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Altona New York Map

Explore Altona, 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 Altona, New York

How to Use This Altona, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	44.888372
Longitude	-73.655698
Population	662
Density	149.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12910
Area Code	845
County Seat	Plattsburgh
School District	Northern Adirondack Central School District

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About Altona, New York

Altona is a locality in Clinton County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 662. The population density is 149.6 people per km². Altona is located at 44.8884°N, 73.6557°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12910.

Altona occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, cooling currents of the Great Chazy River, which carves a path through the earth with quiet authority. It lies 16.4 miles northwest of Plattsburgh, NY (from Plattsburgh, NY: bearing 323°T), and is situated 6.2 miles south-southwest of Mooers. The terrain here is anchored by the stark, exposed stretches of Flat Rock, where the bedrock rises to meet the sky in a display of ancient, unyielding geometry. Only two miles distant, the still waters of Miner Lake reflect the changing seasons, providing a muted counterpoint to the more rigorous, forested expanses found within Clinton State Forest Number Eight. When the light of late afternoon strikes the ground, the color of the landscape shifts from deep brown to a bruised, melancholic gold, illuminating the sparse, hardy flora that manages to cling to the thin soil. Even when the distant peaks of the Adirondack Mountains are obscured by low-hanging clouds, the air in Altona retains a crisp, piercing clarity that speaks of deep winters and the long, slow thaw of spring.

Altona preserves the legacy of those who first cleared these woods, finding a livelihood in the timber and the heavy, fertile soil that demanded constant, back-breaking labor. The economy remains rooted in the rhythm of the land, with agricultural traditions serving as a steady pulse against the encroaching silence of the surrounding wilderness. Residents find a common ground within the Town Of Altona Land, a space that serves as a quiet witness to the daily persistence of the locals. There is a particular, unadorned honesty in the way the architecture follows the utility of the farmstead, where barns and silos stand as functional monuments to generations of survival. Life in Altona proceeds with a deliberate, measured pace, indifferent to the frantic noise of the world beyond its borders, preferring the steady, predictable cycles of harvest and snow.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town Of Altona Land (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 181° S
Altona Flat Rock (Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 143° SE
Flat Rock State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 170° S
Clinton Fp Detached Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 036° NE
Lewis Preserve Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 4.4 mi, 221° SW
Town of Moores (State Resource Management Area) — 5.5 mi, 305° NW
Gadway Sandstone Pavement Barrens Preserve (Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 306° NW
City of Plattsburgh Land (Local Park) — 9.9 mi, 171° S
Point Au Roche State Park (State Park) — 14.1 mi, 122° SE
Samuel de Champlain Statue (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 087° E
Fort Saint Anne Monument (Monument) — 15.1 mi, 087° E
Regal Cinemas Champlain Centre 8 (Cinema) — 15.1 mi, 148° SE
Cumberland Bay State Park (State Park) — 15.3 mi, 132° SE
Isle La Motte Historical Society (Museum) — 15.5 mi, 099° E
Champlain Canal (State Recreation Area) — 16.2 mi, 141° SE
Rockwell Kent Collection (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 145° SE
Plattsburgh State Art Museum (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 145° SE
Amite Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 16.4 mi, 145° SE
Nina Winkel Sculpture Gallery (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 145° SE
Fort Montgomery (Monument) — 16.4 mi, 062° NE
Clinton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 17.5 mi, 144° SE
Pelots Point Nature Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.5 mi, 105° E
Airplane (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 144° SE
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 22.1 mi, 078° E · 15k acres
Whirlpool Basin Overlook (Viewpoint) — 26.2 mi, 159° S
Ausable Chasm (Attraction) — 26.9 mi, 159° S
Milton Artists' Guild (Gallery) — 32.0 mi, 125° SE
Off Center for the Dramatic Arts (Theatre) — 35.4 mi, 141° SE
Showbox Theater (Cinema) — 35.6 mi, 143° SE
Abstractions Art Gallery (Gallery) — 35.7 mi, 143° SE

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