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Upper Lake California Map

Explore Upper Lake, 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 Upper Lake, California

How to Use This Upper Lake, California Map

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

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

Latitude	39.164613
Longitude	-122.910552
Population	1,095
Density	246.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	95485
Area Code	408, 669
County Seat	Lakeport
School District	Upper Lake Unified School District

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About Upper Lake, California

Upper Lake is a locality in Lake County, California, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,095. The population density is 246.7 people per km². Upper Lake is located at 39.1646°N, 122.9106°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 95485.

Upper Lake anchors the northern reaches of a fertile basin, where the perennial currents of Clover Creek carve a path through the valley floor. It lies 16.0 miles east of Ukiah, CA (from Ukiah, CA: bearing 86°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north of Lakeport. The geography is defined by a stillness that settles over the lowlands, where the landscape transitions from the dense, sun-dappled woodland to the expansive, open plains of the Middle Creek Valley. Sunlight here possesses a particular, honeyed quality in the late afternoon, casting long, deliberate shadows across the dry, golden grasses that characterize the open terrain. Residents often look toward the distant silhouettes of the Coast Ranges, which loom on the horizon like a muted, gray-blue boundary against the clarity of the inland sky.

Upper Lake maintains a quiet continuity with its agricultural heritage, anchored by the proximity of the Middle Creek Flat Trail and the local stewardship of Upper Lake County Park. The economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the produce of the surrounding earth, avoiding the frantic pace of more populous districts. While Lake Mendocino sits fourteen miles to the south, the local character is defined less by regional transit and more by the slow, deliberate work of those who cultivate the land. Life in Upper Lake moves with a patient gravity, evidenced by the way the evening air cools quickly once the light fades, leaving a crisp, sharp scent of oak and dry earth that lingers until the stars appear.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Upper Lake County Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 132° SE
Mendocino Other (National Forest) — 0.5 mi, 019° N · 9 acres
Bridge Arbor Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 1.2 mi, 186° S
Mendocino National Forest (National Forest) — 2.5 mi, 029° NE · 929k acres
Clear Lake Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 175° S
Rodman Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 175° S
Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument (National Monument) — 3.0 mi, 091° E · 598k acres
Rodman Slough County Park (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 160° S
California State Lands Commission (State Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 062° NE
Sheecome Gathering Basket (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 181° S
Lake County Courthouse Museum (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 182° S
Vista Point (Viewpoint) — 9.0 mi, 184° S
Prather Mill Logging Camp (Historic Ruins) — 9.9 mi, 354° N
Clear Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.8 mi, 153° SE
Snow Mountain Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 11.3 mi, 017° N · 60k acres
North Fork Cache Creek (Wild & Scenic River) — 12.1 mi, 083° E · 1,235 acres
Vichy Springs (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 271° W
Historic Garzini Winery (Historic Ruins) — 14.9 mi, 285° W
Corner Gallery (Gallery) — 15.9 mi, 266° W
WM Nelmes Smith Floriculture Building (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 270° W
Ukiah Valley - Past, Present & Future (Public Artwork) — 16.0 mi, 266° W
Ukiah Players Theatre (Theatre) — 16.8 mi, 269° W
Ukiah U sign (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 267° W
Lopes Cabin (Attraction) — 21.2 mi, 351° N
Seabiscuit's Grave and Statue (Attraction) — 23.8 mi, 297° NW
Lower Lake Schoolhouse Museum (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 137° SE
Wente Campfire (Theatre) — 26.4 mi, 312° NW
Anderson Valley History Museum (Museum) — 27.1 mi, 250° W
J. Rickards Winery (Attraction) — 29.5 mi, 184° S
Rebecca Johnson Art (Gallery) — 33.6 mi, 268° W

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