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Fort Covington New York Map

Explore Fort Covington, 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 Fort Covington, New York

How to Use This Fort Covington, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Fort Covington, 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 Fort Covington.

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	Fort Covington
State	New York (NY)
County	Franklin County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	44.975802
Longitude	-74.499885
Population	1,127
Density	22.5 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12937
Area Code	845
County Seat	Malone
School District	Salmon River Central School District

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About Fort Covington, New York

Fort Covington is a locality in Franklin County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,127. The population density is 22.5 people per km². Fort Covington is located at 44.9758°N, 74.4999°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12937.

Fort Covington anchors a landscape defined by the persistent, dark passage of the Salmon River, which carves its way through the flat, fertile earth of the northern reaches. It lies 19.9 miles east-northeast of Massena, NY (from Massena, NY: bearing 78°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east of Akwesasne. The horizon remains vast and unobstructed, save for the distant, hazy silhouette of the Adirondack Mountains that press against the sky far to the south. Within the municipal boundaries, the Town of Fort Covington Land provides a quiet expanse of green, offering a stillness that seems to amplify the rustle of wind through the nearby brush. Sunlight here possesses a brittle, silver quality, particularly as it catches the ripples of the river during the long, hushed transition into dusk.

History lingers in the architecture of Fort Covington, reflecting an economy built upon the stubborn labor of agriculture and the legacy of early border commerce. The rhythm of daily existence is dictated by the slow seasonal shifts, where the encroaching chill of winter forces a retreat into the warmth of wood-heated interiors. While Franklin State Forest Number Four remains a distant mantle of timber eight miles out and the waters of Lamica Lake sit twelve miles to the southwest, the local character is formed primarily by the immediate proximity to the river’s path. The life of the residents remains tethered to these fields and the changing light, a steady, unadorned endurance that persists long after the bustle of the day has receded into the shadows of the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Fort Covington Land (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 009° N
Town Of Bombay Land (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 224° SW
Bombay State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 224° SW
Brasher State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 9.7 mi, 221° SW
Franklin County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 124° SE
Robert Moses State Park (State Park) — 12.9 mi, 277° W
Saint Lawrence County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 14.6 mi, 237° SW
Eugene Nicandri Nature Center (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 274° W
Dwight D. Eisenhower Lock Viewing Deck and Interpretive Center (Attraction) — 17.1 mi, 271° W
Dwight D. Eisenhower Lock Viewing Area (Viewpoint) — 17.1 mi, 271° W
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 19.4 mi, 148° SE
Celine G. Philibert Cultural Centre and Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 261° W
Aultsville ruin (Historic Ruins) — 20.6 mi, 276° W
Croil Island State Park (State Park) — 22.2 mi, 269° W
Pioneer Memorial (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 266° W
Battle of Crysler's Farm (Monument) — 28.0 mi, 265° W
Sir James Pliny Whitney (Monument) — 30.9 mi, 265° W
Minerva Statue (Public Artwork) — 31.8 mi, 227° SW
Cathedral Grove (Attraction) — 35.3 mi, 218° SW
Lucy's Hole (Attraction) — 35.6 mi, 218° SW
The Narrows (Attraction) — 35.9 mi, 217° SW
Tannery Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 36.1 mi, 217° SW
Six Nations Indian Museum (Museum) — 38.4 mi, 150° SE
Doran Bay Model Ship Museum (Museum) — 39.4 mi, 258° W
Carman House Museum (Museum) — 41.0 mi, 257° W
Peterson-Kermani Performance Hall (Theatre) — 41.8 mi, 231° SW
Edson R. Miles Black Box Theatre (Theatre) — 41.8 mi, 231° SW
Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 46.0 mi, 154° SE
High Peaks Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 50.0 mi, 162° S

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