Cherry Plain New York Map

About Cherry Plain, New York

Cherry Plain is a locality in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Cherry Plain is located at 42.6292°N, 73.3582°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12040.

Cherry Plain unfolds across rolling hills, a landscape painted in broad strokes of verdant pasture and deep, shadowed woods. It lies 11.6 miles north-west of Berkshire, MA (from Berkshire, MA: bearing 314°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east of Sand Lake. The air here often carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a primal perfume that settles over the land like a benevolent mist. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy of ancient oaks and maples, falls in fractured patterns, illuminating the moss-covered stones that punctuate the fields and the meandering streams that whisper secrets through the hollows. There's a quiet resilience in the way the land rises and falls, a patient strength in the scattered farmhouses whose weathered clapboard seems to echo the very grain of the surrounding timber. The sky above Cherry Plain is a vast, ever-changing canvas, its moods shifting from the bright, crisp blue of a summer afternoon to the dramatic, bruised purples of an approaching storm, always promising a sense of untamed beauty. The history of Cherry Plain is etched not in grand monuments, but in the enduring spirit of its agricultural roots, a legacy woven into the very fabric of its existence. For generations, this land has yielded its bounty, supporting families through the cycles of planting and harvest, a testament to the quiet industry of its inhabitants. While no great industries loom large, the local economy has long been sustained by the steadfast work of those who till the soil and raise livestock, a rhythm dictated by the seasons rather than the clock. Evidence of earlier lives can be found in the remnants of old stone walls, tumbling down hillsides like forgotten narratives, and in the weathered barns that stand as stoic sentinels against the passage of time. The character of Cherry Plain is one of understated endurance, a place where the simple act of living in harmony with the land remains a profound and distinctive virtue.

About This Cherry Plain Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cherry Plain, New York — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 42.629247, -73.358165. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Cherry Plain and Rensselaer County.

Detailed location data for Cherry Plain includes the ZIP code (12022), telephone area code (518), county seat of Rensselaer County (Troy), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Cherry Plain is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.