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Alcove New York Map

Explore Alcove, 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 Alcove, New York

How to Use This Alcove, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Alcove, 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 Alcove.

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

Latitude	42.468692
Longitude	-73.925684
Population	380
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12007
Area Code	518
County Seat	Albany

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About Alcove, New York

Alcove is a locality in Albany County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 380. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Alcove is located at 42.4687°N, 73.9257°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12007.

Alcove remains defined by the persistent, rhythmic movement of the Hannacrois Creek as it carves through the landscape toward the deep, still waters of Alcove Reservoir. It lies 11.1 miles south of New Scotland, NY (from New Scotland, NY: bearing 183°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west of Coeymans. The land here is marked by a quiet, rugged endurance, where the earth rises into steady, wooded inclines that hint at the distant, blue-hued silhouettes of the Catskill Mountains on the horizon. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of the local woodlands, casting long, splintered shadows across the ground that change with the slow, deliberate turn of the afternoon. Nearby, the terrain dips into the secluded, shaded basin of Cole Hollow, while the sudden, vertical drop of Dickinson Falls provides a sharp, percussive contrast to the otherwise grounded pace of the surrounding forest.

Alcove sustains its character through a long-standing relationship with the land, preserved in large part by the stewardship of the Alcove Preservation Association Land. The local economy has moved away from the heavy mills of the past, settling instead into a quiet, agrarian rhythm where the maintenance of the watershed and the protection of natural tracts take precedence over industrial expansion. Daily life in Alcove moves with the seasons, dictated by the turning of the leaves and the cooling air that flows down from the higher elevations. There is a perceptible weight to the history here, felt in the way the local architecture sits flush against the soil, acknowledging a heritage built on wood, water, and the slow labor of those who recognized the value of keeping the wilderness close.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Alcove Preservation Association Land (Conservation Area) — 0.3 mi, 019° N
Town of Coeymans Land (Local Park) — 2.7 mi, 087° E
Greenville Fp Detached Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 2.9 mi, 211° SW
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy Land (Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 060° NE
Louise E. Keir Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 029° NE
Marsh Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.3 mi, 078° E
Early Doctor (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 286° W
Lawsons Lake County Park (Local Park) — 4.4 mi, 336° NW
Benjamin Spees (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 236° SW
Vietnam War Memorial (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 088° E
Schodack Island State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 088° E
Nutten Hook State Tidal Wetland (State Conservation Area) — 9.0 mi, 129° SE
Bronck House Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 155° SE
Greene County Historical Society (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 155° SE
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 10.2 mi, 136° SE
Coxsackie Theatre (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 141° SE
Moh-He-Con-Nuck Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 10.6 mi, 050° NE
Rensselaerville Historical Society (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 287° W
Huyck Felt Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 11.5 mi, 286° W
Bridge Pylons Mural (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 018° N
Papscanee Island Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.6 mi, 051° NE
Pine Hollow Arboretum (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 018° N
John Boyd Thacher State Park (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 339° N
Foundations of Barn (Historic Ruins) — 12.7 mi, 313° NW
Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 14.3 mi, 212° SW
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 14.3 mi, 148° SE
Albany Art Room (Arts Centre) — 14.5 mi, 028° NE
Little Gallery (Gallery) — 14.5 mi, 030° NE
The Throop Museum (Museum) — 14.7 mi, 030° NE
New York State Executive Mansion Tour (Attraction) — 14.9 mi, 034° NE

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