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Ocotillo California Map

Explore Ocotillo, 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 Ocotillo, California

How to Use This Ocotillo, California Map

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

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

Latitude	32.738671
Longitude	-115.99418
Population	215
Density	9.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92259
Area Code	714
County Seat	El Centro
School District	Imperial Unified School District

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About Ocotillo, California

Ocotillo is a locality in Imperial County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 215. The population density is 9.4 people per km². Ocotillo is located at 32.7387°N, 115.9942°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92259.

Ocotillo emerges from the expansive desert floor as a scattering of low-slung structures held fast against the vast, sun-bleached horizon. It lies 25.3 miles west of El Centro, CA (from El Centro, CA: bearing 262°T), and is situated 29.1 miles west of Calexico. The Coyote Wash carves a wide, gravelly path through the terrain, its dry bed serving as a reminder of the sudden, violent rains that occasionally rewrite the local topography. To the north, the rounded form of Sugarloaf Mountain anchors the view, while the rugged, protected expanse of the Jacumba Wilderness Area lies barely a mile away, offering a stark contrast of untamed scrub and stone. The air here holds a profound dryness, light and thin, carrying the scent of parched creosote whenever the wind shifts across the open basin. As the sun begins its descent, the light softens into a bruised purple, casting long, thin shadows that stretch toward the distant, jagged reaches of Davies Canyon.

Ocotillo persists as a quiet outpost where the pace of life is dictated by the relentless intensity of the desert sun. History here is written in the remnants of desert crossings and the quiet endurance of those who chose to reside in this arid corridor. The local economy remains sparse and tethered to the rhythms of the highway, serving the steady stream of travelers passing between distant points. There is a particular, quiet beauty in the way the architecture seems to recede into the landscape, with buildings constructed of materials meant to withstand the heat and the abrasive, wind-blown grit. Life in Ocotillo is defined by a deep, unspoken familiarity with the silence of the high desert, where the stillness of the afternoon is broken only by the occasional hum of a passing vehicle or the shifting of sand in the Coyote Wash.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Jacumba Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 1.4 mi, 229° SW · 33k acres
Ocotillo Community Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 295° NW
The Desert Sand Bar (Monument) — 1.7 mi, 080° E
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 2.0 mi, 280° W
Ocotillo Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.2 mi, 347° N
Yuha Basin Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.4 mi, 090° E
Coyote Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 3.1 mi, 355° N · 24k acres
Yuha Geoglyph (Public Artwork) — 5.6 mi, 107° E
Vista De Anza Historical Marker (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 119° SE
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 269° W
Imperial Highway Monument (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 299° NW
Crucifixion thorn (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 128° SE
Stage Station Historical Marker (Historic Ruins) — 8.0 mi, 234° SW
Coyote's Flying Saucer Retrieval and Repair Service (Attraction) — 8.4 mi, 227° SW
County Open Space (Local Recreation) — 8.8 mi, 228° SW
Table Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 8.9 mi, 251° W · 41k acres
Goat Canyon Trestle (Viewpoint) — 11.0 mi, 267° W
Carrizo Gorge Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 13.7 mi, 269° W · 902 acres
Well of Eight Echos (Attraction) — 16.4 mi, 308° NW
"hollywood & Vine" Street Sign (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 314° NW
Site of Fort Romulado Pacheco (Historic Castle / Fort) — 19.0 mi, 067° NE
Cleveland National Forest (National Forest) — 22.3 mi, 272° W · 426k acres
Aztec Woods (Nature Reserve) — 26.3 mi, 287° W
Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.7 mi, 036° NE · 64k acres
Harper's Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 27.8 mi, 321° NW
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 253° W
Cinema Curto (Theatre) — 29.9 mi, 100° E
ICC museo UABC (Museum) — 31.7 mi, 099° E
Campfire Circle (Theatre) — 35.3 mi, 321° NW
Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters (Museum) — 35.4 mi, 292° W

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