Canajoharie New York Map
Explore Canajoharie, 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 Canajoharie, New York
How to Use This Canajoharie, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Canajoharie, 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 Canajoharie.
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 | Canajoharie |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.905629 |
| Longitude | -74.571807 |
| Population | 2,037 |
| Density | 590.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 13317 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| County Seat | Fonda |
| School District | Canajoharie Central School District |
About Canajoharie, New York
Canajoharie is a locality in Montgomery County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,037. The population density is 590.9 people per km². Canajoharie is located at 42.9056°N, 74.5718°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Canajoharie is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 13317.Canajoharie anchors itself firmly within a rugged landscape where the limestone earth yields to the persistent, downward carving of the Canajoharie Creek. It lies 15.4 miles southwest of Gloversville, NY (from Gloversville, NY: bearing 229°T), and is situated 3.1 miles southeast of Minden. The terrain here rises in modest, weathered ridges that suggest the distant presence of the Appalachian Mountains, creating a topography defined by the deep, narrow clefts of Happy Hollow and the dramatic verticality of Canajoharie Falls. Sunlight filters through the canopy to illuminate the Village of Canajoharie Land, where the air often carries the damp, mineral scent of water moving over ancient rock. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the landscape stretches into quiet fields and woodlands, maintaining a distance from the coast that leaves the atmosphere crisp and untempered by salt.
History clings to the stone foundations of Canajoharie, reflecting a legacy of industrial ambition that once transformed the local economy through large-scale food production and milling. The presence of the Fort Plains Reservoir nearby serves as a quiet reminder of the infrastructure required to sustain such enterprise, balancing the needs of a working populace with the natural constraints of the valley. Today, the pace of life maintains a deliberate, measured tempo, favoring the steady observation of seasonal shifts over the frantic urgency found in more congested regions. Residents navigate a landscape where the architectural remnants of a manufacturing past stand in dialogue with the persistent, unhurried flow of the creek, grounding the identity of Canajoharie in a reality shaped by both human endeavor and the enduring weight of the surrounding hills.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Village of Canajoharie Land (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 164° S
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 164° S
- Poseidon statue (Public Artwork) — 0.1 mi, 358° N
- Arkell Museum (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 351° N
- Riverfront Park (State Park) — 0.2 mi, 356° N
- Erie Canal (State Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 351° N
- New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 0.5 mi, 098° E
- Palatine Bridge Village Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 017° N
- Canal Street Studio (Gallery) — 3.3 mi, 306° NW
- Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park (Museum) — 3.8 mi, 309° NW
- Yatesville Falls State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 115° SE
- Rural Grove State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 7.6 mi, 118° SE
- Grave of Henry Seeber (Monument) — 7.6 mi, 242° SW
- Cherry Valley Massacre Monument (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 230° SW
- Fulton County Jail (historic) (Historic Castle / Fort) — 12.2 mi, 056° NE
- Battleground (Registered Battlefield) — 12.3 mi, 051° NE
- Johnstown Movieplex (Cinema) — 13.2 mi, 055° NE
- Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 14.6 mi, 081° E
- Schoharie Aqueduct Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.7 mi, 081° E
- Peck Hill State Forest (State Wilderness) — 14.7 mi, 043° NE
- World War I Memorial (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 080° E
- Glove Theatre Museum (Museum) — 15.3 mi, 049° NE
- Glimmerglass State Park (State Park) — 16.6 mi, 240° SW
- Little Falls Canal Aqueduct (Historic Ruins) — 17.2 mi, 303° NW
- Little Falls Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 303° NW
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 153° SE
- Woodworth Lake Theater (Theatre) — 19.1 mi, 039° NE
- Rialto Theatre (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 083° E
- Silver Lake Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 22.6 mi, 007° N
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About This Canajoharie Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Canajoharie, New York. Coordinates: 42.905629, -74.571807. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Canajoharie includes the ZIP code (13317), telephone area code (315), county seat of Montgomery County (Fonda), and school district assignment (Canajoharie Central School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
