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White Water California Map

Explore White Water, 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 White Water, California

How to Use This White Water, California Map

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

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

Latitude	33.925015
Longitude	-116.638348
Population	2,800
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	92282
Area Code	714
County Seat	Riverside

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About White Water, California

White Water is a locality in Riverside County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,800. The population density is 55.0 people per km². White Water is located at 33.9250°N, 116.6383°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 92282.

White Water sustains itself upon a rugged expanse of high desert floor where the earth transitionally shifts from arid plains to the sharp, dry geology of the interior. It lies 8.2 miles west-southwest of Desert Hot Springs, CA (from Desert Hot Springs, CA: bearing 252°T), and is situated 8.4 miles northwest of Palm Springs. The Whitewater River carves a path through the landscape, its presence marked by a sparse ribbon of riparian green that contrasts against the bleached, sun-scorched gravel of the basin. To the west, the massive silhouette of the San Bernardino Mountains looms against the sky, their peaks catching the amber light of late afternoon long after the shadows have claimed the lower slopes. A traveler moving through the vicinity might navigate the Painted Hill Trail, where the earth holds the heat of the day, or look toward the distant, hidden pockets of water like Hidden Lake, which remain tucked away from the main thoroughfares. The air here carries a sharp, metallic clarity, stripped of humidity and vibrating with the persistent, dry whistle of wind channeled through the nearby Blaisdell Canyon.

White Water occupies a space defined by the relentless movement of energy and the labor of passage. The economy has long been shaped by the necessity of transit, with infrastructure threading through the dust to connect the inland reaches, while the proximity of the Friends of the Desert Mountains Preserve ensures that a significant portion of the surrounding terrain remains governed by the slow, unyielding processes of the wild. History here is written in the tracks of those who crossed the difficult terrain, seeking routes through the mountain passes or settling in the shadow of the slopes. While the pace of life remains tethered to the rhythm of the wind and the fading light, the landscape maintains a stark, utilitarian beauty, far removed from the softer edges of the coast. Occasionally, the distant, thundering impression of Tahquitz Falls serves as a reminder of the water that sustains the wider region, even as White Water remains anchored in its own resilient, sun-bleached identity.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Friends of the Desert Mountains Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 211° SW
Whitewater Canyon Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 0.8 mi, 006° N
Sand To Snow National Monument (National Monument) — 0.8 mi, 329° NW · 277k acres
Whitewater Canyon (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 000° N
Santa Rosa And San Jacinto National Monument (National Monument) — 1.5 mi, 197° S · 280k acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 2.1 mi, 149° SE
Pacific Crest Trail National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 2.4 mi, 317° NW · 1,886 acres
Whitewater River (Wild & Scenic River) — 2.6 mi, 355° N · 2,246 acres
San Bernardino National Forest (National Forest) — 3.0 mi, 213° SW · 683k acres
Tahquitz National Game Refuge (National Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 213° SW · 27k acres
San Jacinto Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 3.5 mi, 180° S · 33k acres
San Gorgonio Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 3.7 mi, 314° NW · 55k acres
Shiprock (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 138° SE
Palm Springs Aerial Tramway (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 167° S
Grubb's Point (Viewpoint) — 7.8 mi, 180° S
The Rainmaker (Public Artwork) — 8.4 mi, 141° SE
Annenberg Theater (Theatre) — 8.6 mi, 144° SE
HOHMANN Palm Springs (Gallery) — 8.7 mi, 143° SE
Agua Caliente Cultural Museum (Museum) — 8.8 mi, 142° SE
Plaza Theatre (Theatre) — 8.8 mi, 143° SE
Drag & Fly Tours (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 143° SE
Frank Sinatra House (Attraction) — 8.9 mi, 137° SE
Oasis Gallery (Gallery) — 8.9 mi, 143° SE
Palm Springs Historical Society (Museum) — 8.9 mi, 144° SE
Stewart Galleries (Gallery) — 8.9 mi, 143° SE
Sacred Rock (Historic Ruins) — 9.3 mi, 149° SE
Cock wo wit (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 149° SE
Flak 37 88mm Gun (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 130° SE
UC James San Jacinto Montain Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.2 mi, 224° SW
Idyllwild Area Historical Society (Museum) — 12.9 mi, 199° S

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