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Tecopa California Map

Explore Tecopa, 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 Tecopa, California

How to Use This Tecopa, California Map

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

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	Tecopa
State	California (CA)
County	Inyo County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	35.820581
Longitude	-116.205051
Population	120
Density	2.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92389
Area Code	909
County Seat	Independence
School District	Death Valley Unified School District

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About Tecopa, California

Tecopa is a locality in Inyo County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 120. The population density is 2.5 people per km². Tecopa is located at 35.8206°N, 116.2051°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92389.

Tecopa emerges from the stark, arid expanse of the Mojave Desert as a cluster of life anchored by the slow, subterranean persistence of the Amargosa River. It lies 28.3 miles south-southwest of Pahrump, NV (from Pahrump, NV: bearing 209°T), and is situated 56.4 miles west-southwest of Enterprise. This landscape is defined by its inclusion within the Amargosa South Area of Critical Environmental Concern, a designation that guards the delicate, sun-bleached basin where the stillness is interrupted only by the occasional rustle of saltbush. Grimshaw Lake sits as a mirror to the vast, cloudless sky, its waters quiet and reflective in the dry heat. To the west, the jagged, distant peaks of the Sierra Nevada silhouette the horizon, reminding the traveler of the immense, rain-shadowed distance between this parched earth and the lush moisture of the western ranges. The air here holds a profound clarity, sharpening the edges of the volcanic hills and coloring the dust in shades of ochre and bone-white.

History in Tecopa remains etched into the dry earth, recalling a time when the route of the Old Spanish Trail served as a vital, grueling artery for those navigating the unforgiving terrain of the American Southwest. The local economy finds its pulse in the geothermal waters and the sparse, resilient pace of those who live in the shadow of Long Valley, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the arc of the sun rather than the ticking of a clock. Life here is practiced with a deliberate, quiet patience, far removed from the frantic centers of industry. The presence of the Amargosa River, though often fickle in its surface flow, nourishes the unique, salt-tolerant flora that clings to the banks, providing a fragile contrast to the surrounding desolation. In the quiet hours of twilight, the land settles into a cool, violet silence, revealing the stark, unadorned beauty of a place that asks for nothing and provides a singular, austere peace to those who linger.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Amargosa South Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — locality lies within
Amargosa River Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 193° S
Kingston Range Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 1.4 mi, 191° S · 267k acres
China Ranch Date Farm (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 158° S
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 146° SE
South Nopah Range Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 2.4 mi, 040° NE · 18k acres
Willow Creek Canyon Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.6 mi, 105° E
Tecopa Hot Springs Resort Yaga Labyrinth (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 335° NW
Tecopa Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 339° N
Noonday Camp - Camp Millsite (Historic Ruins) — 5.7 mi, 097° E
Alexander Mill Site (Historic Ruins) — 5.8 mi, 104° E
Death Valley National Park (National Park) — 8.0 mi, 232° SW · 3.4M acres
Dublin Gulch Cave Homes (Attraction) — 11.2 mi, 340° N
Kingston Range Wilderness Study Area Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 11.6 mi, 166° S
Coast to Coast Radio Station (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 036° NE
Queho’s grave marker (Monument) — 23.6 mi, 056° NE
Migger Mesa (Monument) — 32.0 mi, 007° N
Toiyabe National Forest (National Forest) — 33.2 mi, 054° NE · 3.9M acres
Spring Mountains National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 33.2 mi, 054° NE · 322k acres
Silent Heroes of the Cold War National Memorial (Monument) — 46.4 mi, 048° NE
Carolee Theatre (Cinema) — 48.2 mi, 107° E
Goldstone Museum (Museum) — 49.3 mi, 223° SW
Seven Magic Mountains (Public Artwork) — 52.3 mi, 088° E
Sahara West Library Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 55.0 mi, 066° NE
Century Orleans 18 and XD (Cinema) — 59.4 mi, 071° E
Criss Angel Studios (Gallery) — 59.7 mi, 073° E
Wiseguys Live Comedy (Theatre) — 59.9 mi, 073° E
Michael Jackson One Theater (Theatre) — 60.5 mi, 072° E

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