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Cape Vincent New York Map

Explore Cape Vincent, 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 Cape Vincent, New York

How to Use This Cape Vincent, New York Map

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

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	Cape Vincent
State	New York (NY)
County	Jefferson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	44.12783
Longitude	-76.333001
Population	699
Density	383.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	13618
Area Code	315
County Seat	Watertown
School District	Thousand Islands Central School District

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About Cape Vincent, New York

Cape Vincent is a locality in Jefferson County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 699. The population density is 383.9 people per km². Cape Vincent is located at 44.1278°N, 76.3330°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Cape Vincent is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 13618.

Cape Vincent sits where the land yields to the vast, shifting expanse of Lake Ontario, catching a wind that carries the scent of deep water and cold stone. It lies 23.5 miles west-northwest of Watertown, NY (from Watertown, NY: bearing 297°T), and is situated 7.6 miles north-northwest of Lyme. The terrain here is defined by a low, steady horizon that stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Burnt Rock, while the intimate flow of Scotch Brook carves a quiet path through the soil toward the basin. Near the water’s edge, the air feels heavy with the rhythmic pulse of the lake, an influence that softens the edges of the flat, limestone-streaked fields. Two miles out, the waters of Fuller Bay and the scattered, quiet reaches of the Roxy Islands break the surface of the lake, creating a boundary between the solid earth and the fluid, gray-blue void that defines the local atmosphere.

Cape Vincent maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by the presence of the Cape Vincent State Fisheries Research Station, which serves as a center for the study and preservation of the aquatic life that sustains the region. The economy remains tethered to the pulse of the water, drawing from a heritage of maritime navigation and a persistent, seasonal vitality that shifts with the light. Life here is measured by the changing temperament of the lake and the seasonal migration of those who work the docks or study the fish populations that thrive in these northern currents. The character of the place is not found in grand gestures, but in the way the light catches the harbor at dusk, illuminating a landscape that has been tempered by generations of labor and the persistent, unblinking gaze of the water.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cape Vincent State Fisheries Research Station (State Resource Management Area) — 0.1 mi, 121° SE
Cape Vincent Village Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 271° W
Cape Vincent Village of Land (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 050° NE
Cape Vincent Town of Land (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 063° NE
Tibbets Point (Viewpoint) — 2.7 mi, 225° SW
Lake Ontario Waterway Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 178° S
Burnham Point State Park (State Park) — 4.1 mi, 054° NE
Gosier (Monument) — 4.5 mi, 095° E
Ashland Flats Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 5.2 mi, 100° E
Three Mile Creek Barrens Preserve (Conservation Area) — 8.0 mi, 091° E
Cedar Point State Park (State Park) — 8.4 mi, 051° NE
Chaumont Barrens (Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 101° E
St Lawrence Gallery (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 057° NE
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 16.0 mi, 141° SE
Sackets Harbor Historical Society (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 140° SE
Potholes (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 051° NE
Glacial Potholes (Attraction) — 18.5 mi, 051° NE
New York Central Roundhouse (Historic Ruins) — 22.7 mi, 118° SE
Parc national des Îles-du-Saint-Laurent (Nature Reserve) — 23.0 mi, 045° NE
1000 Islands Gananoque Boat Tour (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 045° NE
Jefferson County Historical Society (Museum) — 23.5 mi, 117° SE
Little Theatre of Watertown (Theatre) — 24.0 mi, 115° SE
10th Mountain Division (Monument) — 24.8 mi, 117° SE
Uncle Sam boat tours (Attraction) — 25.2 mi, 055° NE
Battle of Cranberry Creek (Monument) — 26.4 mi, 058° NE
Redwood Historical Society (Museum) — 28.9 mi, 066° NE
Grist Mill built in 1805 (Historic Ruins) — 31.0 mi, 086° E
Philadelphia Historical Society (Museum) — 31.2 mi, 086° E
St. Lawrence Islands National Park (Nature Reserve) — 32.0 mi, 049° NE
Five Ponds Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 59.9 mi, 094° E

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