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West Bishop California Map

Explore West Bishop, 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 West Bishop, California

How to Use This West Bishop, California Map

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

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

Latitude	37.362768
Longitude	-118.475046
Population	2,754
Density	121.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93514
Area Code	760
County Seat	Independence
School District	Bishop Unified School District

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About West Bishop, California

West Bishop is a locality in Inyo County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,754. The population density is 121.4 people per km². West Bishop is located at 37.3628°N, 118.4750°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93514.

West Bishop occupies a high-desert expanse where the North Fork Bishop Creek carves a steady, silver path through the sagebrush and arid earth. It lies 66.6 miles northeast of Heights, CA (from Heights, CA: bearing 53°T), and is situated 3.3 miles west of Bishop. The air here holds a crisp, thin clarity, often carrying the scent of dry earth and high-altitude sunlight that illuminates the rugged terrain stretching toward the distant, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada. To the east, the landscape drops away into the stark, wind-scoured reaches of Sand Canyon, while the cool, still waters of Pleasant Valley Reservoir wait five miles away, reflecting the wide, cloudless sky. A few miles to the west, the ancient, twisted limbs of trees in the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest stand as silent sentinels, enduring in the shadow of the permanent ice of Goethe Glacier.

West Bishop draws its character from the quiet industry of those who have long worked the land and looked toward the peaks for sustenance and perspective. Daily life moves with the deliberate pace of a place defined by its seasons, where residents frequent the nearby green expanse of Izaak Walton Park to find shade and a moment of respite beneath the cottonwoods. The local economy remains tethered to the rugged reality of the region, balancing the needs of the community against the environmental constraints of an inland basin. At dusk, the light shifts across the valley floor, turning the gray-green brush into deep violet and gold, marking the end of another day in a landscape that demands both respect and a certain sturdy resilience from all who call West Bishop home.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bishop Creek Battleground (Monument) — 1.5 mi, 193° S
Izaak Walton Park (Local Park) — 1.7 mi, 094° E
Bulpitt Park (Local Park) — 1.9 mi, 090° E
Inyo National Forest (National Forest) — 2.5 mi, 215° SW · 2.0M acres
Volcanic Tablelands Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 3.3 mi, 344° N · 13k acres
Inyo Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 4.4 mi, 092° E
American Mule Museum (Museum) — 4.4 mi, 086° E
C5 Studios Community Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 4.5 mi, 090° E
Fish Slough Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 5.3 mi, 029° NE · 15k acres
Fish Slough (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 5.4 mi, 026° NE
John Muir Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 6.2 mi, 269° W · 654k acres
Mayfield Canyon Battleground (Registered Battlefield) — 10.6 mi, 303° NW
Lower Rock Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.8 mi, 321° NW · 538 acres
White Mountains Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.1 mi, 049° NE · 231k acres
Sherwin Grade Northbound Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 12.5 mi, 329° NW
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 12.5 mi, 236° SW · 1.3M acres
Log Cabin (Historic Ruins) — 14.0 mi, 276° W
Chidago Canyon Petroglyphs (Historic Ruins) — 14.8 mi, 012° N
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 16.8 mi, 203° SW · 459k acres
Methuselah (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 086° E
Tom's Place Monument (Monument) — 17.7 mi, 321° NW
Rock Monster (Attraction) — 19.0 mi, 205° SW
John Muir Rock (Attraction) — 21.7 mi, 242° SW
Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 124° SE
Death Valley National Park (National Park) — 28.7 mi, 115° SE · 3.4M acres
Mammoth Museum (Museum) — 32.7 mi, 305° NW
Minaret Cinemas (Cinema) — 32.9 mi, 306° NW
Julia E. Townsend Memorial (Monument) — 33.4 mi, 302° NW
Ponderosa Victory Circle (Theatre) — 46.6 mi, 211° SW
Paiute Mural (Public Artwork) — 47.2 mi, 158° S

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