Welcome to Desert Heights ...
Desert Heights is located in San Bernardino County<1>.
A typical abbreviation for Desert Heights: Desert Hts. (in Canada, 'Hgts.' is the more common abbreviation.)
Desert Heights is 2,250 feet [686 m] above sea level.<2> In other words, the altitude of Desert Heights is about ½ mile above sea level.
Time Zone: Desert Heights lies in the Pacific Time Zone (PST/PDT) and observes daylight saving time
Communities near Desert Heights ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Desert Heights.
- Twentynine Palms
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Yucca Valley
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
- Panorama Heights
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Panorama Heights
- Panorama Heights is located in San Bernardino County
- The Plaza
(6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for The Plaza
- The Plaza is located in San Bernardino County
- Joshua Tree
(10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
- Landers
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the west)
- Lost Horse Mine ‑ Historic
(17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Lost Horse Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<4>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lost Horse Mine
- Lost Horse Mine is located in Riverside County
- Pioneertown
(20 miles [32.2 km] to the west)
- Sky Valley
(24 miles [38.6 km] to the southwest)
- Desert Hot Springs
(26 miles [41.8 km] to the southwest)
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...
We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.
We're compiling a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Desert Heights. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Desert Heights.
We have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Desert Heights. See our Newspapers Page for Desert Heights.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Desert Heights ...
Looking for more information about Desert Heights? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.
While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Desert Heights, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Desert Heights.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of California's counties, including San Bernardino, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Desert Heights - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <3> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <4> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |