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Copake Lake New York Map

Explore Copake 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 Copake Lake, New York

How to Use This Copake Lake, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Copake 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 Copake 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	Copake Lake
State	New York (NY)
County	Columbia County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.147242
Longitude	-73.597579
Population	767
Density	31.2 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	12529, 12521
Area Code	845
County Seat	Hudson
School District	Taconic Hills Central School District

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About Copake Lake, New York

Copake Lake is a locality in Columbia County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 767. The population density is 31.2 people per km². Copake Lake is located at 42.1472°N, 73.5976°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12529, 12521.

Copake Lake reflects the heavy, bruised purples of a gathering thunderstorm across its surface, serving as a quiet focal point for the surrounding topography. It lies 15.4 miles east-southeast of Catskill, NY (from Catskill, NY: bearing 110°T), and is situated 9.8 miles southeast of Claverack. The land here rises in slow, deliberate swells toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Catskill Mountains that mark the western horizon. To the east, the dense, shadowed canopy of Mount Washington State Forest provides a dark green anchor, while the nearby landscape is defined by the carved depression of Knapp Hollow. Water from the higher elevations eventually feeds into Taghkanic Creek, which cuts a narrow, winding path through the soil two miles away. The air carries the scent of damp earth and cooling pine, a reminder that this inland basin is far removed from the pressures of the wider world, favoring instead the stillness of high-country woods and the persistent, rhythmic shift of seasonal light.

Agriculture and the slow turning of the seasons have long dictated the rhythm of life in this vicinity, moving at a pace far removed from the industrial centers to the south. History lingers in the remnants of older homesteads and the quietude of Copake Town Lands, where the preservation of the acreage allows the natural character of the terrain to remain largely undisturbed. Local commerce remains tied to the land and the visitors who seek out the rugged beauty of Bash Bish Falls or the quiet exertion of the Northrop Trail. There is a distinct lack of pretense in the way the local economy functions, relying on a blend of land stewardship and the quiet hospitality offered to those who come to observe the changing foliage. Everything here feels measured, from the way the shadows lengthen across the fields to the steady, unhurried flow of the water, grounding the people who live here in a landscape that demands patience and respect.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Village of Philmont Land (Local Park) — 3.1 mi, 334° NW
Copake Town Lands (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 135° SE
New Forge State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 236° SW
Harlem Valley Rail Trail (State Recreation Area) — 3.6 mi, 093° E
Doodletown Wildlife Management Area (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 214° SW
Taconic State Park (State Park) — 4.3 mi, 114° SE
Overlook (Viewpoint) — 4.5 mi, 072° E
Mount Washington State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 093° E
Lake Taghkanic State Park (State Park) — 5.8 mi, 235° SW
Diving Lady (Public Artwork) — 5.9 mi, 259° W
Ancram Opera House (Theatre) — 6.9 mi, 196° S
Cedar Mountain/Jug End (Jug End Corp.) (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 095° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 8.0 mi, 091° E · 110k acres
Tri-State Marker (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 140° SE
Circle Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 037° NE
Battlesite Monument (Monument) — 10.9 mi, 090° E
Kiwanis Olympic Torch Memorial (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 307° NW
Orchard City Millage Sign (Attraction) — 11.8 mi, 071° E
War Memorial (Monument) — 11.9 mi, 195° S
Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 12.4 mi, 075° E
Austerlitz Historical Society (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 030° NE
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.1 mi, 314° NW
Community Access to the Arts (Arts Centre) — 13.8 mi, 071° E
Lumberyard Contemporary Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 14.6 mi, 289° W
Holley Williams House Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 147° SE
Chesterwood Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 056° NE
C H Pease Museum (Museum) — 16.0 mi, 121° SE
Town Hill Farm (Attraction) — 16.8 mi, 150° SE
Weis Cinema (Cinema) — 18.3 mi, 241° SW
Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 21.8 mi, 283° W

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