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Weldon California Map

Explore Weldon, 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 Weldon, California

How to Use This Weldon, California Map

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

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

Latitude	35.644103
Longitude	-118.309088
Population	2,303
Density	33.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93283
Area Code	661
County Seat	Bakersfield
School District	Kern High School District

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About Weldon, California

Weldon is a locality in Kern County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,303. The population density is 33.3 people per km². Weldon is located at 35.6441°N, 118.3091°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93283.

Weldon claims its place upon the floor of a broad, high-desert valley where the golden light of late afternoon turns the dry grasses into a shimmering expanse of amber. It lies 34.9 miles west of Ridgecrest, CA (from Ridgecrest, CA: bearing 275°T), and is situated 9.7 miles east-southeast of Wofford Heights. The South Fork Kern River carves a deliberate path through the landscape here, its riparian corridor providing a cool, verdant ribbon against the dusty sagebrush and open plains. To the north, the distant Sierra Nevada rises in jagged, snow-dusted relief, while the rugged terrain of Gibonney Canyon marks the approach toward more broken country. Within this expanse, the National Audubon Society 4 serves as a quiet sanctuary for the varied avian life that frequents the wetlands, and the air carries a crisp, thin quality that clarifies every distant ridge and shadow.

Weldon maintains a rhythm defined by the seasons and the land, where the local economy has long leaned into the quiet persistence of ranching and small-scale agriculture. The history of the area is written in the fences that divide the valley and the weathered structures that stand as silent witnesses to generations of labor. Residents often look toward Isabella Lake for recreation, or head toward the higher elevations to find the Cannell Meadow Trail, which offers a path into the more secluded reaches of the wilderness. Life in Weldon moves with the steady, unhurried cadence of a place where the sun dictates the hours, leaving the inhabitants to witness the slow transformation of the valley floor as the seasons cycle from the heat of summer to the frost of winter.

Nearby Outdoor Places

National Audubon Society 15 (Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 018° N
National Audubon Society 9 (Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 325° NW
South Fork Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 308° NW
Sequoia National Forest (National Forest) — 1.9 mi, 180° S · 1.1M acres
Long Canyon Research Natural Area (Research Natural Area) — 2.2 mi, 206° SW
Canebrake Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 005° N
Kiavah Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 3.3 mi, 060° NE · 43k acres
Domeland Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 3.6 mi, 022° N · 40k acres
Cyrus Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.4 mi, 333° NW
Jawbone/butterbredt Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.5 mi, 154° SE
Piute Cypress Instant Study Area Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 7.5 mi, 226° SW · 5,111 acres
Coso Mines (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 281° W
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 9.9 mi, 272° W
Kern Valley Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 319° NW
Kern, California Wild and Scenic River (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.2 mi, 037° NE · 25k acres
Walker's Pass (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 085° E
Cabin 240 (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 331° NW
Cabin 234 (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 330° NW
Cabin 242 (Attraction) — 26.2 mi, 331° NW
Cudahy camp (Historic Ruins) — 26.9 mi, 127° SE
Bickel Camp (Historic Ruins) — 27.7 mi, 121° SE
Josephine Stephens Bishop (Monument) — 29.4 mi, 144° SE
Martyr's Rock (Monument) — 31.9 mi, 206° SW
California Living Museum (Museum) — 35.6 mi, 246° SW
Jet Model (Public Artwork) — 35.6 mi, 092° E
Ridgecrest Cinema (Cinema) — 35.8 mi, 089° E
Maturango Museum (Museum) — 35.9 mi, 091° E
Coy Burnett Stadium (Stadium) — 36.2 mi, 191° S
Tehachapi Depot Museum (Museum) — 36.2 mi, 193° S
BeeKay Theatre (Theatre) — 36.3 mi, 192° S

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