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Buskirk New York Map

Explore Buskirk, 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 Buskirk, New York

How to Use This Buskirk, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.953689
Longitude	-73.43428
Population	480
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12028
Area Code	518
County Seat	Troy

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About Buskirk, New York

Buskirk 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. Buskirk is located at 42.9537°N, 73.4343°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12028.

Buskirk anchors itself firmly within a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of Whipple Brook, which carves a narrow path through the surrounding earth. It lies 14.0 miles southeast of Gates, NY (from Gates, NY: bearing 133°T), and is situated 8.5 miles east-northeast of Schaghticoke. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, unburdened by the humidity of distant lowlands, as the land stretches out in a series of quiet, sun-drenched fields and dense thickets. Far to the north, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Adirondack Mountains rises against the horizon like a serrated blade, marking the boundary of the northern wilderness. While the expansive Tomhannock Reservoir lies nine miles away, the immediate terrain remains dominated by the modest, purposeful movement of local waterways and the deep, silent presence of State Forest Rensselaer Number 3, where the canopy thickens into a dense, verdant mosaic.

Buskirk carries the quiet gravity of a place where industry was once measured by the turning of a mill wheel and the productivity of the soil. The economy has long been tethered to the rhythms of the land, shifting from early agrarian pursuits to the steady, modest commerce of a rural crossroads. History lingers in the architecture of the older structures, which stand with a weathered, unadorned dignity, reflecting a time when the labor of the day dictated the pace of life. Travelers seeking the solitude of the woods often gravitate toward the Fraser Burial Site Trail, located nine miles off, or find brief respite at the Hoosick River Waterway Access, which provides a direct interface with the local currents. Life in Buskirk moves with the deliberate, measured cadence of the seasons, untouched by the frantic pulse of the world, finding its own equilibrium in the interplay between the soil, the stream, and the fading light of a long afternoon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Hoosick River Waterway Access (State Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 004° N
Hoosic River (Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 097° E
Mt. Nebo Gallery (Gallery) — 3.1 mi, 097° E
Mount Tom State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 056° NE
Louis Miller Museum (Museum) — 5.9 mi, 134° SE
Bennington Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 6.7 mi, 099° E
Tibbitts State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 155° SE
Hoosac School Theatre + Auditorium (Theatre) — 8.0 mi, 146° SE
Partial View (Viewpoint) — 8.4 mi, 048° NE
City of Troy Land (Local Park) — 8.8 mi, 208° SW
Lake Lauderdale Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 019° N
Rail Trestle Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 341° N
Grafton Lakes State Park (State Park) — 9.8 mi, 178° S
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 9.9 mi, 057° NE · 412k acres
Dunbarton Flax Spinning Company (Historic Ruins) — 9.9 mi, 339° N
Shushan Covered Bridge Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 025° NE
Saratoga National Historical Park (Registered Battlefield) — 10.7 mi, 285° W
New Hampshire (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 282° W
Kosciuszko (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 282° W
Daughters of the American Revolution (Monument) — 10.7 mi, 282° W
Erie Canal (State Recreation Area) — 11.1 mi, 263° W
Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 078° E
Museums at Penope Farm (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 012° N
Brigadier General John Stark (Public Artwork) — 11.9 mi, 112° E
The Laffer Gallery (Gallery) — 12.5 mi, 324° NW
Mohawk Maiden Cruises (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 327° NW
Vine & Branches Gallery (Gallery) — 13.1 mi, 113° SE
Glastenbury Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.0 mi, 100° E · 22k acres
Lye Brook Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 19.7 mi, 060° NE · 18k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 22.4 mi, 140° SE · 110k acres

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