Elka Park New York Map
Explore Elka Park, 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 Elka Park, New York
How to Use This Elka Park, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Elka Park, 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 Elka Park.
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 | Elka Park |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Greene County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.159256 |
| Longitude | -74.157363 |
| Population | 280 |
| Density | 8.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 12427 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| County Seat | Catskill |
About Elka Park, New York
Elka Park is a locality in Greene County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Elka Park is located at 42.1593°N, 74.1574°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12427.Elka Park emerges from the dense, verdant canopy where the persistent, clear currents of Cook Brook carve a path through the uneven terrain. It lies 3.1 miles east-northeast of Edgewood, NY (from Edgewood, NY: bearing 65°T), and is situated 8.4 miles north-northwest of Woodstock. The landscape is defined by the rugged architecture of the Indian Head Wilderness, which envelops the perimeter in a mantle of hemlock and hardwood. Here, the air holds a sharpness that betrays the elevation, shifting in color as the sun catches the steep inclines and deep, shaded pockets of the terrain. The ground beneath the forest floor is composed of layered stone and dark, nutrient-rich soil that feeds the high-altitude foliage, grounding the entire setting in a quiet, enduring permanence that resists the encroaching pace of the outside world.
History lingers in the deliberate solitude of Elka Park, where the legacy of private summer enclaves and grand, wood-framed architecture speaks to an era of retreat from the fervor of urban life. The local economy remains tethered to this seasonal rhythm, supporting those who seek the quietude of the woods or the demanding paths that lead toward the distant, hazy outlines of the Catskill Mountains. Residents and visitors alike often navigate the nearby Spruceton Trail, tracing routes that have been worn into the earth by generations of travelers. Beyond the immediate tree lines, the geography dips into the quietude of Becker Hollow, while the waters of the Ashokan Reservoir West Basin offer a distant, reflective stillness that anchors the surrounding wilderness.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Indian Head Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 0.3 mi, 174° S
- Kaaterskill Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 082° E
- Orchard Point (Viewpoint) — 1.6 mi, 273° W
- Devil'S Tombstone Campground (State Recreation Area) — 2.2 mi, 267° W
- Hunter-West Kill Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 2.3 mi, 288° W
- Village Of Tannersville Land (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 029° NE
- New York State Forest Preserve Centennial (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 263° W
- Lookout Gallery (Gallery) — 2.8 mi, 027° NE
- Phoenicia - Mt. Tobias Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 239° SW
- Tory Fort (Historic Ruins) — 3.6 mi, 081° E
- Village of Hunter Land (Local Park) — 3.8 mi, 322° NW
- Boarding House (Historic Ruins) — 4.1 mi, 117° SE
- Mountain Top Historical Society (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 054° NE
- Rip Van Winkle (Public Artwork) — 4.7 mi, 306° NW
- Dancing Bear Theater (Theatre) — 4.8 mi, 320° NW
- Little Bird Gallery (Gallery) — 4.8 mi, 320° NW
- Border Katerskill / Ns Lake Camp (State Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 065° NE
- Piano Performance Museum (Museum) — 4.9 mi, 320° NW
- Mountain Cinema (Cinema) — 4.9 mi, 320° NW
- Border Hunter / West Kill (State Resource Management Area) — 4.9 mi, 272° W
- Layman's Monument (Monument) — 5.0 mi, 066° NE
- North/South Lake Campground (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 066° NE
- Catskill Mountain House (Monument) — 6.7 mi, 069° E
- Tinker Street Cinema (Cinema) — 8.3 mi, 169° S
- Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild (Arts Centre) — 8.4 mi, 167° S
- Kleinert/James Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 8.4 mi, 167° S
- Hot Stuff Blown Glass (Arts Centre) — 8.8 mi, 243° SW
- Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 14.0 mi, 121° SE
- Bridge Street Theatre (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 075° E
- New York State Lands (State Park) — 16.9 mi, 075° E
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About This Elka Park Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Elka Park, New York. Coordinates: 42.159256, -74.157363. 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 Elka Park includes the ZIP code (12427), telephone area code (845), county seat of Greene County (Catskill), and school district assignment.
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. |
