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Loch Lomond California Map

Explore Loch Lomond, 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 Loch Lomond, California

How to Use This Loch Lomond, California Map

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

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	Loch Lomond
State	California (CA)
County	Lake County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	38.863235
Longitude	-122.719434
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95461
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Lakeport

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About Loch Lomond, California

Loch Lomond is a locality in Lake County, California, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Loch Lomond is located at 38.8632°N, 122.7194°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95461.

Loch Lomond occupies a high, quiet elevation where the air thins and cools against the persistent inland heat. It lies 8.3 miles southwest of Clearlake, CA (from Clearlake, CA: bearing 217°T), and is situated 9.5 miles west-northwest of Hidden Valley Lake. Big Canyon Creek carves a narrow, persistent path through the local topography, its presence marked by the deepening of shadows in the ravines and the sudden thickness of riparian brush. To the north, the terrain rises toward the dense, resinous canopy of Boggs Mountain State Forest, while the immediate ground is defined by the unique, seasonal hydrology of the Loch Lomond Vernal Pool Ecological Reserve. Beyond these immediate boundaries, the horizon is held by the jagged, distant silhouettes of the Coast Ranges, often blurred by the heat shimmer that rises from the dry, golden grasses of the basin. The soil here holds a particular, iron-rich weight, and the light at dusk has a tendency to turn everything—the pine needles, the bark of the oaks, and the dust on the road—into a bruised, copper glow.

History in Loch Lomond remains tethered to the slow, deliberate work of the land, shifting from the early extraction of resources to a modern, hushed existence that favors seclusion over industry. The local economy is no longer driven by the heavy timber operations of the previous century, leaving behind a landscape that has begun the long, quiet process of reclaiming its own wild edges. Residents often look toward the nearby Harrington Flat or the distant, still surface of Boggs Lake as markers of the passing seasons, watching how the water levels retreat under the relentless summer sun. There is a perceptible stillness here, a quality of life that demands an attention to the small, seasonal shifts—the drying of a creek bed or the brief, vibrant bloom of the vernal pools—rather than the frenetic pace found elsewhere. People here move with a caution born of the fire-prone hills, maintaining a respectful distance from the encroaching forest while keeping the Marsh Trail in mind for those who seek to lose themselves in the deeper, shadowed woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Loch Lomond Vernal Pool Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 007° N
Boggs Mountain Demonstration State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 180° S
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 342° N
Boggs Lake Ecological Reserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 297° NW
Boggs Lake Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 300° NW
Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 062° NE
Mike Thompson Harbor (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 037° NE
Cache Creek Corridor Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 8.7 mi, 063° NE
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 8.9 mi, 047° NE · 598k acres
Cache Creek Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 8.9 mi, 049° NE · 31k acres
Northern California Chapparral Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 9.3 mi, 065° NE
Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 336° NW
Cache Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 10.3 mi, 055° NE · 4,844 acres
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 14.3 mi, 001° N · 929k acres
J. Rickards Winery (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 235° SW
Stevenson Memorial (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 157° SE
Silverado Mine (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 157° SE
Bear Rock Overlook (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 155° SE
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 16.1 mi, 317° NW
Lake County Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 320° NW
Sheecome Gathering Basket (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 321° NW
Healdsburg Museum (Museum) — 19.2 mi, 205° SW
Contemporary Art Gallery - Calistoga (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 159° S
The Moonshine (Cinema) — 21.0 mi, 159° S
Sharpsteen Museum (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 159° S
STI + Stones (Gallery) — 21.1 mi, 159° S
Safari West (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 21.2 mi, 176° S
Native Grinding Stone (Historic Ruins) — 25.5 mi, 144° SE
Donut Diorama (Public Artwork) — 25.7 mi, 184° S
Americas Best Value Inn & Suites - Wine Country (Historic Ruins) — 26.6 mi, 182° S

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