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Thermal California Map

Explore Thermal, 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 Thermal, California

How to Use This Thermal, California Map

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

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

Latitude	33.626192
Longitude	-116.130834
Population	2,676
Density	110.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92274
Area Code	714
County Seat	Riverside
School District	Coachella Valley Unified School District

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About Thermal, California

Thermal is a locality in Riverside County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,676. The population density is 110.1 people per km². Thermal is located at 33.6262°N, 116.1308°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92274.

Thermal stretches across a low-lying expanse of desert floor where the air holds a singular, dry weight and the light at dusk turns the landscape into a bruised palette of violet and burnt ochre. It lies 3.4 miles southeast of Coachella, CA (from Coachella, CA: bearing 144°T), and is situated 7.1 miles southeast of Indio. To the northeast, the jagged edges of the Mecca Hills rise against the skyline, their stark profiles providing a silent boundary to the basin. The nearby Whitewater River traces a path through the arid terrain, while Thermal Canyon cuts deeper into the earth, carving out shadows that deepen as the sun dips below the horizon. At the center of the local activity, Thermal Ball Park provides a flat, dusty green space that anchors the immediate surroundings, offering a quiet contrast to the vast, open stretches of sand and scrub that define the horizon.

Thermal remains defined by its deep connection to the soil, where the rhythmic cycles of agriculture dictate the pace of life and the seasonal shifts in the fields. The economy here is rooted in the earth, drawing sustenance from the irrigation that allows date palms and varied crops to thrive despite the surrounding heat. Travelers occasionally venture toward the Aqueduct Jeep Trail for a glimpse of the rugged backcountry, or they might pause near Lake Cahuilla to witness how the water interacts with the parched perimeter of the valley. History in Thermal is measured not in grand monuments, but in the enduring labor of those who manage the orchards and the slow, deliberate transition of the seasons, leaving the landscape to feel both ancient and perpetually in motion.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Thermal Ball Park (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 317° NW
Canal Regional Park (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 027° NE
Mecca Hills Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 3.1 mi, 054° NE · 31k acres
Chuckwalla Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.7 mi, 062° NE
Santa Rosa-San Jacinto Mountains National Monument (National Monument) — 6.2 mi, 232° SW · 195k acres
Santa Rosa Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 6.2 mi, 232° SW · 95k acres
Santa Rosa And San Jacinto National Monument (National Monument) — 6.2 mi, 232° SW · 280k acres
Cahuila Petroglyphs (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 232° SW
Santa Rosa Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 218° SW
Early Indian Fish Traps (Historic Ruins) — 6.3 mi, 233° SW
3 Ropes (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 092° E
Coachella Valley History Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 321° NW
Road Trip (Public Artwork) — 8.5 mi, 291° W
Joshua Tree National Park (National Park) — 9.0 mi, 044° NE · 784k acres
Thomas P. Genovese Memorial (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 290° W
Costa Mesa Lot (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 115° SE
Shaver's Well (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 092° E
San Bernardino National Forest (National Forest) — 12.4 mi, 241° SW · 683k acres
Salton Sea History Museum & Visitor Center (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 123° SE
Anza-Borrego Desert State Park (State Park) — 13.8 mi, 182° S
Coachella Valley National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 14.4 mi, 315° NW · 7,243 acres
Hohmann (Gallery) — 14.9 mi, 297° NW
Expressframe (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 296° NW
Pushwalla Palms (Nature Reserve) — 16.3 mi, 328° NW
Hidden Palms (Nature Reserve) — 16.6 mi, 324° NW
Artists Center at The Galen (Gallery) — 16.9 mi, 293° NW
Sunnylands Center & Gardens (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 304° NW
The Show (Theatre) — 20.6 mi, 309° NW
Theater (Theatre) — 21.2 mi, 302° NW
Malapai Hill viewpoint (Attraction) — 21.9 mi, 008° N

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