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Ridgecrest Heights California Map

Explore Ridgecrest Heights, 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 Ridgecrest Heights, California

How to Use This Ridgecrest Heights, California Map

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

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

Latitude	35.600718
Longitude	-117.699221
Population	380
Density	242.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93555
Area Code	760
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	Sierra Sands Unified School District

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About Ridgecrest Heights, California

Ridgecrest Heights is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 380. The population density is 242.9 people per km². Ridgecrest Heights is located at 35.6007°N, 117.6992°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93555.

Ridgecrest Heights occupies a sun-bleached expanse of high desert floor where the air carries a persistent, dry clarity that sharpens the edges of every silhouette. It lies 2.2 miles southwest of Ridgecrest, CA (from Ridgecrest, CA: bearing 227°T), and is situated 4.6 miles southeast of China Lake Acres. The landscape stretches toward the horizon in muted shades of ochre and gray, defined by the stark, unyielding geometry of the basin and the distant, hazy outline of the Sierra Nevada. Here, the earth feels ancient and deliberate, with the subtle textures of scrub and dust yielding to the occasional, fleeting movement of heat shimmers that dance above the ground. Even in the stillness, the environment possesses a quiet authority, as if the land itself is waiting for the cooling relief of dusk to soften the intensity of the light.

Ridgecrest Heights maintains an identity tethered to the rhythmic demands of its specialized economy, where the hum of industry and the legacy of aerospace research define the daily pulse of the population. Residents often congregate at the Kerr McGee Baseball Fields to watch the evening light deepen against the backdrop of the surrounding plains, a simple ritual that anchors the community within its vast, arid surroundings. While the natural features like the distant Fossil Falls or the winding paths of the C- 3 Flight Line invite exploration, the character of the place remains rooted in the pragmatic, steady work that has long sustained its inhabitants. Life moves with a measured pace, far removed from the clutter of more populous regions, finding its own particular grace in the immense, open sky and the quiet resilience of the high desert.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kerr McGee Baseball Fields (Local Recreation) — 1.4 mi, 022° N
Stauffer Park (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 022° N
Moment of Engagement (Public Artwork) — 2.0 mi, 048° NE
Leroy Jackson Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 039° NE
Maturango Museum (Museum) — 2.6 mi, 039° NE
El Paso To Golden Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.5 mi, 193° S
Ridgecrest Cinema (Cinema) — 3.7 mi, 024° NE
F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374 (Attraction) — 3.9 mi, 026° NE
Plane (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 033° NE
China Lake Museum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 041° NE
Naval Museum of Armament & Technology (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 041° NE
El Paso Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 7.2 mi, 233° SW · 24k acres
Eagles Flyway Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.4 mi, 250° W
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 9.3 mi, 131° SE
Owens Peak Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.3 mi, 291° W · 77k acres
X-15 Memorial (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 156° SE
Red Rock Canyon State Park (State Park) — 15.4 mi, 227° SW
Bickel Camp (Historic Ruins) — 15.5 mi, 223° SW
The Rand Desert Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 171° S
Burro Schmidt Tunnel (Attraction) — 16.5 mi, 217° SW
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 17.5 mi, 272° W · 1.1M acres
Cudahy camp (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 224° SW
Trona Pinnacles (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 086° E
Walker's Pass (Monument) — 18.9 mi, 283° W
Little Lake Viewpoint (Viewpoint) — 26.4 mi, 335° NW
Josephine Stephens Bishop (Monument) — 26.8 mi, 220° SW
Death Valley National Park (National Park) — 35.4 mi, 067° NE · 3.4M acres
Rio Tinto Borax Mine Visitor Center (Museum) — 39.4 mi, 179° S
Coy Burnett Stadium (Stadium) — 52.7 mi, 232° SW

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