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Old River California Map

Explore Old River, 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 Old River, California

How to Use This Old River, California Map

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

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

Latitude	35.267184
Longitude	-119.108995
Population	123
Density	48.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93311
Area Code	661
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	Kern High School District

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About Old River, California

Old River is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 123. The population density is 48.2 people per km². Old River is located at 35.2672°N, 119.1090°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93311.

Old River persists as a quiet expanse of flat, sun-drenched earth where the horizon stretches wide across the agricultural heart of the valley. It lies 8.3 miles south-southeast of Rosedale, CA (from Rosedale, CA: bearing 166°T), and is situated 8.9 miles southwest of Bakersfield. The air here holds a dry, heat-thickened stillness during the long afternoons, carrying the faint scent of turned soil and dust that rises from the vast, open fields. Far to the east, the jagged, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada marks the distant limit of the world, while closer at hand, the landscape remains defined by the steady, utilitarian flow of the Kern Island Canal. Residents find a particular kind of peace in the sparse, unadorned beauty of the land, especially when the evening light turns the dry grasses into shades of pale straw and the shadows lengthen across the flat, dusty plains.

History in Old River is measured not by grand monuments, but by the persistent labor required to coax life from the soil of the ancient Kern Lake Bed. The local economy remains tethered to these cycles of cultivation, with the rhythms of the day dictated by the demands of the harvest and the maintenance of irrigation arteries that sustain the surrounding acreage. For recreation, a walk through the quiet trails of Bridle Creek Park offers a rare patch of managed shade, providing a brief respite from the relentless sun that characterizes the region. Those seeking larger bodies of water may look toward the horizon for the stillness of Lake Webb, yet the true character of Old River is found in the slow, deliberate pace of those who live and work among the furrows, finding dignity in the unchanging geometry of their environment.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bridle Creek Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 007° N
Un-Named (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 352° N
Wilderness Park (Local Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 025° NE
Valley Plaza Stadium (Cinema) — 6.2 mi, 041° NE
Kern County Fair Grounds (Local Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 046° NE
Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 7.4 mi, 254° W
Kern County World War II Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 030° NE
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 8.5 mi, 030° NE
Bakersfield Civic Auditorium (Theatre) — 9.1 mi, 037° NE
Kern Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 038° NE
Father Francisco Garces (Public Artwork) — 9.7 mi, 032° NE
Ancient Lakeshores - Alkali Sinks Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.9 mi, 198° S
Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 030° NE
Kern County Museum Historical Reference Library (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 030° NE
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 12.5 mi, 039° NE
Lokern-Buena Vista Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.1 mi, 275° W
California Living Museum (Museum) — 17.0 mi, 048° NE
Shafter Ford Theater (Theatre) — 18.1 mi, 332° NW
Depot Museum (Museum) — 19.0 mi, 330° NW
Jameson #17 (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 244° SW
Oil Patch Fire House (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 244° SW
Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 244° SW
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 21.8 mi, 053° NE · 1.1M acres
Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.8 mi, 210° SW · 30k acres
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 25.0 mi, 180° S · 1.8M acres
Checkpoint (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 021° N
Carrizo Plain National Monument (National Monument) — 26.0 mi, 226° SW · 247k acres
Chumash Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 29.0 mi, 182° S · 38k acres
San Emigdio Plantation (Nature Reserve) — 29.5 mi, 178° S
Adobe Brick Pit (Historic Ruins) — 29.7 mi, 156° SE

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