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Elma Center New York Map

Explore Elma Center, 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 Elma Center, New York

How to Use This Elma Center, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Elma Center, 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 Elma Center.

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	Elma Center
State	New York (NY)
County	Erie County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.829782
Longitude	-78.636138
Population	2,851
Density	175.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	14059
Area Code	716
County Seat	Buffalo
School District	Iroquois Central School District

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About Elma Center, New York

Elma Center is a locality in Erie County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,851. The population density is 175.3 people per km². Elma Center is located at 42.8298°N, 78.6361°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14059.

Elma Center holds the quiet, terrestrial patience of the interior, defined by the steady, unhurried passage of Pond Brook as it carves a path through the landscape. It lies 1.5 miles south of Elma, NY (from Elma, NY: bearing 172°T), and is situated 7.9 miles southeast of Cheektowaga. This watercourse serves as a silver thread through the neighborhood, cutting through the earth with a persistence that shapes the local mood. In the autumn, the light here turns a brittle, pale gold, illuminating the fields that stretch toward the horizon where West Hill rises as a distant, softened silhouette. The air remains crisp and anchored, far removed from the volatility of the coast, carrying instead the scent of damp leaves and the heavy, fertile potential of the soil. Residents find a familiar stillness in the proximity of Winch Park, where the canopy provides a sanctuary that feels both private and expansive, grounded firmly in the geography of the plateau.

Elma Center evolved from a landscape of agrarian labor, where the rhythm of the seasons dictated the pace of commerce and the growth of the community. While the economy has shifted from the early reliance on homesteading and local mills, the character of the place retains a deliberate focus on stability and residential cohesion. The proximity to Lake Erie, resting just eleven miles to the west, influences the seasonal weather patterns, bringing heavy, insulating snows that turn the winter landscape into a quiet, monochromatic study of endurance. Life here is defined by these cycles, where the transition from the bustling activity of the growing season to the deep, reflective silence of the colder months creates a distinct, measured way of existing. History is not a loud proclamation here but a quiet accumulation of days spent maintaining the land and honoring the steady, inland tempo of a life lived away from the restlessness of the sea.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Winch Park (State Park) — 0.8 mi, 021° N
Town Of Elma Park Land (Local Park) — 1.5 mi, 019° N
Elma Meadows County Park (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 108° E
Statue of the Blessed Virgin Mary (Public Artwork) — 2.3 mi, 040° NE
Knox Farm State Park (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 192° S
Cazenovia Creek Fwma (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 267° W
West Seneca State Developmental Center (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 267° W
Fisher Price Toy Store (Attraction) — 4.1 mi, 163° S
Toy Town Museum (Museum) — 4.1 mi, 163° S
Unknown Park (Local Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 159° S
Reinstein Woods Nature Preserve And Environmental Education Center (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 315° NW
Open-air ampitheater (Theatre) — 5.9 mi, 309° NW
Deer blind (Viewpoint) — 6.0 mi, 310° NW
Depew Firefighters Memorial (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 326° NW
Depew Centenial Celebration Plaque (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 326° NW
Orchard Park Historical Society (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 231° SW
Lancaster NIKE Base (Historic Ruins) — 7.2 mi, 016° N
Praying Hands (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 292° W
Pavilion (Theatre) — 7.3 mi, 232° SW
Regal Walden Galleria (Cinema) — 8.7 mi, 313° NW
Buffalo AKG Art Museum (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 326° NW
Buffalo Fire Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 294° NW
Dipson Cinemas 6 (Cinema) — 9.2 mi, 250° W
Iron Island Museum (Museum) — 9.8 mi, 295° NW
Eternal Flame Falls (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 214° SW
Hamburg Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 235° SW
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 12.5 mi, 231° SW

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