Cherry Plain New York Map
Explore Cherry Plain, 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 Cherry Plain, New York
How to Use This Cherry Plain, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cherry Plain, 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 Cherry Plain.
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 | Cherry Plain |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Rensselaer County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.629247 |
| Longitude | -73.358165 |
| Population | 480 |
| Density | 18.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 12022, 12040 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| County Seat | Troy |
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 codes: 12022, 12040.Cherry Plain emerges from the deep, verdant folds of Allen Hollow, where the land rises in quiet, disciplined slopes toward the distant Appalachian Mountains. It lies 16.5 miles east of North Greenbush, NY (from North Greenbush, NY: bearing 100°T), and is situated 9.3 miles east of Sand Lake. The Little Hoosic River carves a narrow, persistent path through the valley floor, its waters reflecting the pale, shifting light of an upstate sky. Beyond the immediate clearing, the dense, unyielding timber of the Berlin State Forest marks the boundary between the cultivated fields and the wilder, shadowed ridges. Only two miles to the west, the surface of Douglas Pond remains undisturbed, a mirror for the heavy clouds that gather before the evening chill settles into the soil.
Farmers and woodworkers have long defined the character of Cherry Plain, their lives tethered to the seasonal pulse of the timber harvest and the stubborn, rocky earth. The legacy of early settlement persists in the weather-worn barns and the silence that hangs over the valley once the sun dips behind the western crest. Residents often find their way toward the Southeast Hollow Trail for a respite among the hemlocks, or look toward the nearby Capital District Forest and Game Refuge to witness the seasonal migration of local fauna. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of the river, favoring the endurance of the land over the frantic urgency of the world beyond the hills.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Berlin State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 068° E
- Bear's Den Preserve (Private Recreation) — 1.0 mi, 203° SW
- Taconic Ridge State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.3 mi, 131° SE
- Capital District Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 290° W
- Taconic Trail State Park (State Park) — 2.5 mi, 094° E
- Cherry Plain State Park (State Park) — 2.6 mi, 253° W
- Town of Berlin Land (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 040° NE
- Cowee State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 4.6 mi, 313° NW
- Mountain Coaster (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 147° SE
- Pittsfield State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 156° SE
- Barton's Ledge view (Viewpoint) — 7.2 mi, 124° SE
- Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 7.5 mi, 329° NW
- Tenney Home (Historic Ruins) — 7.6 mi, 038° NE
- Sentinels (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 329° NW
- Grandfather Rock (Attraction) — 8.0 mi, 332° NW
- Thomas Schütte Crystal (Public Artwork) — 8.8 mi, 053° NE
- NY/VT/MA Tri-State Granite Marker (Monument) — 9.3 mi, 030° NE
- Farm Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 046° NE
- Williamstown House of Local History (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 052° NE
- Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 052° NE
- Adams Memorial Theatre (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 053° NE
- Images Cinema (Cinema) — 9.6 mi, 054° NE
- Hopkins Observatory Planetarium (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 054° NE
- Mehlin Museum of Astronomy (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 054° NE
- Dragon (Historic Ruins) — 10.4 mi, 088° E
- Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.5 mi, 111° E · 110k acres
- Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument (Monument) — 10.8 mi, 187° S
- Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 11.9 mi, 046° NE · 412k acres
- Glastenbury Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.4 mi, 029° NE · 22k acres
- George D. Aiken Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.7 mi, 042° NE · 4,800 acres
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About This Cherry Plain Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Cherry Plain, New York. Coordinates: 42.629247, -73.358165. 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 Cherry Plain includes the ZIP code (12022, 12040), telephone area code (518), county seat of Rensselaer County (Troy), and school district assignment.
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. |
