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Lucerne California Map

Explore Lucerne, 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 Lucerne, California

How to Use This Lucerne, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.05677
Longitude	-122.770289
Population	3,266
Density	234.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	93230, 95458
Area Code	661, 408, 669
County Seat	Hanford
School District	Lucerne Elementary School District

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About Lucerne, California

Lucerne is a locality in Kings County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,266. The population density is 234.7 people per km². Lucerne is located at 39.0568°N, 122.7703°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP codes: 93230, 95458.

Lucerne occupies a stretch of sun-bleached earth where the horizon is defined by the slow, deliberate curvature of the land and the dry, golden grasses that shimmer under an unyielding midday heat. It lies 3.8 miles north-northwest of Hanford, CA (from Hanford, CA: bearing 344°T), and is situated 8.6 miles northeast of Lemoore. The terrain here is defined by broad, open plains and low, sun-baked rises that hold the warmth of the day long after the sun has dipped low. A faint, earthy scent of dust and cured hay drifts through the air, particularly near Quail Park, where the shadows of scattered trees provide a brief, cool reprieve from the intensity of the light. Far in the distance, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Sierra Nevada marks the edge of the world, a silent, cooling presence that anchors the vast expanse of the local landscape.

History clings to Lucerne in the form of weathered fences and the quiet, persistent pulse of an economy built on the rhythms of the soil and the seasonal cycles of the interior. Water is a precious, measured resource here, channeled through the narrow, unassuming path of Last Chance Ditch, which serves as a vital artery for the surrounding fields. While the stillness of the environment might suggest a place forgotten, life moves with a steady, pragmatic pace, dictated by the demands of agriculture and the maintenance of the land. Travelers passing through might glimpse the distant, glass-like stillness of Benight Pond, a small, quiet presence that reflects the pale, cloudless sky, grounding the otherwise expansive, arid character of the region in a single, calm point of focus.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 1.1 mi, 029° NE · 598k acres
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 1.1 mi, 029° NE · 929k acres
Lucerne Community Garden (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 329° NW
Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 3.1 mi, 215° SW
Black Forest Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 3.6 mi, 175° S
Mount Konocti Park (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 180° S
Sheecome Gathering Basket (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 265° W
Lake County Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 263° W
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 8.3 mi, 259° W
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 9.5 mi, 196° S
North Fork Cache Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 9.9 mi, 027° NE · 1,235 acres
Mike Thompson Harbor (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 136° SE
Cache Creek Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 11.9 mi, 127° SE · 31k acres
Cache Creek Corridor Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 13.2 mi, 128° SE
Cache Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 13.4 mi, 124° SE · 4,844 acres
Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 139° SE
Snow Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 18.7 mi, 348° N · 60k acres
Prather Mill Logging Camp (Historic Ruins) — 19.2 mi, 334° NW
Vichy Springs (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 290° W
J. Rickards Winery (Attraction) — 24.0 mi, 204° SW
Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 24.3 mi, 285° W
Ukiah Valley - Past, Present & Future (Public Artwork) — 24.4 mi, 285° W
Historic Garzini Winery (Historic Ruins) — 24.6 mi, 298° NW
Ukiah Players Theatre (Theatre) — 25.4 mi, 287° W
Ukiah U sign (Attraction) — 26.0 mi, 285° W
Stevenson Memorial (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 162° S
Silverado Mine (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 162° S
Healdsburg Museum (Museum) — 31.2 mi, 190° S
Anderson Valley History Museum (Museum) — 33.1 mi, 267° W
Sacramento Valley Museum (Museum) — 33.3 mi, 078° E

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