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Freehold New York Map

Explore Freehold, 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 Freehold, New York

How to Use This Freehold, New York Map

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

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	Freehold
State	New York (NY)
County	Greene County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.35925
Longitude	-74.049856
Population	1,200
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12431
Area Code	845
County Seat	Catskill

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About Freehold, New York

Freehold is a locality in Greene County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Freehold is located at 42.3593°N, 74.0499°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12431.

Freehold occupies a quiet expanse of land defined by the steady, winding movement of Basic Creek as it carves through the earth. It lies 13.6 miles northwest of Catskill, NY (from Catskill, NY: bearing 316°T), and is situated 4.9 miles north-northwest of Cairo. The landscape here is characterized by the modest, purposeful intersection of field and forest, where the light at dusk settles in long, amber strips across the ground. A mile away, the stillness of Rockefeller Lake offers a reflective contrast to the flowing water, while the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Catskill Mountains provide a permanent, jagged horizon to the west. The air carries a crispness that speaks of deep woodlands and the slow, seasonal transition of the inland terrain, far removed from the press of the coast.

Freehold carries the legacy of a rural settlement built upon the rhythms of agriculture and the patient labor of those who worked the soil. The local economy remains tethered to the land and the modest commerce of a working countryside, where the pace is measured by the requirements of the harvest and the maintenance of the homestead. Residents often look toward the Cairo Durham Land for a sense of open space, finding in its boundaries a quiet preserve that mirrors the surrounding geography. Though the roar of the modern world feels distant, the presence of Glen Falls six miles away serves as a reminder of the area’s rugged, geological character, grounding Freehold in a landscape that has remained largely unchanged by the passage of time.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cairo Durham Land (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 199° S
Early Sawmill (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 023° NE
Eleazer Knowles (Monument) — 2.8 mi, 022° N
Cairo Lockwood State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 128° SE
Cairo Nature Center (Local Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 160° S
Edwin L Drake (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 020° N
Town Of Greenville Park Land (Local Park) — 4.3 mi, 009° N
Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 4.6 mi, 200° S
Angelo Canna Town Park (Local Recreation) — 4.7 mi, 150° SE
Elm Ridge Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 245° SW
Camp Steel overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.9 mi, 203° SW
North/South Lake Campground (State Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 175° S
Greene County Historical Society (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 096° E
Bronck House Museum (Museum) — 10.4 mi, 095° E
Stone House (Historic Ruins) — 11.4 mi, 182° S
Otis Railroad Trestle (Historic Ruins) — 11.4 mi, 174° S
Mountain Top Historical Society (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 191° S
Rensselaerville Historical Society (Museum) — 11.7 mi, 337° NW
Lookout Gallery (Gallery) — 12.1 mi, 200° S
Coxsackie Theatre (Theatre) — 13.0 mi, 092° E
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 13.3 mi, 091° E
Mountain Cinema (Cinema) — 13.3 mi, 221° SW
Piano Performance Museum (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 221° SW
Little Bird Gallery (Gallery) — 13.3 mi, 220° SW
Dancing Bear Theater (Theatre) — 13.3 mi, 220° SW
Cone Zero Ceramics School (Arts Centre) — 13.5 mi, 136° SE
Lumberyard Contemporary Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 13.6 mi, 136° SE
Hunter-West Kill Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 13.9 mi, 216° SW
New York State Lands (State Park) — 14.3 mi, 130° SE
Schodack Island State Park (State Park) — 15.0 mi, 065° NE

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