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Lacona New York Map

Explore Lacona, New York, 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 Lacona, New York

How to Use This Lacona, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lacona, New York. 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 New York 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 Lacona.

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	Lacona
State	New York (NY)
County	Oswego County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	43.643402
Longitude	-76.068534
Population	657
Density	228.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	13083
Area Code	315
County Seat	Oswego
School District	Sandy Creek Central School District

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About Lacona, New York

Lacona is a locality in Oswego County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 657. The population density is 228.1 people per km². Lacona is located at 43.6434°N, 76.0685°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Lacona is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 13083.

Lacona emerges from the low-lying terrain where the persistent current of Little Sandy Creek carves a meditative path through the landscape. It lies 24.2 miles south-southwest of Watertown, NY (from Watertown, NY: bearing 199°T), and is situated 5.2 miles north-northwest of Richland. The earth here holds a damp, cooling weight, a testament to the proximity of the moisture-laden air drifting in from Renshaw Bay, only seven miles to the west. Broad, flat stretches of land characterize the surroundings, where the Coterie Club Lands provide a quiet sanctuary of scrub and brush that seems to absorb the heavy silence of the long, gray winters. To the east, the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains serve as a reminder of a much larger, serrated world, while North Pond sits four miles away, reflecting the sky in a mirror of dark, still water. The light here often feels filtered through a fine, perpetual mist, turning the horizon into a soft blur of muted greens and browns that settle heavily upon the fields.

Lacona maintains a steady, internal gravity, grounded in a history of labor that once looked toward the water and the timbered reaches of the interior. The local economy has long been defined by the quiet tenacity of those who work the soil and navigate the seasonal shifts, their days dictated by the rise and fall of the creek that keeps the ground perpetually soft. While the roar of Salmon River Falls remains a distant, thundering memory nine miles away, the pace of life here is defined by the subtle, rhythmic pulse of the seasons rather than the frantic demands of the outside world. Residents move with a deliberate, unadorned efficiency, acknowledging the legacy of a place that remains indifferent to the passing of decades. Even as the shadow of Carl Island hangs in the memory of the nearby bay, the people of Lacona continue their work with a stoic patience, finding a peculiar, austere beauty in the mundane tasks of maintenance and survival.

Nearby Outdoor Places

County Of Oswego Land (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 256° W
Little Sandy Creek Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 1.6 mi, 269° W
Sandy Creek State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.2 mi, 183° S
Winona State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 024° NE
Rainbow Shores Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 248° W
Deer Creek Marsh Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 5.6 mi, 240° SW
Jefferson County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 038° NE
Sandy Island Beach State Park (State Park) — 5.9 mi, 266° W
Syracuse Northern Railroad bridge (Historic Ruins) — 6.3 mi, 209° SW
Lakeview Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 6.6 mi, 303° NW
Oswego County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 172° S
Salmon River Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 177° S
Selkirk Shores State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 224° SW
Littlejohn State Game Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 9.0 mi, 074° E
Sackets Harbor Historical Society (Museum) — 21.1 mi, 353° N
10th Mountain Division (Monument) — 23.8 mi, 022° N
New York Central Roundhouse (Historic Ruins) — 23.8 mi, 017° N
Jefferson County Historical Society (Museum) — 24.1 mi, 019° N
Little Theatre of Watertown (Theatre) — 24.9 mi, 020° N
Meteorology Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 26.9 mi, 241° SW
Waterman Theater (Theatre) — 27.3 mi, 241° SW
Lewis County Soldiers' and Sailors' Monument (Monument) — 30.4 mi, 070° E
Lost World Museum (Museum) — 30.9 mi, 202° S
Fort Drum MWR (Attraction) — 31.6 mi, 025° NE
Gosier (Monument) — 34.2 mi, 345° N
Shacksboro Museum (Museum) — 36.5 mi, 202° S
American Maple Museum (Museum) — 37.9 mi, 063° NE
Boonville Mural (Public Artwork) — 38.9 mi, 107° E
Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 39.8 mi, 183° S
Peterpaul Recreation Park (Theme Park) — 39.9 mi, 136° SE

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