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Sky Valley California Map

Explore Sky 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 Sky Valley, California

How to Use This Sky Valley, California Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sky 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 Sky 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	Sky Valley
State	California (CA)
County	Riverside County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	33.890015
Longitude	-116.35251
Population	2,411
Density	38.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92241
Area Code	714
County Seat	Riverside
School District	Palm Springs Unified School District

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About Sky Valley, California

Sky Valley is a locality in Riverside County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,411. The population density is 38.3 people per km². Sky Valley is located at 33.8900°N, 116.3525°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92241.

Sky Valley occupies a stark, sun-bleached expanse where the horizon stretches toward the jagged, weathered spine of the Indio Hills. It lies 9.9 miles east-southeast of Desert Hot Springs, CA (from Desert Hot Springs, CA: bearing 120°T), and is situated 10.0 miles northeast of Cathedral City. The dry, brittle air carries the scent of baked dust and creosote, and the silence of the desert floor is broken only by the thin, rhythmic rasp of wind over gravel. To the west, the landscape drops into the shadowed depths of East Deception Canyon, while the arid terrain remains shielded by the proximity of the Coachella Valley Association Of Governments Reserve. When the sun begins its descent, the light turns a bruised, metallic violet, casting long, sharp silhouettes that seem to suspend Sky Valley in a state of permanent, shimmering heat.

Economic life in Sky Valley has long been defined by the scarcity of water and the persistence of those who choose to live on the margins of the desert. Residents look toward the distant Morongo Wash, a reminder of the sporadic, violent flows that occasionally reshape this thirsty ground. Those seeking the quietude of the backcountry often traverse the McCallum Trail, walking paths that have been worn into the earth by generations of travelers who favor the solitude of the interior over the bustle of more populated hubs. Life here moves with a deliberate, sparse gravity, dictated by the relentless sun and the distant, cooling promise of Morongo Lakes, which anchors the regional geography far to the northwest.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Coachella Valley Association Of Governments Reserve (Local Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 086° E
Coachella Valley Fringe-Toed Lizard Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 1.1 mi, 180° S
Joshua Tree National Park Linkage (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 360° N
Friends of the Desert Mountains Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 331° NW
Joshua Tree Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 2.3 mi, 018° N · 592k acres
Joshua Tree National Park (National Park) — 2.3 mi, 017° N · 784k acres
Coachella Valley Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 183° S
Indian Palms (Nature Reserve) — 4.6 mi, 139° SE
Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 5.2 mi, 169° S · 7,243 acres
Hidden Palms (Nature Reserve) — 5.6 mi, 149° SE
Old Car (Monument) — 5.9 mi, 137° SE
The Show (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 212° SW
Sand To Snow National Monument (National Monument) — 6.6 mi, 319° NW · 277k acres
Big Morongo Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 6.6 mi, 319° NW
Sunnylands Center & Gardens (Attraction) — 8.2 mi, 203° SW
Birds of Welcome (Public Artwork) — 8.5 mi, 203° SW
Theater (Theatre) — 8.6 mi, 217° SW
Flak 37 88mm Gun (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 246° SW
Santa Rosa And San Jacinto National Monument (National Monument) — 9.8 mi, 214° SW · 280k acres
Keys View (Viewpoint) — 9.8 mi, 075° E
Mary Pickford Theatre (Cinema) — 9.8 mi, 220° SW
Desert Holocaust Memorial (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 188° S
Frank Sinatra House (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 248° W
Park Imperial South House (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 236° SW
Hohmann (Gallery) — 11.4 mi, 183° S
Expressframe (Monument) — 11.6 mi, 183° S
Artists Center at The Galen (Gallery) — 11.8 mi, 193° S
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 248° W
Stewart Galleries (Gallery) — 12.1 mi, 247° SW
San Jacinto Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.2 mi, 262° W · 33k acres

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