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Forest Home New York Map

Explore Forest Home, 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 Forest Home, New York

How to Use This Forest Home, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Forest Home, 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 Forest Home.

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	Forest Home
State	New York (NY)
County	Tompkins County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.453684
Longitude	-76.467995
Population	1,168
Density	2004.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	14850
Area Code	607
County Seat	Ithaca
School District	Ithaca City School District

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About Forest Home, New York

Forest Home is a locality in Tompkins County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,168. The population density is 2004.3 people per km². Forest Home is located at 42.4537°N, 76.4680°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14850.

Forest Home defines itself by the persistent, rhythmic rush of Fall Creek, which carves a deep, stony channel through the shaded terrain. It lies 1.7 miles east-northeast of Ithaca, NY (from Ithaca, NY: bearing 58°T), and is situated 4.1 miles east of Tompkins. The landscape here is characterized by steep ravines and the moist, fertile earth of the Mundy Wildflower Garden, where the air holds a perpetual, cool dampness even in the height of summer. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy in shifting patterns of pale gold, illuminating the leaf litter and the moss-covered stones that line the water’s edge. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the land rises into quiet, wooded slopes that shelter the houses from the wider, open expanses of the surrounding region. The distant presence of Cayuga Lake, though separated by two miles of undulating terrain, exerts a subtle influence on the climate, tempering the frost and sustaining the lush density of the flora.

Forest Home maintains a character shaped by its proximity to academic life and the long history of regional milling that once harnessed the power of the creek. Where water-driven wheels formerly turned to process grain and timber, the economy now reflects the intellectual and residential pulse of its inhabitants, who value the quietude of the gorge over the frantic pace of larger centers. The architecture remains modest and varied, reflecting the evolution of a place that grew by degrees rather than by design. During the autumn months, the foliage turns to deep ochre and crimson, mirroring the weathered timber of older structures that have stood against the winters for generations. Life in Forest Home moves with a measured, deliberate quality, as residents traverse the narrow, winding lanes that follow the natural contours of the valley, fully aware of the wilder, hidden world of the Twin Glens waiting just a few miles away.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mundy Wildflower Garden (Local Conservation Area) — 0.1 mi, 219° SW
Risley Theater (Theatre) — 0.7 mi, 266° W
Newman Overlook (Viewpoint) — 0.8 mi, 097° E
Andrew Dickson White Statue (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 248° W
Ithaca Town Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 317° NW
Statler Auditorium (Theatre) — 0.9 mi, 231° SW
Monument of Ezra Cornell (Monument) — 0.9 mi, 250° W
Cornell Cinema (Cinema) — 1.0 mi, 241° SW
City of Ithaca Land (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 211° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 344° N
Six Mile Creek Natural Area (Local Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 210° SW
East Ithica Recreation Way & Pew Trail (Local Recreation) — 1.6 mi, 168° S
Tompkins Center for History & Culture (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 237° SW
Cinemapolis (Cinema) — 1.8 mi, 236° SW
Cayuga-Seneca Canal (State Recreation Area) — 2.1 mi, 266° W
Allan H. Treman Marine Facility (State Recreation Area) — 2.3 mi, 274° W
Buttermilk Falls State Park (State Park) — 3.1 mi, 225° SW
The Overlook At West Hill (housing for the elderly) (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 283° W
Incodema (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 147° SE
Turn here for fresh eggs farm stand (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 291° W
Robert H. Treman State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 229° SW
Unidentified Stone Tower (Historic Ruins) — 5.7 mi, 229° SW
Stick And Stone Farm and CSA (Attraction) — 5.9 mi, 293° NW
Field School House (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 343° N
Bob Baker BBQ Pavilion (Monument) — 6.1 mi, 343° N
Danby Gathery Art Works (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 187° S
Sims-Jennings Preserve at Cayuga Cliffs (Nature Reserve) — 9.1 mi, 327° NW
Ulysses Historical Society (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 301° NW
Finger Lakes National Forest (National Forest) — 13.9 mi, 283° W · 16k acres

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