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East Nassau New York Map

Explore East Nassau, 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 Nassau, New York

How to Use This East Nassau, New York Map

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

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.

CityEast Nassau
StateNew York (NY)
CountyRensselaer County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude42.538976
Longitude-73.504976
Population559
Density44.4 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Codes12062, 12123
Area Code518
County SeatTroy
School DistrictNew Lebanon Central School District

About East Nassau, New York

East Nassau is a locality in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 559. The population density is 44.4 people per km². East Nassau is located at 42.5390°N, 73.5050°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. East Nassau is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 12062, 12123.

East Nassau occupies a quiet stretch of land defined by the persistent, rhythmic flow of the Kinderhook Creek, which carves a path through the low-lying terrain. It lies 8.7 miles east of Schodack, NY (from Schodack, NY: bearing 95°T), and is situated 9.1 miles south of Sand Lake. The air here holds the damp, cool weight of the inland woods, far removed from the bustle of the coast and characterized by a stillness that settles over the fields as the sun dips behind the distant Appalachian Mountains. To the west, the landscape rises into subtle, verdant swells, while to the east, the woods thicken as they approach the boundaries of the Pittsfield State Forest. Residents often look toward the quiet surface of Black Pond, a short distance away, where the water mirrors the shifting gray and amber tones of the canopy. The Kinderhook Creek Fishing Access serves as a simple point of connection to the water, offering a place where the pulse of the local environment is felt most keenly in the steady, unceasing movement of the current against the stones.

Agriculture and small-scale enterprise have long anchored the spirit of East Nassau, grounding its residents in a tradition of land stewardship that persists despite the modern pull of larger centers. The history of the area is etched into the foundations of its older buildings and the layout of its winding roads, which follow the natural contours of the earth rather than the rigid geometry of urban planning. While the bustling intensity of the state’s larger metropolitan hubs feels worlds away, the pace of life here is dictated by the turning of the seasons and the cycle of the local harvest. Those seeking the reach of the high ridges often head toward the Taconic Skyline Trail, finding a perspective that puts the modest scale of the local valley in stark relief. Life in East Nassau remains a balance between the necessity of daily labor and the quiet, enduring beauty of a landscape that demands little but offers a deep, resonant sense of permanence.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Rensselaer Plateau Alliance Land (Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 159° S
  • Robert Ingalls Preserve (Private Recreation) — 1.7 mi, 124° SE
  • Rensselaer Land Trust Land (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 197° S
  • Kinderhook Creek Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 181° S
  • Mud Pond overlook (Viewpoint) — 2.5 mi, 316° NW
  • Capital District Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 036° NE
  • Hand Hollow State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 4.8 mi, 154° SE
  • Cherry Plain State Park (State Park) — 6.8 mi, 041° NE
  • Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument (Monument) — 7.5 mi, 126° SE
  • Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park (Monument) — 7.9 mi, 334° NW
  • Shaker Museum (Museum) — 8.0 mi, 209° SW
  • Taconic Ridge State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 080° E
  • Bates Memorial State Park (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 137° SE
  • Cowee State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 10.2 mi, 024° NE
  • Mountain Coaster (Attraction) — 10.9 mi, 084° E
  • Valatie Santa Claus (Public Artwork) — 12.4 mi, 227° SW
  • Performance Spaces for the 21st Century (Theatre) — 12.5 mi, 205° SW
  • Papscanee Island Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 12.6 mi, 281° W
  • Sentinels (Attraction) — 13.4 mi, 015° N
  • Defreest House (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 315° NW
  • Grandfather Rock (Attraction) — 13.8 mi, 015° N
  • John M. Dahm and Jospeh B. Kennedy Memorial (Monument) — 14.0 mi, 225° SW
  • St. Germain Stage (Theatre) — 14.0 mi, 114° SE
  • Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 14.0 mi, 114° SE
  • Nu Arts (Gallery) — 14.1 mi, 115° SE
  • Berkshire Art Center (Arts Centre) — 14.2 mi, 115° SE
  • Dutch Apple Cruises (Attraction) — 14.4 mi, 300° NW
  • Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 16.9 mi, 103° E · 110k acres
  • Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 21.6 mi, 048° NE · 412k acres
  • Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 26.4 mi, 123° SE · 74k acres

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About This East Nassau Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East Nassau, New York. Coordinates: 42.538976, -73.504976. 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 East Nassau includes the ZIP code (12062, 12123), telephone area code (518), county seat of Rensselaer County (Troy), and school district assignment (New Lebanon 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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.