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Caroga Lake New York Map

Explore Caroga Lake, 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 Caroga Lake, New York

How to Use This Caroga Lake, New York Map

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

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	Caroga Lake
State	New York (NY)
County	Fulton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	43.137849
Longitude	-74.481252
Population	548
Density	84.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12032
Area Code	518
County Seat	Johnstown
School District	Wheelerville Union Free School District

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About Caroga Lake, New York

Caroga Lake is a locality in Fulton County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 548. The population density is 84.6 people per km². Caroga Lake is located at 43.1378°N, 74.4813°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12032.

Caroga Lake reveals itself through the steady, amber-tinted flow of Mead Creek, which winds through the woodland floor like a dark ribbon pulled tight against the earth. It lies 9.1 miles northwest of Gloversville, NY (from Gloversville, NY: bearing 310°T), and is situated 10.7 miles north-northwest of Johnstown. The landscape surrounding Caroga Lake is defined by dense, deciduous timber and low-slung plateaus that hold the morning mist until well past noon. To the north, the terrain rises into the deep, shaded reaches of the Ferris Lake Wild Forest, where the silence is broken only by the sharp snap of hemlock twigs or the sudden, heavy flight of a great blue heron. The light here filters through a canopy of maples, casting long, fractured shadows across the damp soil and moss-covered stones that line the creek beds.

Economic life in this region has long been tethered to the seasonal pulse of the woods and the quiet endurance of those who call these timberlands home. While the distant silhouette of the Adirondack Mountains anchors the horizon, the local identity remains rooted in the small-scale commerce that grew up around the timber harvests and the slow, deliberate work of the inland wilderness. Travelers passing through might glimpse the remnants of older, simpler industries that once relied on the proximity of Burnt Vly or the power of remote waterways like Buttermilk Falls to sustain their trade. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of a season turning, where the cold air of autumn settles early into the hollows, and the community finds its rhythm in the stillness of a long, snow-dusted winter.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Ferris Lake Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 235° SW
Caroga Lake Campground (State Recreation Area) — 0.9 mi, 160° S
Shaker Mountain Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 358° N
Town Of Caroga Land (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 350° N
Kane Mountain Fire Observation Station (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 330° NW
City Of Johnstown Land (Local Park) — 4.9 mi, 179° S
Silver Lake Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 6.5 mi, 358° N
Woodworth Lake Theater (Theatre) — 7.6 mi, 099° E
Elisha Yale (Public Artwork) — 8.8 mi, 124° SE
Glove Theatre Museum (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 131° SE
Sefcovic (State Park) — 9.7 mi, 149° SE
Battleground (Registered Battlefield) — 9.8 mi, 149° SE
Finch Pruyn (State Resource Management Area) — 10.0 mi, 058° NE
Johnstown Movieplex (Cinema) — 10.5 mi, 144° SE
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 10.6 mi, 105° E
Fulton County Jail (historic) (Historic Castle / Fort) — 10.9 mi, 149° SE
World Trade Center Memorial (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 139° SE
Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 139° SE
Adirondack Animal Land (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 14.3 mi, 113° SE
Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park (Museum) — 15.6 mi, 209° SW
Canal Street Studio (Gallery) — 15.8 mi, 207° SW
Fenton Farm (Monument) — 15.9 mi, 113° SE
Riverfront Park (State Park) — 16.4 mi, 196° S
Arkell Museum (Museum) — 16.6 mi, 196° S
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 16.8 mi, 144° SE
Erie Canal Empire Lock No. 20 (Historic Ruins) — 16.9 mi, 141° SE
Rialto Theatre (Theatre) — 20.1 mi, 133° SE
Little Falls Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 251° W
West Canada Lake Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 20.2 mi, 351° N

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