Raquette Lake New York Map
Explore Raquette 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 Raquette Lake, New York
How to Use This Raquette Lake, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Raquette 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 Raquette 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 | Raquette Lake |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Hamilton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 43.81312 |
| Longitude | -74.65739 |
| Population | 380 |
| Density | 5.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 13436 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| County Seat | Lake Pleasant |
About Raquette Lake, New York
Raquette Lake is a locality in Hamilton County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 380. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Raquette Lake is located at 43.8131°N, 74.6574°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 13436.Raquette Lake serves as a sprawling, liquid centerpiece where the Browns Tract Inlet weaves through the dense, verdant basin to feed the dark, cool depths of the water. It lies 45.9 miles southwest of North Elba, NY (from North Elba, NY: bearing 230°T), and is situated 30.0 miles south-southwest of Tupper Lake. This coastal landscape, defined by its immediate proximity to the open shoreline of Duck Bay, possesses a heavy, humid atmosphere that clings to the skin during the brief, intense summers. The jagged silhouette of the Adirondack Mountains rises far off on the horizon, a distant blue promise against the sky, while Harding Island sits low and solitary amidst the ripples. Within the protected boundaries of Raquette Lake, the air carries the sharp, clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a sensory marker of a terrain that feels ancient and indifferent to the passing of human time.
Economic life in Raquette Lake has long been tethered to the timber and the seasonal rhythms of those who arrive to seek refuge in its quiet, wooded reaches. Historians recognize the echoes of early wilderness camps that once drew elite travelers to these shores, leaving behind a legacy of rustic architecture that feels as much a part of the geology as the granite outcrops themselves. The local pace remains dictated by the shifting light upon the surface of the water, a slow, deliberate cadence that favors the steady labor of maintenance and the cautious stewardship of the surrounding wilds. Far from the frantic pulse of the modern world, the people here maintain a quiet, functional existence, finding their orientation not in clocks, but in the persistent, rhythmic flow of the Browns Tract Inlet as it pushes toward the bay.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Moose River Plains Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 357° N
- Raquette Lake Navigation Co. (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 057° NE
- Sargent Ponds Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 072° E
- Brown Tract Pond Campground (State Recreation Area) — 1.8 mi, 265° W
- Pigeon Lake Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 1.9 mi, 324° NW
- Blue Ridge Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 2.3 mi, 154° SE
- Golden Beach Campground (State Recreation Area) — 2.4 mi, 100° E
- Sargent Pond (State Resource Management Area) — 2.4 mi, 028° NE
- Gate House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 3.0 mi, 161° S
- Sugar Shack Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 3.5 mi, 146° SE
- Iron Cross (Public Artwork) — 3.6 mi, 142° SE
- Great Camp Sagamore Tours (Attraction) — 3.6 mi, 158° S
- Rocky Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 7.6 mi, 246° SW
- Big Rock (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 245° SW
- Adirondack Experience: The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 071° E
- Long Lake Boat Tours (Attraction) — 16.2 mi, 046° NE
- Enchanted Forest Water Safari (Theme Park) — 16.9 mi, 246° SW
- Kurt Gardner Photography Gallery (Gallery) — 17.4 mi, 246° SW
- Pendleton (Monument) — 24.5 mi, 064° NE
- Speculator Historical Museum (Museum) — 26.1 mi, 146° SE
- American Maple Museum (Museum) — 37.0 mi, 279° W
- David Henderson Memorial (Monument) — 38.7 mi, 057° NE
- Elks Lodge "Elk Monument" (Monument) — 40.2 mi, 235° SW
- Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery (Gallery) — 44.0 mi, 036° NE
- NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 44.1 mi, 036° NE
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About This Raquette Lake Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Raquette Lake, New York. Coordinates: 43.81312, -74.65739. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Raquette Lake includes the ZIP code (13436), telephone area code (315), county seat of Hamilton County (Lake Pleasant), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
