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Cold Brook New York Map

Explore Cold Brook, 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 Cold Brook, New York

How to Use This Cold Brook, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Cold Brook, 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 Cold Brook.

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	Cold Brook
State	New York (NY)
County	Ulster County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	43.239875
Longitude	-75.038869
Population	250
Density	219.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	12412, 13324
Area Code	845, 315
County Seat	Kingston
School District	Poland Central School District

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About Cold Brook, New York

Cold Brook is a locality in Ulster County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 250. The population density is 219.9 people per km². Cold Brook is located at 43.2399°N, 75.0389°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Cold Brook is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 12412, 13324.

Cold Brook emerges from the dense, verdant folds of the landscape where the relentless movement of Esopus Creek defines the local topography. It lies 9.3 miles south-southwest of Edgewood, NY (from Edgewood, NY: bearing 199°T), and is situated 8.0 miles west-southwest of Woodstock. This waterway carves a path through the terrain, its current acting as a rhythmic pulse against the backdrop of the Catskill Mountains, which loom nine miles away with a somber, blue-tinted permanence. The earth here is thick with the damp, mineral scent of deep woodland, and the air holds a cool, heavy clarity that suggests the proximity of the Slide Mountain Wilderness. Only a mile away, the Ashokan Reservoir East Basin reflects the shifting sky, its surface often mirroring the somber gray of an approaching storm or the bruised violet of an upstate twilight. The land near Traver Hollow rises in sharp, rhythmic ridges, creating a geography that feels both ancient and intentionally private, shielded by the high, timbered walls of the surrounding slopes.

Cold Brook carries the quiet weight of a history rooted in the extraction of hemlock bark and the slow, deliberate pace of mountain commerce. The economy remains tethered to the land, favoring small-scale enterprises that respect the seasonal migrations of the forest and the persistent, life-giving flow of the nearby creek. Travelers who seek the rugged isolation of the Phoenicia Trail often pass through, drawn by the stillness that settles over the valley once the sun dips behind the western ridges. Life in Cold Brook is measured not by the frantic tick of a clock, but by the gradual change in the color of the canopy and the way the shadows lengthen across the meadow at dusk. It is a place where the human presence feels like a light, respectful footprint, existing in a fragile, enduring equilibrium with the unyielding wildness of the surrounding peaks.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Poland Village Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 251° W
Town of Russia Land (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 215° SW
West Canada Creek Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 1.9 mi, 192° S
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 1.9 mi, 191° S
Village Of Herkimer Land (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 354° N
Hinckley State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 330° NW
Black Creek State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 081° E
Black Creek Bog (Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 354° N
Black Creek Bog Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 354° N
Upper Mohawk Valley Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 6.1 mi, 324° NW
Baron Von Steuben Monument (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 305° NW
NYS DOT Workers Memorial (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 226° SW
Utica Tower (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 228° SW
Childrens Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 225° SW
Franklin Square Alley (Public Artwork) — 13.5 mi, 225° SW
Players of Utica (Theatre) — 14.1 mi, 226° SW
Kopernik Memorial (Monument) — 14.2 mi, 226° SW
West Canada Lake Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 14.5 mi, 040° NE
Liberty Theatre (Theatre) — 15.0 mi, 170° S
The Other Side (Gallery) — 15.5 mi, 227° SW
Enlarged Erie Canal Aqueduct (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 249° W
Fort Herkimer Waste Weir (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 165° S
Little Falls Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 146° SE
Oriskany Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 17.1 mi, 255° W
Engine House Number 2 (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 265° W
Rome Historical Society (Museum) — 21.0 mi, 265° W
Rome Sports Hall of Fame & Museum (Museum) — 23.4 mi, 268° W
Peterpaul Recreation Park (Theme Park) — 24.1 mi, 268° W
Ledges (Viewpoint) — 24.3 mi, 088° E
Silver Lake Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 24.6 mi, 084° E

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