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Lomita California Map

Explore Lomita, 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 Lomita, California

How to Use This Lomita, California Map

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

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	Lomita
State	California (CA)
County	San Diego County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	33.793306
Longitude	-118.317455
Population	20,921
Density	4224.7 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	92114, 90717
Area Code	714, 818, 747
County Seat	San Diego
School District	Los Angeles Unified School District

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About Lomita, California

Lomita is a locality in San Diego County, California, United States. It has a population of 20,921. The population density is 4224.7 people per km². Lomita is located at 33.7933°N, 118.3175°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. Lomita is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 92114, 90717.

Lomita occupies a modest, sun-drenched plateau that feels as though it were carved from the very earth to hold the afternoon light. It lies 1.8 miles west of La Presa, CA (from La Presa, CA: bearing 271°T), and is situated 7.5 miles east of San Diego. The topography here slopes gently toward the Pacific Ocean, which waits only six miles away, its salt-heavy air often drifting inland to soften the edges of the afternoon sun. Paradise Creek winds its way through the landscape, a quiet artery that sustains the local flora, while the distant, rugged silhouette of Horseshoe Bend provides a constant, immovable anchor to the horizon. Within the residential blocks, Lomita Neighborhood Park offers a green sanctuary where the grass holds the cool dampness of the morning long after the heat has begun to shimmer over the pavement. Beyond the immediate streets, the terrain dips into the quiet basin of Spring Valley, and the calm surface of Sweetwater Reservoir mirrors the pale, expansive sky that defines this stretch of the horizon.

History in Lomita remains etched into the rhythm of its grid, where the legacy of early agricultural roots has slowly yielded to the steady, humming transition of suburban life. While the economy once leaned into the labor of the soil, the current character of the place is defined by the quiet industry of its residents and the enduring presence of local commerce that serves as the heartbeat of the daily commute. The atmosphere carries a faint, persistent memory of the transition from rural acreage to a dense residential enclave, yet the pace remains deliberate, marked by the sound of wind moving through trees rather than the frantic pulse of a larger urban sprawl. Even as modern life moves forward, the proximity of Crown Island in the distance serves as a reminder of the vast, shifting geography that surrounds this specific, solid patch of ground, keeping the daily routine grounded in a landscape that feels both deeply settled and perpetually open to the sea.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Linden H. Chandler Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 228° SW
Ken Malloy Harbor Regional Park (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 115° SE
Linden H. Chandler Preserve - RHE (Local Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 220° SW
South Coast Botanic Garden (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 243° SW
George F Canyon Nature Park and Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 201° S
One on One (Public Artwork) — 1.6 mi, 244° SW
Learning Tree (Theatre) — 1.6 mi, 200° S
Miller's Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 198° S
Wilmington Athletic Complex (Local Recreation) — 2.0 mi, 083° E
Summit Point (Viewpoint) — 2.1 mi, 209° SW
George F. Canyon (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 210° SW
Tiger Woods Point (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 260° W
Regal Promenade 13 (Cinema) — 3.5 mi, 245° SW
Drum Barracks (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 100° E
Torrance Cultural Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 3.5 mi, 334° NW
Malaga Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 3.5 mi, 264° W
Warner Grand Theater (Theatre) — 4.1 mi, 155° SE
Gallery 478 (Gallery) — 4.2 mi, 156° SE
Liberty Hill (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 150° SE
Off the Wall Art Designs (Gallery) — 4.2 mi, 153° SE
Dion Gallery (Gallery) — 4.3 mi, 291° W
The Graben (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 210° SW
Filiorum Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 4.3 mi, 232° SW
K1 Speed Indoor Karting (Attraction) — 4.7 mi, 020° N
Cinemark Carson and XD (Cinema) — 4.8 mi, 042° NE
California Coastal National Monument (National Monument) — 4.9 mi, 199° S · 8,946 acres
Abalone Cove State Marine Conservation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 5.0 mi, 222° SW
Point Vicente State Marine Conservation Area (Marine Protected Area) — 6.0 mi, 229° SW
Seal Beach National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.6 mi, 106° E · 1,777 acres
Santa Monica Mountains National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 22.2 mi, 346° N · 24k acres

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