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Big Lagoon California Map

Explore Big Lagoon, 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 Big Lagoon, California

How to Use This Big Lagoon, California Map

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

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	Big Lagoon
State	California (CA)
County	Humboldt County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	41.160401
Longitude	-124.133682
Population	161
Density	102.4 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95570
Area Code	530
County Seat	Eureka
School District	Northern Humboldt Union High School District

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About Big Lagoon, California

Big Lagoon is a locality in Humboldt County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 161. The population density is 102.4 people per km². Big Lagoon is located at 41.1604°N, 124.1337°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95570.

Big Lagoon holds the edge of the continent where the relentless gray pulse of the Pacific Ocean meets a slender, shifting barrier of sand. It lies 14.9 miles north of McKinleyville, CA (from McKinleyville, CA: bearing 353°T), and is situated 24.8 miles north of Eureka. Salt spray hangs heavy in the air, seasoning the wind that pushes inland from the water to stir the dark, cool shadows of the coastal timber. To the east, the land rises toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Klamath Mountains, while the immediate horizon is broken by the jagged, sea-worn profile of Mussel Rocks. The water of Big Lagoon itself remains a quiet, brackish mirror, separated from the open surf by a narrow spit of earth that feels perpetually temporary under the weight of the tides.

Sue-meg State Park encompasses this rugged intersection of earth and water, preserving a landscape where the rhythm of the seasons is measured by the slow migration of fog. Travelers seeking the solitude of the shoreline often wander toward the Agate Beach Trail, finding a path that winds through terrain defined by ancient, slow-moving geological forces. While Maple Creek carries its modest, freshwater contribution toward the coast from a mile away, the economic spirit of Big Lagoon remains tethered to the natural bounty and the preservation of its wild, unmanicured character. Life here moves in concert with the shifting sand and the cold, rhythmic inhalation of the Pacific Ocean, ignoring the frantic pace of the wider world in favor of the persistent, elemental silence of the coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sue-meg State Park (State Park) — 0.1 mi, 220° SW
Big Lagoon Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 006° N
Harry A. Merlo State Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 127° SE
Humboldt Lagoons State Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 348° N
Big Lagoon Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 029° NE
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 1.6 mi, 211° SW · 8,946 acres
Rim Trail Overlook (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 221° SW
Migrating North (Totem 8 of 8) (Public Artwork) — 2.9 mi, 205° SW
Redwood National Park (National Park) — 3.6 mi, 070° E · 194k acres
Donor Rock (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 183° S
Reading Rock State Marine Conservation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 9.2 mi, 360° N
Reading Rock State Marine Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 9.3 mi, 349° N
Dolason Barn (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 071° E
Six Rivers National Forest (National Forest) — 11.6 mi, 170° S · 978k acres
Lady Bird Grove (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 029° NE
Humboldt Bay Memorial (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 175° S
Campfire Center (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 022° N
Elk Viewing (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 023° NE
World's Tallest Totem Pole (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 174° S
Prairie Creek Visitor Center (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 022° N
Goldbluff beach (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 012° N
Humboldt Bay National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 16.9 mi, 181° S · 11k acres
Charles Fulkerson Recital Hall (Theatre) — 19.8 mi, 172° S
The Arcata Sanctuary (Arts Centre) — 20.0 mi, 173° S
Humboldt Coastal Nature Center (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 184° S
Humboldt Bay Maritime Museum (Museum) — 23.6 mi, 186° S
Siskiyou Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 23.9 mi, 043° NE · 180k acres
Hoopa Valley Museum (Museum) — 24.2 mi, 106° E
Humboldt Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 24.7 mi, 184° S
Discovery Museum (Museum) — 24.9 mi, 184° S

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