Lake Secession South Carolina Map
Explore Lake Secession, South Carolina, 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 Lake Secession, South Carolina
How to Use This Lake Secession, South Carolina Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake Secession, South Carolina. 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 South Carolina 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 Lake Secession.
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 | Lake Secession |
| State | South Carolina (SC) |
| County | Abbeville County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 34.289933 |
| Longitude | -82.585746 |
| Population | 1,058 |
| Density | 70.4 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 29655, 29620 |
| Area Code | 864 |
| County Seat | Abbeville |
| School District | Abbeville County School District |
About Lake Secession, South Carolina
Lake Secession is a locality in Abbeville County, South Carolina, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,058. The population density is 70.4 people per km². Lake Secession is located at 34.2899°N, 82.5857°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 29655, 29620.Lake Secession emerges from the humid, inland canopy of the South Carolina piedmont as a quiet expanse of water held within a basin of red clay and loblolly pine. It lies 15.5 miles south-southeast of Anderson, SC (from Anderson, SC: bearing 168°T), and is situated 18.2 miles south-southeast of Centerville.
The Rocky River winds through the topography here, its currents feeding the reservoir and carving a path through the dense, verdant undergrowth that defines the local landscape. On the distant horizon, the faint, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains offer a silent sentry to the west, while the immediate surroundings remain governed by the slow, seasonal pulse of the forest. The light at dusk settles heavily over the water, turning the surface into a mirror of muted copper and gray as the humidity clings to the reeds and the heavy, damp air settles among the trees.
Human activity around Lake Secession reflects a legacy of regional irrigation and hydropower, tethered to the rhythmic demands of the agricultural cycles that once defined this portion of the state. Local commerce and daily life remain modest, drawing a quiet character from the proximity to Richard B. Russell Lake, a recreational expanse that anchors the surrounding wilderness. Generations have navigated these waterways, finding a steady, unassuming existence in a geography shaped by the steady flow of the Rocky River and the persistent encroachment of the woods. The stillness of the afternoon is rarely broken, save for the occasional ripple of a boat or the rustle of wildlife, leaving the land to maintain its own ancient, unhurried pace.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Diamond Hill Mine (Attraction) — 1.5 mi, 155° SE
- Lake Secession Boat Landing (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 012° N
- Richard B. Russell Lake (Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 210° SW
- Richard B. Russell Recreation Area (Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 210° SW
- Highway 184 Ballfield (Local Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 290° W
- East Lake Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 286° W
- Depot Park (Local Park) — 4.6 mi, 284° W
- Elbert County Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 242° SW
- Lesesne Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.4 mi, 075° E
- William Moffatt Grier (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 075° E
- Richard B. Russell State Park (State Park) — 11.5 mi, 225° SW
- Calhoun Falls Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.9 mi, 184° S
- Abbeville Opera House (Theatre) — 14.2 mi, 123° SE
- Abbeville County Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 123° SE
- Secession Hill (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 122° SE
- Generator (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 346° N
- Rosehill Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 344° N
- Honea Path Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 15.4 mi, 045° NE
- Sumter National Forest (National Forest) — 15.9 mi, 145° SE · 375k acres
- Sadlers Creek State Park (State Park) — 16.0 mi, 304° NW
- Bethlehem Methodist Church (Monument) — 16.5 mi, 200° S
- S.C. Tennis Hall of Fame (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 018° N
- Elberton Granite Museum (Museum) — 20.3 mi, 234° SW
- The Spirit Rock (Attraction) — 20.4 mi, 233° SW
- Fort James (Historic Castle / Fort) — 22.3 mi, 178° S
- Old Stone Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 23.3 mi, 015° N
- Josephine B. Abney Cultural Center (Arts Centre) — 24.8 mi, 104° E
- Culbertson’s Mill (Historic Ruins) — 26.2 mi, 070° E
- Ty Cobb Museum (Museum) — 30.4 mi, 269° W
- Chattahoochee National Forest (National Forest) — 46.8 mi, 300° NW · 752k acres
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About This Lake Secession Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake Secession, South Carolina. Coordinates: 34.289933, -82.585746. 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 Lake Secession includes the ZIP code (29655, 29620), telephone area code (864), county seat of Abbeville County (Abbeville), and school district assignment (Abbeville County School District).
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. |
