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Allentown New York Map

Explore Allentown, 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 Allentown, New York

How to Use This Allentown, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	43.325071
Longitude	-73.954848
Population	580
Density	38.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	12835, 14707
Area Code	845, 607
County Seat	Belmont

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About Allentown, New York

Allentown is a locality in Allegany County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 580. The population density is 38.0 people per km². Allentown is located at 43.3251°N, 73.9548°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12835, 14707.

Allentown endures as a quiet collection of dwellings defined by the persistent, rhythmic passage of Knight Creek as it carves through the local terrain. It lies 18.7 miles east of Olean, NY (from Olean, NY: bearing 89°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west-southwest of Wellsville. This landscape is characterized by the presence of Bow Ridge, which looms a mile away, casting long shadows across the topography and framing the entrance to Spring Hollow. The earth here feels dense and settled, a mixture of heavy soil and seasonal flora that thrives in the moisture provided by the nearby water. Four miles from the center, the stillness of Paradise Lake offers a reflective contrast to the moving currents of the creek, while the immediate surroundings are maintained as part of the Town Of Alma Land, ensuring that the wilder edges of the territory remain largely undisturbed by modern encroachment.

Allentown maintains a character forged by the legacy of early industrial extraction, a history that lingers in the way the land was cleared and utilized during the peak of oil and gas exploration in the region. The local economy has shifted from those boom years toward a slower, more deliberate pace, where the labor of the day often involves the maintenance of property and the quiet rhythms of regional agriculture. Life in Allentown is marked by the shifting colors of the canopy and the way the light thins during the late autumn afternoons, turning the fields into muted, earthy tones. Residents operate with a steady, pragmatic independence, living within a geography that demands a certain resilience against the seasons, leaving the imprint of a place that values the weight of its own quiet solitude over the noise of the wider world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Wilcox Lake Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 214° SW
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 177° S
Saratoga County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 312° NW
Shippee's Ledge (Viewpoint) — 3.2 mi, 167° S
Hudson River Special Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 058° NE
Town of Lake Luzerne Land (Local Park) — 5.5 mi, 093° E
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.6 mi, 094° E
Luzerne Campground (State Recreation Area) — 6.6 mi, 072° E
Frank Watkins (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 044° NE
Moreau Lake State Park (State Park) — 10.1 mi, 124° SE
Clothier Property (State Park) — 12.1 mi, 129° SE
Revolution Rail Co. - Thurman Station (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 032° NE
Northville Placid Trail Southern Terminus Arch (Public Artwork) — 12.9 mi, 238° SW
Pump House (Historic Ruins) — 13.0 mi, 062° NE
Colonel Williams Monument (Monument) — 13.3 mi, 074° E
Greezed Lightnin' (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 083° E
Lake George Region Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 066° NE
Grant Cottage State Historic Site (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 129° SE
Doctor Morbid's Haunted House (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 061° NE
Fort William Henry (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 062° NE
House of Frankenstein Wax Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 060° NE
Fort George Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 13.9 mi, 063° NE
Regal Aviation Mall (Cinema) — 13.9 mi, 089° E
Blind Rock (Attraction) — 14.0 mi, 087° E
Lake George Historical Association (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 060° NE
Silver Lake Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 14.7 mi, 256° W
Glens Falls Community Theatre (Theatre) — 15.6 mi, 093° E
The Hyde Collection (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 094° E
Siamese Ponds Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 16.6 mi, 322° NW

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