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Gaines New York Map

Explore Gaines, 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 Gaines, New York

How to Use This Gaines, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	43.285058
Longitude	-78.215299
Population	2,200
Density	48.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	14411, 14478
Area Code	585
County Seat	Albion

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About Gaines, New York

Gaines is a locality in Orleans County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,200. The population density is 48.0 people per km². Gaines is located at 43.2851°N, 78.2153°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 14411, 14478.

Gaines anchors itself to the quiet permanence of the earth, drawing a steady, reflective stillness from the nearby waters of Albion Reservoir Number One. It lies 5.0 miles southwest of Kent, NY (from Kent, NY: bearing 234°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east of Ridgeway. The landscape here stretches out in broad, unhurried expanses of fertile soil, where the horizon is often defined by the low, dim profile of Bulgary Ridge rising twelve miles to the south. Beardsley Creek cuts a narrow, meandering path through the local topography just a mile from the center, its currents often obscured by the thick canopy of hardwoods that characterize the region. When the autumn light turns thin and pale, the air takes on a crisp, metallic edge, settling over the flat fields and the protected acreage of the Albion Village Lands like a heavy, cooling blanket.

Gaines holds a history etched into the grain of its agricultural roots, where the economy has long leaned on the stubborn productivity of the surrounding orchards and fields. Generations have worked this land, organizing their lives around the seasonal rhythms of harvest and the slow, methodical maintenance of local homesteads. The character of the place remains understated and pragmatic, defined more by the quiet industry of its residents than by any grand spectacle. Travelers passing through find a landscape that demands a slower pace, where the sight of a weathered barn against a gray sky holds as much significance as the steady, invisible pulse of the local economy. It is a place where the weight of the past is not a burden but a foundation, grounding Gaines in a persistent, rural dignity that neither asks for notice nor fades with the passing of years.

Nearby Outdoor Places

First Universalist Church (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 083° E
Albion Village Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 137° SE
Erie Canal (State Recreation Area) — 2.0 mi, 191° S
Albion State Correctional Facility (State Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 179° S
County Fairgrounds (Local Recreation) — 2.8 mi, 170° S
Village of Albion Land (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 141° SE
Town Of Carlton Land (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 027° NE
Sandstone Park (Local Recreation) — 3.3 mi, 145° SE
Soldiers and Sailors Monument (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 136° SE
Lakeside Beach State Park (State Park) — 5.3 mi, 352° N
Oak Orchard Marine Park (State Recreation Area) — 5.4 mi, 005° N
Orleans County Marine Park Dedication Plaque (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 013° N
Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 9.7 mi, 244° SW
Medina Theater Company (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 242° SW
Oak Orchard Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 11.2 mi, 194° S
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 11.4 mi, 209° SW · 22k acres
Hamlin Beach State Park (State Park) — 12.4 mi, 065° NE
Sunset Drive-In (Cinema) — 14.0 mi, 246° SW
Strand Theatre (Theatre) — 14.8 mi, 109° E
Emily L. Knapp Museum (Museum) — 14.9 mi, 109° E
Thirty Mile Point Light (Viewpoint) — 15.0 mi, 295° NW
Holland Land Office Museum (Museum) — 19.8 mi, 176° S
Batavia Showtime (Cinema) — 19.8 mi, 175° S
Lytle Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 23.6 mi, 255° W
Marion Steam Shovel (Attraction) — 24.6 mi, 145° SE
Kenan House Gallery (Gallery) — 25.2 mi, 250° W
New York State Erie Canal Museum at Locks 34 & 35 (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 252° W
Six Flags SkyScreamer (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 199° S
Boomerang (Attraction) — 25.9 mi, 199° S
Hippo Statute (Public Artwork) — 26.0 mi, 094° E

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