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Brainard New York Map

Explore Brainard, 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 Brainard, New York

How to Use This Brainard, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.495915
Longitude	-73.512056
Population	480
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	12123, 12024
Area Code	518
County Seat	Troy

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About Brainard, New York

Brainard is a locality in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Brainard is located at 42.4959°N, 73.5121°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12123, 12024.

Brainard occupies a quiet expanse of land where the steady, rhythmic pulse of the Kinderhook Creek defines the local hydrology. It lies 8.6 miles east of Schodack, NY (from Schodack, NY: bearing 101°T), and is situated 9.9 miles south of Sand Lake. The landscape here is defined by deep woodlands and the persistent, slow-moving currents that dictate the drainage of the terrain, carving a path through the earth long before human settlement arrived. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a permanent, hazy boundary against the sky, while the proximity of the Kinderhook Creek Fishing Access offers a singular point of engagement with the natural world. Four miles away, the still, reflective surface of Black Pond serves as a silent companion to the surrounding woods, contributing to a climate that favors thick morning mists and a persistent, damp chill that clings to the valley floor.

Brainard reflects a history rooted in the quiet industriousness of the inland interior, where the economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of the land and the modest commerce of a rural crossroads. Beyond the immediate reach of major urban centers, the pace of life remains measured, influenced by the seasonal shifts that draw residents toward the nearby trails of the Taconic Skyline Trail or the dense growth of the Pittsfield State Forest. The local character is one of independence and long-standing attachment to the soil, a place where the proximity of Doty Hollow and the surrounding wilderness keeps the focus on the immediate, tangible environment. Life in Brainard persists in the quiet intervals between the passing of storms and the slow turning of the seasons, maintaining a deliberate distance from the frantic pace of the modern world.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kinderhook Creek Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 024° NE
Rensselaer Land Trust Land (Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 345° N
Rensselaer Plateau Alliance Land (Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 017° N
Robert Ingalls Preserve (Private Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 043° NE
Hand Hollow State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 148° SE
Mud Pond overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.9 mi, 344° N
Shaker Museum (Museum) — 5.4 mi, 222° SW
Capital District Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 6.4 mi, 023° NE
Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 103° E
Pittsfield State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 114° SE
Bates Memorial State Park (State Park) — 7.9 mi, 120° SE
Taconic Ridge State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 9.6 mi, 062° NE
Performance Spaces for the 21st Century (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 210° SW
Valatie Santa Claus (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 238° SW
Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park (Monument) — 10.6 mi, 343° N
John M. Dahm and Jospeh B. Kennedy Memorial (Monument) — 11.8 mi, 234° SW
Mountain Coaster (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 070° E
Cowee State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 13.1 mi, 020° N
Papscanee Island Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 13.2 mi, 294° NW
Austerlitz Historical Society (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 171° S
TurnPark Art Space (Arts Centre) — 13.4 mi, 147° SE
The Foundry (Theatre) — 13.4 mi, 147° SE
Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.5 mi, 102° E
Nu Arts (Gallery) — 13.5 mi, 103° E
Berkshire Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 104° E
Concrete Bases (Attraction) — 13.7 mi, 126° SE
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 13.9 mi, 126° SE
Mount Greylock State Reservation (State Park) — 14.8 mi, 074° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 16.9 mi, 093° E · 110k acres
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 24.0 mi, 043° NE · 412k acres

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