Explore Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek, 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 Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek.
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 | Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Saratoga County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.8482 |
| Longitude | -73.8082 |
| Population | 3,048 |
| Density | 743.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 12065 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| County Seat | Ballston Spa |
| School District | Shenendehowa Central School District |
Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek occupies a space where the dense, verdant canopy of the northern woods meets a residential landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic presence of Stony Creek. It lies 2.2 miles west-southwest of Clifton Park, NY (from Clifton Park, NY: bearing 237°T), and is situated 7.1 miles east-northeast of Schenectady. The terrain here functions as a series of quiet, terrestrial swells, characterized by a terrestrial stillness that feels entirely removed from the bustle of the distant metropolitan centers. Sunlight filters through the deciduous trees to touch the Town Of Clifton Park Land, a sprawl of green that anchors the local geography and offers a quiet reprieve from the suburban grid. Only a mile away, the waters of Colonie Reservoir sit in a state of perpetual calm, reflecting the shifting hues of the sky with a clarity that mirrors the unassuming, steady character of the land itself. On the far horizon, the faint, jagged silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a permanent, atmospheric boundary, lending a sense of scale to the immediate, more intimate surroundings.
Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek emerged as a planned evolution of the post-war landscape, shifting from agricultural roots into a residential enclave that prioritizes the domestic rhythm of upstate life. The local economy is sustained by a synthesis of professional services and the nearby commerce that links the region to broader industrial corridors, yet the atmosphere remains largely defined by the steady, focused pace of those who live and work within its borders. Residents often find themselves drawn toward the nearby Cohoes Falls, where the power of the water provides a stark, audible contrast to the hushed residential streets of the neighborhood. This locality maintains a distinct identity through its commitment to preserving the integrity of its natural buffers, ensuring that the legacy of the land—once worked for its timber and soil—now serves as a quiet foundation for a modern, functional, and deeply settled way of existence.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek, New York. Coordinates: 42.8482, -73.8082. 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 Clifton Knolls-Mill Creek includes the ZIP code (12065), telephone area code (518), county seat of Saratoga County (Ballston Spa), and school district assignment (Shenendehowa 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 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. |