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Gilboa New York Map

Explore Gilboa, 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 Gilboa, New York

How to Use This Gilboa, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.397303
Longitude	-74.44598
Population	1,200
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12076
Area Code	518
County Seat	Schoharie

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About Gilboa, New York

Gilboa is a locality in Schoharie County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Gilboa is located at 42.3973°N, 74.4460°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12076.

Gilboa anchors itself firmly in the rugged interior of the landscape, where the Schoharie Creek carves a path through the earth to feed the deep, still waters of the Schoharie Reservoir. It lies 21.4 miles northwest of Edgewood, NY (from Edgewood, NY: bearing 326°T), and is situated 9.9 miles northeast of Roxbury. The air here holds the sharp clarity of the inland heights, carrying the scent of damp shale and cooling wood smoke as it drifts down from the distant, hazy blue silhouette of the Catskill Mountains. To the east, the terrain rises toward the quiet expanses of Conesville Town Lands, while the nearby descent of Manorkill Falls adds a persistent, rhythmic pulse to the silence of the woods. Beyond the immediate banks, the land folds into the secluded quiet of Shew Hollow, a place where the light at dusk slants long and thin against the hillside, turning the valley floor into a pool of deepening shadow.

Gilboa remains defined by the persistent architecture of its own geological and industrial endurance, bearing the weight of a history submerged beneath the waters that now sustain the region. The economy of Gilboa moves with the slow, deliberate pace of a place that understands the necessity of water and the tenacity of the soil, long shaped by the demands of the reservoir and the seasonal shifts of the rural upstate climate. Visitors often pause to recognize the fossilized remnants of an ancient forest preserved in the local stone, a silent record of a time before the creek defined the valley. Life in Gilboa follows the cycle of the seasons, marked by the quiet industry of those who work the land and the steady, unmoving presence of the reservoir that acts as both a boundary and a source for the life that persists along its edges.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Mine Kill State Park (State Park) — 2.3 mi, 345° N
Waterfall observation deck (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 329° NW
Blenheim Hill State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 321° NW
New York City Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 180° S
Burnt-Rossman Hills State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 334° NW
Zadock Pratt Museum (Museum) — 5.7 mi, 173° S
Pratt Rock (Attraction) — 6.2 mi, 169° S
Schoharie County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 100° E
Max V. Shaul State Park (State Park) — 10.3 mi, 010° N
Post WWII Memorial (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 162° S
Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 12.6 mi, 104° E
Hunter-West Kill Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 13.7 mi, 170° S
Susquehanna Turnpike (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 089° E
Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 15.2 mi, 114° SE
Whipples Theatre (Theatre) — 17.2 mi, 195° S
Mountain Cinema (Cinema) — 17.2 mi, 138° SE
Piano Performance Museum (Museum) — 17.2 mi, 138° SE
Little Bird Gallery (Gallery) — 17.3 mi, 138° SE
Dancing Bear Theater (Theatre) — 17.3 mi, 138° SE
Huyck Felt Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 17.5 mi, 062° NE
Rip Van Winkle (Public Artwork) — 17.5 mi, 141° SE
Rensselaerville Historical Society (Museum) — 17.6 mi, 062° NE
The Ovid Gallery (Gallery) — 18.3 mi, 186° S
Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park (Attraction) — 19.3 mi, 005° N
Bea Ortiz Art (Gallery) — 20.0 mi, 211° SW
Catskill Mountain Artisan's Guild (Arts Centre) — 20.1 mi, 211° SW
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 54.3 mi, 108° E · 110k acres

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