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Buchanan New York Map

Explore Buchanan, 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 Buchanan, New York

How to Use This Buchanan, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	41.262038
Longitude	-73.938194
Population	2,302
Density	628.1 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	10511
Area Code	914, 845
County Seat	White Plains
School District	Hendrick Hudson Central School District

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About Buchanan, New York

Buchanan is a locality in Westchester County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,302. The population density is 628.1 people per km². Buchanan is located at 41.2620°N, 73.9382°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Buchanan is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 10511.

Buchanan occupies a narrow, rugged stretch of earth where the persistent currents of Dickey Brook carve a path toward the wider, tidal reaches of the river. It lies 2.1 miles south-southwest of Peekskill, NY (from Peekskill, NY: bearing 205°T), and is situated 7.9 miles north-northwest of Ossining. The landscape is defined by the intimate presence of Lake Meahagh, which reflects the heavy, shifting light of the sky like an unblinking eye, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains anchor the horizon to the west. Within the boundaries of VLG OF BUCHANAN Land, the terrain shifts between dense, quiet woodland and the industrial geometry of the riverfront. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp stone and the salt-tinged breeze that travels inland from the coastal influence of Lents Cove, leaving the trees to shiver in the gray, persistent dampness of the afternoon.

Buchanan carries the quiet, determined history of a place built upon the labor of the river and the steady hum of generation-spanning industry. While the local economy has long been shaped by the presence of large-scale infrastructure and the rhythmic passage of commerce on the water, the daily life of the inhabitants remains tethered to the slow, seasonal transition of the surrounding woods. Beyond the immediate reach of the shore, Georges Island sits as a solitary sentinel in the water, a reminder of the geologic solitude that persists even as the modern world presses against the edges of the village. Residents move through their days with a pragmatic grace, navigating the transition from the legacy of industrial enterprise to a quieter, more terrestrial existence, where the sound of moving water remains the constant, underlying pulse of the village.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Blue Mountain Reservation County Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 048° NE
COUNTY OF WESTCHESTER Land (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 047° NE
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 249° W
Montrose Point State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 210° SW
Westchester County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 016° N
Foxy Field (Local Recreation) — 1.3 mi, 249° W
Brick Beach Overlook (Viewpoint) — 1.4 mi, 211° SW
Bear Mountain State Park (State Park) — 1.8 mi, 325° NW
Lincoln Depot Museum (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 014° N
The Peekskill Museum (Museum) — 2.1 mi, 025° NE
West Redoubt (Historic Castle / Fort) — 2.3 mi, 011° N
East Redoubt (Historic Castle / Fort) — 2.4 mi, 017° N
Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 003° N
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.5 mi, 331° NW
Harriman State Park (State Park) — 2.8 mi, 296° NW
Iona Island Component Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 3.4 mi, 322° NW
Nelson Mountain Fire Tower (Historic Ruins) — 4.2 mi, 104° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 4.6 mi, 349° N · 110k acres
Joseph Bartha (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 314° NW
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 4.9 mi, 141° SE
Regal UA Cortlandt Town Center (Cinema) — 4.9 mi, 048° NE
Brickhead Truth (Public Artwork) — 5.0 mi, 194° S
Fort Montgomery (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 329° NW
Old Car (Historic Ruins) — 5.2 mi, 062° NE
Treason Site (Monument) — 5.8 mi, 183° S
MANITOGA / The Russel Wright Design Center (Museum) — 6.0 mi, 354° N
Cedar Lane Art Center (Arts Centre) — 6.5 mi, 138° SE
History Center Museum (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 202° S
Yorktown Stage (Theatre) — 8.2 mi, 083° E

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