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Rio Bravo California Map

Explore Rio Bravo, 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 Rio Bravo, California

How to Use This Rio Bravo, California Map

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

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

Latitude	35.398016
Longitude	-119.290944
Population	2,400
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	93314, 93308
Area Code	661
County Seat	Bakersfield

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About Rio Bravo, California

Rio Bravo is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,400. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Rio Bravo is located at 35.3980°N, 119.2909°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93314, 93308.

Rio Bravo occupies a flat, sun-drenched expanse of the Central Valley floor where the horizon stretches toward a distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada. It lies 7.2 miles south of Shafter, CA (from Shafter, CA: bearing 189°T), and is situated 8.3 miles west of Rosedale. The earth here is defined by a deep, ochre soil that holds the heat long after the sun dips below the western edge of the fields, casting shadows that lengthen across the dry, golden grasses. Two miles away, the Goose Lake Slough marks a subtle depression in the terrain, its banks lined with reeds that sway in the persistent, warm breeze. While the air often carries the scent of tilled earth and parched stalks, the light at dusk possesses a singular clarity, turning the sky into a bruised palette of violet and burnt orange that settles over the open plains.

Rio Bravo traces its identity to the rhythms of agricultural labor and the seasonal pulse of the harvest that dictates the movement of its people. The local economy remains tethered to the productivity of the surrounding acreage, where irrigation channels sustain the rows of crops that define the regional geometry. Residents find a quiet respite at the North of the River Recreation and Park District Local Park, a modest green space that serves as a communal anchor amidst the industrial sprawl of heavy machinery and transport routes. Even with Lake Webb situated eleven miles to the west, the life of the place is less about the water and more about the endurance of the land itself, a landscape where the labor of the day eventually gives way to the steady, cooling influence of the night.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Buttonwillow Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 296° NW
Tule Elk State Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 221° SW
Shafter Ford Theater (Theatre) — 7.2 mi, 014° N
Depot Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 006° N
Lokern-Buena Vista Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 7.5 mi, 202° S
Site of the Flight of the Gossamer Condor (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 041° NE
Kern River Parkway Park (Local Park) — 9.4 mi, 109° E
Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 10.9 mi, 183° S
North Beardsley Skatepark (Public Artwork) — 14.2 mi, 085° E
Kern County World War II Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 097° E
Korean War Memorial (Monument) — 14.5 mi, 097° E
Valley Plaza Stadium (Cinema) — 15.0 mi, 107° E
Kern County Museum Historical Reference Library (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 091° E
Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 091° E
Bakersfield Civic Auditorium (Theatre) — 15.8 mi, 096° E
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 18.1 mi, 088° E
Jameson #17 (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 206° SW
Oil Patch Fire House (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 206° SW
Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 206° SW
California Living Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 084° E
Checkpoint (Attraction) — 23.9 mi, 053° NE
Carrizo Plain National Monument (National Monument) — 24.3 mi, 215° SW · 247k acres
Heritage Park Museum (Museum) — 25.2 mi, 006° N
Kern National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 27.4 mi, 324° NW · 22k acres
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 28.0 mi, 082° E · 1.1M acres
Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.4 mi, 184° S · 30k acres
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 34.3 mi, 180° S · 1.8M acres
Soda Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 36.4 mi, 253° W
Chumash Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 37.3 mi, 176° S · 38k acres
Giant Sequoia National Monument (National Monument) — 45.6 mi, 049° NE · 353k acres

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