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Wilkerson California Map

Explore Wilkerson, 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 Wilkerson, California

How to Use This Wilkerson, California Map

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

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

Latitude	37.2794
Longitude	-118.3877
Population	543
Density	36.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	93514
Area Code	760
County Seat	Independence
School District	Bishop Unified School District

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About Wilkerson, California

Wilkerson is a locality in Inyo County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 543. The population density is 36.6 people per km². Wilkerson is located at 37.2794°N, 118.3877°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 93514.

Wilkerson unfolds across a vast, sun-bleached expanse where the arid ground meets the persistent, rhythmic clarity of Rawson Creek. It lies 66.5 miles east-northeast of Heights, CA (from Heights, CA: bearing 58°T), and is situated 5.8 miles south of Bishop. The landscape is defined by the stark, quiet authority of the high desert, where the air possesses a thin, crystalline quality that sharpens the silhouettes of distant shrubs against the horizon. To the west, the jagged crown of the Sierra Nevada rises like a phantom barrier, while the ancient, weathered limbs of the Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest wait just eighteen miles away. The terrain here does not hide its age; it wears its geology in layers of ochre and gray, shifting under the intense, unrelenting illumination of the inland sun until the shadows lengthen into deep, violet pools across the plains.

Wilkerson maintains a pulse dictated by the seasonal shifts of the Inyo National Forest, which stands as a silent guardian just a mile from the residential fringe. The local economy and daily life have long been tethered to the rugged reality of the basin, drawing a quiet tenacity from residents who recognize the value of water flowing from Shannon Canyon or the lingering, frozen memory of the Palisade Glacier. While the pace of life remains slow, the proximity to the Kings River Trail offers a corridor for those seeking the solitude of the high country, just as Coyote Lake provides a rare, reflective stillness for the surrounding land. History here is not written in grand monuments but in the endurance of the local inhabitants, who have learned to thrive in a climate where the light is as heavy as the silence, and the land demands a patient, observant stewardship.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Inyo National Forest (National Forest) — 0.9 mi, 251° W · 2.0M acres
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 199° S
Inyo Council for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 5.6 mi, 356° N
C5 Studios Community Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 5.8 mi, 357° N
American Mule Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 356° N
Bishop Creek Battleground (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 310° NW
John Muir Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 9.6 mi, 212° SW · 654k acres
Zurich (Historic Ruins) — 9.7 mi, 134° SE
Volcanic Tablelands Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 10.1 mi, 342° N · 13k acres
Fish Slough Wilderness Study Area (Wilderness Study Area) — 10.1 mi, 352° N · 15k acres
Fish Slough (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 10.7 mi, 360° N
Sierra View Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 12.3 mi, 064° NE
Monola (Historic Ruins) — 12.3 mi, 140° SE
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Protection Area (National) (National Conservation Area) — 12.4 mi, 063° NE · 32k acres
Ancient Bristlecone Pine Forest Botanical Area (National Scenic Byway) — 12.4 mi, 063° NE
Methuselah (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 060° NE
Sequoia-Kings Canyon Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 14.2 mi, 207° SW · 768k acres
Kings Canyon National Park (National Park) — 14.2 mi, 207° SW · 459k acres
Sierra National Forest (National Forest) — 15.2 mi, 265° W · 1.3M acres
Rock Monster (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 228° SW
Mayfield Canyon Battleground (Registered Battlefield) — 17.9 mi, 310° NW
Saline Valley Road OHV Trailhead (Attraction) — 20.9 mi, 118° SE
Death Valley National Park (National Park) — 22.2 mi, 106° E · 3.4M acres
John Muir Rock (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 260° W
Tom's Place Monument (Monument) — 25.2 mi, 321° NW
Mammoth Museum (Museum) — 40.0 mi, 308° NW
Paiute Mural (Public Artwork) — 40.1 mi, 161° S
Minaret Cinemas (Cinema) — 40.2 mi, 308° NW
Manzanar Cemetery Monument (Monument) — 40.2 mi, 162° S
Ponderosa Victory Circle (Theatre) — 44.8 mi, 221° SW

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