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Lopez Island Washington Map

Explore Lopez Island, Washington, 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 Lopez Island, Washington

How to Use This Lopez Island, Washington Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lopez Island, Washington. 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 Washington 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 Lopez Island.

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	Lopez Island
State	Washington (WA)
County	San Juan County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles)

Latitude	48.486
Longitude	-122.901
Population	2,760
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	98261
Area Code	206, 253
County Seat	Friday Harbor

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About Lopez Island, Washington

Lopez Island is a locality in San Juan County, Washington, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,760. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Lopez Island is located at 48.4860°N, 122.9010°W. It observes the Pacific Time (America/Los_Angeles) timezone. ZIP code: 98261.

Lopez Island reveals itself as a quiet expanse of pastoral fields and rugged timberland, defined by a landscape that slopes gently toward the salt-scented air of the nearby Puget Sound. It lies 9.3 miles east-southeast of San Juan, WA (from San Juan, WA: bearing 119°T), and is situated 6.3 miles east-southeast of Friday Harbor. The terrain is marked by the stillness of Hummel Lake, where the surface reflects the shifting gray of the Pacific Northwest sky, and the land itself feels anchored by the distant, jagged silhouette of the Olympic Mountains rising against the western horizon. Within the protected boundaries of the San Juan County/Cypress Island Marine Biological Preserve, the earth holds a stillness that suggests a deep, geological patience, as if the soil remembers the slow retreat of ice and the persistent carving of the tides. Here, the light at dusk possesses a singular clarity, turning the tall grasses a muted gold before the evening mist begins its slow, rhythmic ascent from the shoreline.

Lopez Island maintains a character rooted in the deliberate pace of agricultural life, where small-scale farming and the seasonal ebb and flow of maritime commerce dictate the rhythm of the day. The local economy persists in a quiet dialogue with the land and the surrounding waters, favoring a self-reliance that has persisted since the earliest days of settlement. Residents navigate a life punctuated by the arrival of the ferry, an event that brings a brief, mechanical hum to the otherwise hushed atmosphere of rural roads and woodland trails. While the influence of the modern world is felt in the steady movement of visitors, the island retains a stubborn, literate grace, where the quietude of the protected preserve ensures that the natural environment remains the primary architect of human experience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

San Juan Islands National Monument (National Monument) — locality lies within · 432k acres
San Juan County/Cypress Island Marine Biological Preserve (Marine Protected Area) — locality lies within
Lopez Island (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 310° NW
San Juan Islands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 1.8 mi, 070° E · 1,368 acres
San Juan Islands Wilderness Area (Wilderness Area) — 1.8 mi, 070° E · 379 acres
Fisherman Bay Spit Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 315° NW
Weeks Wetland Preserve (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 348° N
Shark Reef Park (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 227° SW
Spencer Spit (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 026° NE
San Juan Island National Historical Park (Marine Protected Area) — 3.8 mi, 244° SW
Cattle Point Natural Resources Conservation Area (Nature Reserve) — 3.9 mi, 238° SW
Iceberg Point - Point Colville Area of Critical Environmental Concern (Area of Critical Environmental Concern) — 4.1 mi, 169° S
Turn Island (State Park) — 4.5 mi, 316° NW
Skagit-Snoqualmie Wildlife Area Complex (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 014° N
American Camp (Attraction) — 5.7 mi, 254° W
Harbor Song Art Gallery (Gallery) — 6.2 mi, 303° NW
Orca Survey Outreach & Education Center (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 302° NW
Western Prince Whale Watching (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 303° NW
World War I Memorial (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 303° NW
Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 6.3 mi, 302° NW
Schooners North (Attraction) — 6.3 mi, 303° NW
Friday Harbor Gallery (Gallery) — 6.3 mi, 303° NW
Interaction (Public Artwork) — 6.3 mi, 303° NW
False Bay Marine Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 7.7 mi, 270° W
Ayer Pond Site (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 023° NE
Orcas Island Artworks (Gallery) — 9.9 mi, 018° N
Fidalgo Island Packing Company (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 083° E
Moran Mansion Museum (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 007° N
Amphitheater (Theatre) — 12.4 mi, 118° SE
Anacortes Community Theater (Theatre) — 13.1 mi, 081° E

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