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Onyx California Map

Explore Onyx, 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 Onyx, California

How to Use This Onyx, California Map

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

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

Latitude	35.67022
Longitude	-118.227163
Population	457
Density	15.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93255
Area Code	661
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	Kern High School District

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About Onyx, California

Onyx is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 457. The population density is 15.4 people per km². Onyx is located at 35.6702°N, 118.2272°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93255.

Onyx occupies a quiet expanse of high-desert floor where the South Fork Kern River carves a deliberate path through the basin. It lies 31.2 miles west of Ridgecrest, CA (from Ridgecrest, CA: bearing 279°T), and is situated 4.3 miles east-northeast of Weldon. The landscape is defined by the stark geometry of Smith Canyon, where the earth gives way to wide, sun-bleached plains that shimmer under an unyielding sky. Sagebrush and tough, drought-hardy grasses cling to the alkaline soil, while the light at dusk bleeds a bruised violet across the horizon, turning the distant ridges of the Sierra Nevada into silhouettes of jagged iron. Scodie Park provides a local anchor for this terrain, a patch of land that holds the memory of the wind and the silence of the high country.

Onyx preserves the remnants of an older, agrarian rhythm that favors the slow turn of the seasons over the frantic pace of modern commerce. The local economy persists in the quiet labor of ranching and land stewardship, a trade that demands a patient understanding of the soil and the unpredictable temper of the river. Travelers passing through may find their way toward the recreational waters of Isabella Lake or venture onto the rugged stretches of McIvers Road to witness the raw, unfiltered character of the region. Life in Onyx remains tethered to these ancient physical realities, where the dry heat of the afternoon and the sudden, sharp chill of a desert night dictate the cadence of the day.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kiavah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — locality lies within · 43k acres
Canebrake Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 041° NE
Scodie Park (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 016° N
National Audubon Society 16 (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 269° W
Domeland Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 1.8 mi, 358° N · 40k acres
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 2.3 mi, 360° N · 1.1M acres
National Audubon Society 12 (Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 283° W
Scodie Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.3 mi, 045° NE · 370 acres
South Fork Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 272° W
Kern, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 6.5 mi, 014° N · 25k acres
Jawbone/butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.5 mi, 192° S
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 7.2 mi, 124° SE · 1,886 acres
Walker's Pass (Monument) — 11.3 mi, 093° E
Kern Valley Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 298° NW
Coso Mines (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 270° W
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 14.5 mi, 264° W
Cudahy camp (Historic Ruins) — 24.7 mi, 137° SE
Bickel Camp (Historic Ruins) — 25.0 mi, 130° SE
Red cliffs trail (Attraction) — 25.5 mi, 146° SE
Burro Schmidt Tunnel (Attraction) — 26.7 mi, 132° SE
Cabin 240 (Attraction) — 27.4 mi, 320° NW
Josephine Stephens Bishop (Monument) — 28.5 mi, 154° SE
Jet Model (Public Artwork) — 31.1 mi, 096° E
Ridgecrest Cinema (Cinema) — 31.2 mi, 092° E
Maturango Museum (Museum) — 31.4 mi, 095° E
China Lake Museum (Museum) — 32.8 mi, 092° E
Naval Museum of Armament & Technology (Museum) — 32.9 mi, 092° E
Martyr's Rock (Monument) — 35.8 mi, 212° SW
The Rand Desert Museum (Museum) — 38.3 mi, 123° SE
Coy Burnett Stadium (Stadium) — 39.1 mi, 198° S

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