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Friendship New York Map

Explore Friendship, 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 Friendship, New York

How to Use This Friendship, New York Map

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

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.

CityFriendship
StateNew York (NY)
CountyAllegany County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude42.206457
Longitude-78.13751
Population1,085
Density145.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code14739
Area Code607
County SeatBelmont
School DistrictFriendship Central School District

About Friendship, New York

Friendship is a locality in Allegany County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,085. The population density is 145.0 people per km². Friendship is located at 42.2065°N, 78.1375°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14739.

Friendship occupies a quiet expanse of land where the North Branch Van Campen Creek carves a deliberate path through the earth, marking the terrain with its steady, persistent flow. It lies 17.4 miles east-northeast of Olean, NY (from Olean, NY: bearing 59°T), and is situated 11.3 miles west-northwest of Wellsville. The landscape unfolds in long, hushed stretches of open fields and woodland that rise toward the modest elevation of Jackson Hill, visible against a sky that seems wider here than in more crowded regions. Sunlight often catches the moisture rising from the low-lying hollows, casting a pearlescent, translucent quality over the morning grass. Residents find a distinct sense of solitude within the Friendship Town Lands, where the dense brush and quiet clearings offer a refuge from the encroaching pace of the modern world.

Industry in Friendship evolved from the early promise of local resources, leaving behind a legacy of endurance that mirrors the stubborn growth of the surrounding hardwoods. The economy maintains a grounded character, shaped by the practical needs of a rural population that favors self-reliance and the careful stewardship of the land. A few miles to the west, the presence of Cuba Lake provides a focal point for seasonal activity, while the distant, serene reach of Pleasant Valley serves as a reminder of the geological forces that defined this basin long ago. Life in Friendship moves with a measured cadence, governed by the turning of the seasons and the simple, honest labor of those who remain tethered to the soil and the rhythm of the creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Friendship Town Lands (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 103° E
  • Town Of Friendship Land (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 070° E
  • Coyle Hill State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 017° N
  • Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 5.4 mi, 078° E
  • Allegany County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 068° E
  • Genesee Valley Greenway State Park (State Recreation Area) — 6.3 mi, 340° N
  • Cuba Lake (State Resource Management Area) — 7.6 mi, 292° W
  • Hanging Bog Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 7.7 mi, 333° NW
  • Plumbottom State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 082° E
  • Seneca Oil Spring Memorial (Monument) — 8.8 mi, 281° W
  • Triangle 1 Monument (Attraction) — 10.1 mi, 143° SE
  • Mather Homestead Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 121° SE
  • Hidden Waterfall (Attraction) — 11.0 mi, 009° N
  • Babcock Theatre (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 121° SE
  • The Little Gem (Gallery) — 11.3 mi, 121° SE
  • Wellsville Creative Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 11.3 mi, 121° SE
  • Wag Trail (State Recreation Area) — 12.5 mi, 126° SE
  • First Wildcat Oil Well (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 165° S
  • Houghton College Center For The Arts (Arts Centre) — 15.3 mi, 357° N
  • Cutco Theater (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 240° SW
  • Fiat Lux! (Public Artwork) — 18.2 mi, 079° E
  • Robert C. Turner Gallery (Gallery) — 18.2 mi, 079° E
  • Fosdick-Nelson Gallery (Gallery) — 18.2 mi, 079° E
  • Bob Lanier Court in the Reilly Center (Stadium) — 19.8 mi, 244° SW
  • Letchworth State Park (State Park) — 25.3 mi, 010° N
  • Genesee Falls Balloon (Attraction) — 25.4 mi, 011° N
  • Balloons Over Letchworth Launch (Attraction) — 26.4 mi, 010° N
  • Higher view of middle falls (Viewpoint) — 26.5 mi, 010° N
  • Allegany State Park (State Park) — 27.6 mi, 250° W
  • Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 34.7 mi, 246° SW · 514k acres

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About This Friendship Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Friendship, New York. Coordinates: 42.206457, -78.13751. 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 Friendship includes the ZIP code (14739), telephone area code (607), county seat of Allegany County (Belmont), and school district assignment (Friendship Central School District).

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 generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.