenery against the backdrop of the sprawling, open terrain. Beyond the proximity of Hidden Valley, which lies nine miles away as a gentle indentation in the earth, the pace of life remains tethered to the steady pulse of the regional economy, where commerce and maintenance sustain the daily functions of the populace. Oban retains a certain stoic character, a place where the history of settlement is written in the utility of its roads and the pragmatic layout of its neighborhoods, all persisting under a sky so expansive it seems to hold the weight of the entire state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Apollo Community Regional Park (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 234° SW
Cold Creek Valley Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 104° E
One Desert Sky (Public Artwork) — 5.0 mi, 164° S
Aerospace Walk of Honor (Monument) — 5.3 mi, 174° S
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 9.3 mi, 350° N
Antelope Valley California Poppy Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 12.2 mi, 261° W
Antelope Butte Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 13.3 mi, 261° W
Tuf Quarry Mill (Historic Ruins) — 14.3 mi, 262° W
Angeles National Forest (National Forest) — 14.9 mi, 217° SW · 662k acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 16.3 mi, 217° SW · 1,886 acres
Mohave Ground Squirrel Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 17.2 mi, 092° E
X1 Loading Pit (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 061° NE
Antelope Valley State Indian Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 117° SE
Saddleback Butte State Park (State Park) — 19.2 mi, 108° E
San Gabriel Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 19.4 mi, 168° S · 454k acres
Acton Community Presbyterian Church (Monument) — 21.1 mi, 188° S
Pearblossom Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 23.3 mi, 143° SE
Magic Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 24.8 mi, 197° S · 12k acres
Pleasant View Ridge Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.5 mi, 157° SE · 27k acres
Llano del Rio (Historic Ruins) — 26.0 mi, 135° SE
Carl O Gerhardy Wildlife Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 28.1 mi, 111° E
Coy Burnett Stadium (Stadium) — 29.5 mi, 327° NW
Sandrocks (Attraction) — 29.6 mi, 146° SE
Tehachapi Heritage League Museum (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 325° NW
Errea House Museum (Museum) — 29.8 mi, 325° NW
Hitching Post (Cinema) — 29.9 mi, 325° NW
BeeKay Theatre (Theatre) — 29.9 mi, 326° NW
Historic Water Tower (Attraction) — 29.9 mi, 326° NW
Tehachapi Depot Museum (Museum) — 30.0 mi, 326° NW
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 35.3 mi, 253° W · 1.8M acres

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