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Loon Lake New York Map

Explore Loon Lake, 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 Loon Lake, New York

How to Use This Loon Lake, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Loon Lake, 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 Loon 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	Loon Lake
State	New York (NY)
County	Franklin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	44.551715
Longitude	-74.056816
Population	480
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12989
Area Code	845
County Seat	Malone

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About Loon Lake, New York

Loon Lake is a locality in Franklin County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Loon Lake is located at 44.5517°N, 74.0568°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12989.

Loon Lake emerges from the high, quiet terrain as a place where the air holds a sharp, clean clarity, defined by the proximity of the Chazy Highlands Wild Forest. It lies 21.9 miles north-northwest of North Elba, NY (from North Elba, NY: bearing 347°T), and is situated 11.8 miles north-northeast of Harrietstown. The landscape surrounding Loon Lake is a mosaic of dense timber and reflective water, where the North Branch Saranac River carves a deliberate path through the landscape, its current steady and cold. A short distance away, the stillness of Mountain Pond offers a mirror to the sky, contrasting with the distant, brooding silhouettes of the Adirondack Mountains that mark the horizon line. Here, the soil is thin and rocky, supporting a forest floor that breathes with the damp, earthy scent of moss and ancient needles, grounding the spirit in a geography that feels both vast and intimate.

History in Loon Lake is etched into the architecture of its older structures, remnants of an era when the retreat of the city dweller shaped the local economy toward hospitality and seasonal quiet. While the industrial pulse of the region has shifted, the labor of the land persists, with the nearby Franklin State Forest Number One serving as a reminder of the timber and stewardship that have long defined these northern reaches. The residents move with a deliberate pace, attuned to the transition of seasons, from the biting frost that settles over the meadows to the brief, intense brilliance of the summer thaw. Even as the modern world encroaches, the proximity to the coast, only seven miles removed, brings a subtle maritime tension to the atmosphere, a suggestion of salt-heavy wind that occasionally drifts in from the direction of Woodruff Bay to stir the pines.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Chazy Highlands Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 077° E
Debar Mountain Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 183° S
Buck Pond Campground (State Recreation Area) — 3.7 mi, 222° SW
Six Nations Indian Museum (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 212° SW
Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 10.1 mi, 170° S
Whiteface Mountain Ski Center (State Recreation Area) — 13.1 mi, 144° SE
Randy Preston Memorial (Monument) — 14.9 mi, 149° SE
Big Wooden Bear (8') (Public Artwork) — 15.2 mi, 149° SE
NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 193° S
Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery (Gallery) — 16.0 mi, 193° S
Potholes (Attraction) — 16.6 mi, 147° SE
Indian Head Rock (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 147° SE
Whirlpool Cove (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 147° SE
Master Pothole (Attraction) — 16.7 mi, 147° SE
Sentinel Range Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 16.9 mi, 153° SE
Kate Smith Memorial (Monument) — 18.7 mi, 169° S
World War Memorial (Monument) — 18.8 mi, 169° S
Lake Placid Olympic Museum (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 169° S
Lake Placid Hall of Fame (Museum) — 18.8 mi, 169° S
Bessies View (Viewpoint) — 19.0 mi, 132° SE
Bert Williams Farm (Historic Ruins) — 19.2 mi, 132° SE
Macomb Reservation State Park (State Park) — 21.3 mi, 077° E
Plane Crash Site (Historic Ruins) — 24.4 mi, 180° S
North Star Underground Railroad Museum (Museum) — 29.4 mi, 093° E
Regal Cinemas Champlain Centre 8 (Cinema) — 29.7 mi, 069° E

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