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East Chatham New York Map

Explore East Chatham, 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 East Chatham, New York

How to Use This East Chatham, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for East Chatham, 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 East Chatham.

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	East Chatham
State	New York (NY)
County	Columbia County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.41064
Longitude	-73.524558
Population	680
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12060
Area Code	518
County Seat	Hudson

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About East Chatham, New York

East Chatham is a locality in Columbia County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 680. The population density is 35.0 people per km². East Chatham is located at 42.4106°N, 73.5246°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12060.

East Chatham reveals itself through the steady, rhythmic persistence of the Stony Kill as it carves a path through the low-lying terrain. It lies 10.8 miles southeast of Schodack, NY (from Schodack, NY: bearing 134°T), and is situated 7.3 miles northeast of Ghent. The landscape is defined by this waterway, which meanders through the fields and provides a constant, murmuring backdrop to the surrounding acreage. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the distant silhouette of the Catskill Mountains, a jagged line that softens into violet hues as the sun descends. Only two miles distant, the quiet surface of Sutherland Pond reflects the changing sky, offering a stillness that complements the wooded tracts nearby. Beyond the immediate meadows, the landscape rises into the dense, shadowed green of Beebe Hill State Forest, where the air holds a sharper, earthier scent of pine and damp soil.

East Chatham maintains a character shaped by its agrarian roots and the slow, deliberate pace of life in the interior of the state. While the Open Space Institute Land preserves the integrity of the local environment, the economy relies on a mixture of small-scale agriculture and the quiet commerce of those who favor the seclusion of the inland plains. History lingers here in the weathered siding of older barns and the layout of roads that have long followed the contours of the land rather than the dictates of modern grids. Eight miles away, the geography dips into the basin of Sleepy Hollow, a reminder of the deep, geological history that preceded the current settlement. Life in East Chatham remains rooted in the seasons, where the transition from autumn frost to spring thaw dictates the rhythm of the day, unbothered by the frantic pulse of the distant, more densely populated urban centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Open Space Institute Land (Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 254° W
Summit View (Viewpoint) — 3.1 mi, 147° SE
Freund Wildlife Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 326° NW
Shaker Museum (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 302° NW
Hand Hollow State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 034° NE
Beebe Hill State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 139° SE
Performance Spaces for the 21st Century (Theatre) — 4.8 mi, 239° SW
Beebe Hill Multiple Use Area (State Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 165° S
Bates Memorial State Park (State Park) — 7.3 mi, 080° E
Austerlitz Historical Society (Museum) — 7.7 mi, 159° S
Pittsfield State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 7.8 mi, 076° E
Valatie Santa Claus (Public Artwork) — 8.1 mi, 273° W
Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 058° NE
John M. Dahm and Jospeh B. Kennedy Memorial (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 263° W
Mary Elizabeth Fisher Memorial (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 263° W
TurnPark Art Space (Arts Centre) — 9.6 mi, 124° SE
The Foundry (Theatre) — 9.6 mi, 124° SE
Circle Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 166° S
Concrete Bases (Attraction) — 11.9 mi, 101° E
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 12.0 mi, 101° E
Chesterwood (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 135° SE
Stone Pillar (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 102° E
Norman Rockwell Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 131° SE
Berkshire Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 13.0 mi, 108° E
Schodack Island State Park (State Park) — 13.0 mi, 282° W
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.6 mi, 249° W
Nu Arts (Gallery) — 14.2 mi, 078° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 18.9 mi, 166° S · 110k acres
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 23.8 mi, 104° E · 74k acres
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 28.9 mi, 036° NE · 412k acres

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