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Tupman California Map

Explore Tupman, 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 Tupman, California

How to Use This Tupman, California Map

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

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

Latitude	35.298018
Longitude	-119.351225
Population	177
Density	129.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93276
Area Code	661
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	Elk Hills Elementary School District

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About Tupman, California

Tupman is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 177. The population density is 129.4 people per km². Tupman is located at 35.2980°N, 119.3512°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93276.

Tupman emerges from the flat, sun-bleached expanse of the valley floor, defined sharply by the concrete artery of the Governor Edmund G Brown California Aqueduct that slices through the earth like a silent, unwavering current. It lies 13.0 miles west-southwest of Rosedale, CA (from Rosedale, CA: bearing 243°T), and is situated 7.7 miles south-southwest of Rio Bravo. The landscape here is characterized by an expansive, arid quietude, where the horizon stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Sierra Nevada, appearing as a faint, jagged promise against the pale sky. Within the Lokern-Buena Vista Area of Critical Environmental Concern, the ground retains a stubborn, resilient wildness, supporting scrub brush that withstands the relentless intensity of the summer sun. At dusk, the light loses its harshness, casting long, bruised shadows across the dry soil and imbuing the vast, open plains with a fleeting, melancholic warmth that settles over the land.

Tupman maintains a spare, deliberate existence, its history tethered to the rugged requirements of the surrounding terrain and the fluctuations of the regional economy. Life in Tupman moves with the cyclical demands of the earth, where the proximity to the Buena Vista Valley dictates the patterns of labor and the slow, rhythmic pulse of the day. While Lake Webb lies quiet and distant, its presence serves as a subtle reminder of the scarcity and value of water in this thirsty geography. The local identity is not found in grand architecture or bustling thoroughfares, but in the enduring, utilitarian connection to the plains and the quiet persistence of those who navigate the daily heat. Here, the passage of time is marked by the shifting colors of the brush and the steady, man-made flow of the aqueduct, ensuring that Tupman remains a singular point of focus within the immense, unchanging grid of the basin.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lokern-Buena Vista Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.1 mi, 180° S
Tule Elk State Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 000° N
Lokern Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 298° NW
A. W. Noon Park (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 164° S
Buena Vista Aquatic Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 4.8 mi, 148° SE
Lokern Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 297° NW
Jameson #17 (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 206° SW
Oil Patch Fire House (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 205° SW
Ethel D. Oil Tool & Supply House (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 206° SW
Lakeview Gusher #1 (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 191° S
Shafter Ford Theater (Theatre) — 14.8 mi, 020° N
Depot Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 016° N
Carrizo Plain National Monument (National Monument) — 16.7 mi, 218° SW · 247k acres
Site of the Flight of the Gossamer Condor (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 034° NE
Valley Plaza Stadium (Cinema) — 17.9 mi, 082° E
Kern County World War II Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 18.6 mi, 074° E
North Beardsley Skatepark (Public Artwork) — 19.4 mi, 065° NE
Bakersfield Civic Auditorium (Theatre) — 19.8 mi, 075° E
Kern County Museum and Pioneer Village (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 071° E
Kern County Museum Historical Reference Library (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 071° E
Szent András-törésvonal (San Andreas) (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 232° SW
Bitter Creek National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.4 mi, 181° S · 30k acres
Memorial Stadium (Stadium) — 22.8 mi, 071° E
Los Padres National Forest (National Forest) — 27.5 mi, 178° S · 1.8M acres
California Living Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 070° E
Chumash Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 30.9 mi, 169° S · 38k acres
Soda Lake Overlook (Viewpoint) — 31.6 mi, 263° W
Heritage Park Museum (Museum) — 32.6 mi, 011° N
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 33.0 mi, 070° E · 1.1M acres
Sespe Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 40.2 mi, 170° S · 220k acres

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