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Santa Ysabel California Map

Explore Santa Ysabel, 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 Santa Ysabel, California

How to Use This Santa Ysabel, California Map

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

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	Santa Ysabel
State	California (CA)
County	San Diego County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	33.10921
Longitude	-116.673076
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92070
Area Code	714
County Seat	San Diego

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About Santa Ysabel, California

Santa Ysabel is a locality in San Diego County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Santa Ysabel is located at 33.1092°N, 116.6731°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92070.

Santa Ysabel occupies a high-altitude expanse where the earth browns under a relentless sun, defining the character of an inland landscape dominated by oak savanna and dry, golden grasses. It lies 9.5 miles northeast of San Diego Country Estates, CA (from San Diego Country Estates, CA: bearing 42°T), and is situated 12.2 miles east-northeast of Ramona. The terrain rises toward the rugged profile of Dye Mountain, which anchors the horizon as the land shifts between open plains and the shaded, verdant pockets of the Santa Ysabel Preserve. Nearby, the San Diego River carves a quiet path through the soil, while the proximity of Quanai Canyon adds a sharp, geological focus to the broader, undulating horizon. As the day ends, the light here turns a bruised, heavy violet, catching the desiccated blades of grass and lending a temporary, fragile glow to the valley floor.

Santa Ysabel remains defined by a legacy of pastoral labor and a deep, historical connection to the land that sustains its modest agricultural economy. The rhythm of daily existence is marked by the slow movement of cattle and the occasional traveler moving toward the waters of Lake Henshaw, often pausing to walk the Inaja Nature National Recreation Trail. Small-scale commerce and the preservation of heritage define the human footprint here, far removed from the bustle of the distant coast. Travelers who pass through Santa Ysabel encounter a place that values the steady, predictable turning of the seasons, where the cool air of the evening settles into the draws and hollows long after the heat of the afternoon has retreated.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Santa Ysabel Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 347° N
Cleveland National Forest (National Forest) — 0.6 mi, 146° SE · 426k acres
San Dieguito River Park (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 270° W
Volcan Mountain Wilderness Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 083° E
Hubbell Gateway (Public Artwork) — 4.3 mi, 094° E
Sutherland Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 4.5 mi, 267° W
San Felipe Valley Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 042° NE
Eagle Mine (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 114° SE
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 278° W
Charles Powell Memorial Bench (Viewpoint) — 5.4 mi, 096° E
Volcan Mountain Air Beacon (Attraction) — 5.5 mi, 095° E
Warlock Mine (Attraction) — 6.5 mi, 110° E
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 145° SE
San Felipe Hills Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.4 mi, 043° NE · 5,279 acres
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (State Park) — 8.2 mi, 138° SE
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 8.4 mi, 043° NE · 1,886 acres
Cedar Creek Falls (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 202° S
San Felipe-Butterfield Stage Station Historical Marker (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 094° E
Guy R. Woodward Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 248° W
Cuyamaca Rancho Park Museum and Area Headquarters (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 152° SE
Campfire Circle (Theatre) — 17.4 mi, 083° E
Ernie Pantoja Memorial (Monument) — 17.5 mi, 244° SW
Sawtooth Mountains Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 17.9 mi, 133° SE · 34k acres
Yaquitepec (Historic Ruins) — 18.2 mi, 114° SE
Battlefield Historical Monument (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 265° W
Sky Oaks Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 18.6 mi, 009° N
Pictographs (Historic Ruins) — 19.9 mi, 109° E
Borrego Art Institute (Arts Centre) — 19.9 mi, 059° NE
Sky Art Desert Sculpture Garden (Gallery) — 21.2 mi, 055° NE
Dick Disney Field (Stadium) — 21.5 mi, 273° W

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