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Canisteo New York Map

Explore Canisteo, 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 Canisteo, New York

How to Use This Canisteo, New York Map

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

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.

CityCanisteo
StateNew York (NY)
CountySteuben County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude42.270349
Longitude-77.605822
Population2,176
Density899.5 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code14823
Area Code607
County SeatBath
School DistrictCanisteo-Greenwood Central School District

About Canisteo, New York

Canisteo is a locality in Steuben County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,176. The population density is 899.5 people per km². Canisteo is located at 42.2703°N, 77.6058°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Canisteo is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 14823.

Canisteo anchors itself firmly within a broad, verdant basin where the persistent flow of Bennetts Creek carves a quiet path through the valley floor. It lies 29.6 miles west-northwest of Corning, NY (from Corning, NY: bearing 288°T), and is situated 4.9 miles southeast of Hornell. Low, sloping elevations rise gently toward the distant silhouette of Norway Ridge, which marks the edge of the horizon in a haze of muted violet and charcoal. The light at dusk here possesses a peculiar, heavy clarity, casting long, bruised shadows across the fields that stretch toward the nearby depths of Obes Glen. Within the public bounds of the Canisteo Village Lands, the air carries the scent of damp earth and cooling limestone, a signature of a landscape that feels carved by ancient, slow-moving water rather than grand geologic upheaval.

Canisteo persists as a place defined by the steady, unpretentious industry of the inland interior, where the rhythm of the day is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the maintenance of the land. Historically, the local economy relied upon the steady yield of the surrounding soil, a legacy that remains visible in the sturdy, weathered architecture of the older streets. Though the bustle of commerce has shifted over the decades, the quiet presence of the Canisteo Reservoir nearby serves as a constant, reflective reminder of the region’s reliance on its internal resources. Life in Canisteo moves with the deliberate pace of a place that understands its own isolation, finding a quiet satisfaction in the endurance of its people against the long, gray winters that settle over the valley like a heavy wool blanket.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Canisteo Village Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 028° NE
  • Burt Hill Multiple Use Area (State Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 027° NE
  • Veterans Memorial Park (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 321° NW
  • Hornell City of Land (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 321° NW
  • Steuben County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 215° SW
  • Canacadea State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 313° NW
  • Rock Creek State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 194° S
  • Hornell Water Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 334° NW
  • Almond Lake (Recreation Area) — 7.4 mi, 316° NW
  • Fosdick-Nelson Gallery (Gallery) — 9.4 mi, 264° W
  • Robert C. Turner Gallery (Gallery) — 9.4 mi, 264° W
  • Fiat Lux! (Public Artwork) — 9.4 mi, 263° W
  • King Alfred (Monument) — 9.4 mi, 263° W
  • Alfred Art Studio At the West (Arts Centre) — 9.5 mi, 264° W
  • Stony Brook State Park (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 347° N
  • Larry's Lookout (Viewpoint) — 17.4 mi, 346° N
  • The Little Gem (Gallery) — 20.3 mi, 240° SW
  • Wellsville Creative Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 20.3 mi, 240° SW
  • Babcock Theatre (Theatre) — 20.3 mi, 240° SW
  • Mather Homestead Museum (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 241° SW
  • Dansville Civil War Monument (Monument) — 20.6 mi, 347° N
  • Curtis Memorial (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 065° NE
  • Addison Historical Society of Steuben County (Museum) — 22.2 mi, 121° SE
  • Greyton H. Taylor Wine Museum (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 061° NE
  • Narcissa Prentiss House (Museum) — 24.0 mi, 044° NE
  • Triangle 1 Monument (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 240° SW
  • Bristol Valley Theatre (Theatre) — 25.8 mi, 023° NE
  • Hidden Waterfall (Attraction) — 26.3 mi, 284° W
  • Letchworth State Park (State Park) — 28.3 mi, 319° NW
  • Finger Lakes National Forest (National Forest) — 40.1 mi, 073° E · 16k acres

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About This Canisteo Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Canisteo, New York. Coordinates: 42.270349, -77.605822. 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 Canisteo includes the ZIP code (14823), telephone area code (607), county seat of Steuben County (Bath), and school district assignment (Canisteo-Greenwood 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.