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Searles Valley California Map

Explore Searles Valley, 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 Searles Valley, California

How to Use This Searles Valley, California Map

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

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	Searles Valley
State	California (CA)
County	San Bernardino County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	35.767454
Longitude	-117.403947
Population	1,565
Density	57.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93562
Area Code	760
County Seat	San Bernardino
School District	Trona Joint Unified School District

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About Searles Valley, California

Searles Valley is a locality in San Bernardino County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,565. The population density is 57.6 people per km². Searles Valley is located at 35.7675°N, 117.4039°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93562.

Searles Valley reveals itself as a stark, sun-bleached basin where the horizon pulls tight against the sky, defining a landscape stripped of all but the most resilient forms. It lies 18.0 miles northeast of Ridgecrest, CA (from Ridgecrest, CA: bearing 56°T), and is situated 22.0 miles east-northeast of China Lake Acres. Light here possesses a weight of its own, pressing down upon the alkali flats and the rugged, arid terrain that stretches toward the distant, hazy outline of the Sierra Nevada. To the east, the cracked, mineral-rich bed of Searles Lake reflects the harsh glare of the high desert sun, while the eroded creases of Indian Joe Canyon mark the edges of a world defined by its severe, geologic patience. The ground underfoot is a fragile, protected expanse, for Searles Valley occupies the heart of the Mohave Ground Squirrel Area of Critical Environmental Concern, where the scrub and silt maintain a quiet, precarious equilibrium against the heat.

Industry has long anchored the persistence of Searles Valley, transforming the raw chemistry of the desert floor into a livelihood that has sustained generations through the extraction of subterranean brines. Beyond the reach of the industrial works, the dry path of Sweetwater Wash traces a phantom geometry across the plains, an infrequent witness to the rare, sudden rains that briefly alter the color of the dust. Life here maintains a cadence dictated by the relentless climate and the rhythm of the refineries, a place where the social fabric is woven from the shared endurance of those who call this unyielding basin home. It is a location where the scale of the earth feels vast and indifferent, leaving the inhabitants to find their own quiet significance amidst the heat shimmers and the enduring, mineral-crusted silence of the basin.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mohave Ground Squirrel Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — locality lies within
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 360° N
Great Falls Basin Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.2 mi, 016° N
Great Falls Basin Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 3.3 mi, 016° N · 7,977 acres
Indian Joe Spring Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 013° N
Argus Range Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.6 mi, 358° N · 67k acres
Trona Pinnacles (Attraction) — 10.5 mi, 170° S
Turnout (Viewpoint) — 14.0 mi, 015° N
Naval Museum of Armament & Technology (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 240° SW
China Lake Museum (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 240° SW
Death Valley National Park (National Park) — 16.2 mi, 083° E · 3.4M acres
Plane (Attraction) — 16.3 mi, 241° SW
F-4 Phantom II - NWC China Lake 1374 (Attraction) — 16.9 mi, 242° SW
Ridgecrest Cinema (Cinema) — 17.1 mi, 242° SW
Maturango Museum (Museum) — 17.7 mi, 238° SW
Petroglyphs on Flagstone (Public Artwork) — 17.7 mi, 237° SW
Barker Ranch (Historic Ruins) — 18.8 mi, 070° E
Myers Ranch (Historic Ruins) — 19.1 mi, 070° E
Panamint City (Monument) — 19.6 mi, 020° N
Baker Ranch (Attraction) — 21.4 mi, 100° E
X-15 Memorial (Monument) — 26.4 mi, 205° SW
The Rand Desert Museum (Museum) — 31.0 mi, 207° SW
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 35.5 mi, 253° W · 1.1M acres
Walker's Pass (Monument) — 35.7 mi, 258° W
Inyo National Forest (National Forest) — 38.8 mi, 301° NW · 2.0M acres
Goldstone Museum (Museum) — 46.6 mi, 134° SE
Screen 2 (Cinema) — 63.5 mi, 158° S

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