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Tecate California Map

Explore Tecate, 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 Tecate, California

How to Use This Tecate, California Map

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

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

Latitude	32.577283
Longitude	-116.627518
Population	480
Density	5.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	91980, 91987
Area Code	949
County Seat	San Diego

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About Tecate, California

Tecate is a locality in San Diego County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Tecate is located at 32.5773°N, 116.6275°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 91980, 91987.

Tecate defines the threshold where the arid, sun-bleached earth meets the rugged transition of the interior landscape. It lies 19.6 miles south-southeast of Alpine, CA (from Alpine, CA: bearing 156°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west-southwest of Campo. The terrain surrounding Tecate rises into golden, tinder-dry slopes, characterized by an oak savanna that glows with a brittle, amber intensity as the afternoon light fades. To the north, the shadow of Potrero Peak asserts its permanence against the horizon, while the drainage of Potrero Creek marks the low-lying veins of the scrubland. Beyond the immediate vicinity, the landscape stretches toward the higher elevations of the Cleveland National Forest, where the air thins and the scent of dry chaparral becomes heavy and sharp. The Kuchamaa Area of Critical Environmental Concern preserves the integrity of this wild expanse, shielding the ridges from the encroaching reach of development.

History lingers in Tecate through the remnants of transit and trade that once defined the movement of people across these inland plains. Travelers once traversed the Old Stage Route, tracing paths that bypassed the distant, cooler basins like Big Potrero in favor of the direct, grueling transit through the hills. Today, the economy of Tecate remains tethered to its identity as a gateway, punctuated by the steady, industrial rhythm of the border crossing that dictates the daily pulse of the streets. Life here is measured by the transition of the sun across the parched grasses and the occasional cooling influence of the breeze that wanders toward Barrett Lake. It is a place of quiet, utilitarian resilience, where the dust of the road settles on the architecture of a region that has long served as a passage rather than a destination.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Museo de Architectura (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 178° S
Benito Juarez (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 163° S
General Lázaro Cárdenas del Río (Monument) — 0.3 mi, 173° S
Icbc (Museum) — 0.3 mi, 169° S
Monumento al policia (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 122° SE
Barret intersection (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 020° N
Kuchamaa Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 2.8 mi, 272° W
Potrero Park (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 038° NE
Long Potrero (Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 025° NE
San Diego Mountain Ranch (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 023° NE
Hauser Mountain Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 4.0 mi, 058° NE · 5,456 acres
Cleveland National Forest (National Forest) — 5.4 mi, 013° N · 426k acres
Barrett Reservoir (Local Recreation) — 6.0 mi, 327° NW
Hauser Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 7.1 mi, 006° N · 7,197 acres
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 7.2 mi, 037° NE · 1,886 acres
Otay Mountain Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 7.9 mi, 272° W · 17k acres
Pacific Crest Trail Southern Terminus (Attraction) — 9.4 mi, 085° E
Pacific Southwest Railway Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 073° E
Hollenbeck Canyon Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.4 mi, 302° NW
Magic Water Horse (Public Artwork) — 13.5 mi, 349° N
San Diego National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.5 mi, 287° W · 25k acres
Kumeyaay Grinding Rocks Site (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 337° NW
Proctor Valley Natural Resource Area (Nature Reserve) — 18.7 mi, 287° W
AMC Otay Ranch 12 (Cinema) — 20.0 mi, 280° W
Tijuana (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 264° W
Aztec Woods (Nature Reserve) — 21.9 mi, 032° NE
Storytime (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 272° W
Sesame Street Party Parade (Attraction) — 22.3 mi, 272° W
Marshal Scottys Playland (Theme Park) — 23.6 mi, 321° NW
BLK Box Gallery and Creative Center (Gallery) — 23.9 mi, 265° W

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