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Cambridge New York Map

Explore Cambridge, 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 Cambridge, New York

How to Use This Cambridge, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	43.028133
Longitude	-73.381223
Population	1,788
Density	400.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	12816
Area Code	845
County Seat	Fort Edward
School District	Cambridge Central School District

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About Cambridge, New York

Cambridge is a locality in Washington County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,788. The population density is 400.0 people per km². Cambridge is located at 43.0281°N, 73.3812°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Cambridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 12816.

Cambridge greets the morning with the steady, rhythmic pulse of the Owl Kill, which winds through the low-lying terrain like a silver thread pulled taut across the valley floor. It lies 13.7 miles east-southeast of Gates, NY (from Gates, NY: bearing 109°T), and is situated 7.3 miles southeast of Greenwich. Low ridges rise to the east and west, their slopes draped in the deep, verdant quiet of the nearby Mount Tom State Forest, while the distant, hazy blue outlines of the Adirondack Mountains anchor the horizon to the north. The air here holds a crisp, mineral quality, particularly when the light shifts at dusk to cast long, violet shadows across the fields that bridge the gap toward McKie Hollow. Beyond the immediate reach of the valley, the land softens into a patchwork of pasture and woodland, where the seasons mark themselves in the changing color of the maples and the slow, deliberate turn of the frost.

Cambridge emerged from the efforts of early settlers who recognized the fertility of the soil and the utility of the running water, establishing a community that has long balanced the demands of agriculture with the quiet persistence of rural commerce. Local industry remains tied to the land, supported by the presence of small-scale enterprises and the steady movement of goods that define the economy of this inland reach. Residents find a distinct sense of place in the transition between the working farms and the surrounding wilder spaces, such as the distant, shaded paths of the Shaftsbury Municipal Forest. Even as modern life moves forward, Cambridge maintains a pace dictated by the turning of the calendar and the patient stewardship of the earth, far removed from the frantic energy found closer to the coast.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Harvard Square (Landmark) — 123.5 mi, 111° E
Longfellow House–Washington's Headquarters National Historic Site (Historic Site) — 123.5 mi, 111° E
Christ Church Cambridge (Cathedral / Church) — 123.5 mi, 111° E
Harvard University (Attraction) — 123.6 mi, 111° E
Mount Auburn Cemetery (Nature Reserve) — 123.8 mi, 111° E
Harvard Art Museums (Museum) — 124.1 mi, 111° E
Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology (Museum) — 124.6 mi, 110° E
Harvard Museum of Natural History (Museum) — 124.6 mi, 110° E
MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) (Attraction) — 125.0 mi, 111° E
MIT Museum (Museum) — 125.1 mi, 111° E
Mount Tom State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 126° SE
Eldridge Swamp State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 033° NE
Lake Lauderdale Park (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 006° N
Partial View (Viewpoint) — 3.6 mi, 083° E
Shushan Covered Bridge Museum (Museum) — 4.7 mi, 023° NE
Mt. Nebo Gallery (Gallery) — 5.6 mi, 176° S
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 5.6 mi, 088° E · 412k acres
Susan B. Anthony Childhood House (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 340° N
Museums at Penope Farm (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 358° N
Rail Trestle Bridge (Historic Ruins) — 7.0 mi, 304° NW
Pleasant Vale Mill (Historic Ruins) — 7.1 mi, 307° NW
Bennington Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 7.3 mi, 148° SE
Shaftsbury Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 107° E
Louis Miller Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 170° S
Shaftsbury State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 093° E
Champlain Canal (State Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 282° W
For Euler (Public Artwork) — 10.2 mi, 012° N
Salem Art Works (Gallery) — 10.3 mi, 014° N
Glastenbury Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 12.5 mi, 114° SE · 22k acres
Lye Brook Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 15.1 mi, 072° E · 18k acres

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