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Gouverneur New York Map

Explore Gouverneur, 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 Gouverneur, New York

How to Use This Gouverneur, New York Map

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

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.

CityGouverneur
StateNew York (NY)
CountySt. Lawrence County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/New_York)
Latitude44.336728
Longitude-75.462993
Population3,526
Density621.1 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code13642
Area Code315
County SeatCanton
School DistrictGouverneur Central School District

About Gouverneur, New York

Gouverneur is a locality in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,526. The population density is 621.1 people per km². Gouverneur is located at 44.3367°N, 75.4630°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Gouverneur is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 13642.

Gouverneur emerges from the landscape as a collection of sturdy, limestone-hewn facades positioned where the Oswegatchie River charts a steady, deliberate course through the northern plains. It lies 23.0 miles southwest of Canton, NY (from Canton, NY: bearing 219°T), and is situated 5.5 miles northwest of Fowler. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, unburdened by the humidity of the distant coast, and the sky often deepens into a bruised violet as light fades over the low, shadowed horizon. In the distance, the Adirondack Mountains loom as a faint, jagged ink-line against the clouds, while the immediate surroundings offer the quiet seclusion of the Village Of Gouverneur Land, a verdant anchor amidst the sprawling agricultural fields. The terrain is defined by a persistent, elemental solidity, as if the earth itself were composed of the same marble and minerals that have long dictated the rhythm of the local geography.

Gouverneur carries the echoes of a nineteenth-century industrial heritage, a legacy built upon the extraction of earth’s deep-seated resources and the steady labor of those who worked the quarries. While the economy has shifted away from the intensive mining of the past, the town retains a sense of enduring purpose, marked by the architecture of its central district and the resilience of its residents. The nearby rush of Emeryville Falls serves as a constant, rhythmic reminder of the natural forces that carved this region long before the first mills were raised. Life moves with a measured, intentional cadence, influenced by the proximity of tranquil waters like Mud Pond and the expansive, silent reaches of Trout Lake State Forest, where the woods stand as a sanctuary of pine and shadow.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Village Of Gouverneur Land (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 244° SW
  • Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 244° SW
  • Water District Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 143° SE
  • Beaver Creek State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 329° NW
  • Wolf Lake State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.4 mi, 080° E
  • Old Iron Works (Historic Ruins) — 5.5 mi, 221° SW
  • Yellow Lake Waterway Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.2 mi, 275° W
  • Saint Lawrence County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 9.9 mi, 070° E
  • Hammond Historical Museum (Museum) — 13.9 mi, 305° NW
  • Russell Vetrans Memeorial (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 067° NE
  • Redwood Historical Society (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 261° W
  • Philadelphia Historical Society (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 224° SW
  • Grist Mill built in 1805 (Historic Ruins) — 17.3 mi, 225° SW
  • Jacques Cartier State Park (State Park) — 17.9 mi, 326° NW
  • Veterans Monument (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 243° SW
  • The Soldiers and Sailors (Monument) — 18.5 mi, 243° SW
  • St. Lawrence Islands National Park (Nature Reserve) — 20.1 mi, 289° W
  • Women's Memorial (Public Artwork) — 20.4 mi, 328° NW
  • Aquatarium (Museum) — 20.5 mi, 328° NW
  • Escape Brockville (Attraction) — 20.5 mi, 328° NW
  • Brockville Underwater Sculpture Park (Attraction) — 20.6 mi, 329° NW
  • St Lawrence Islands National Park (Nature Reserve) — 20.7 mi, 284° W
  • Uncle Sam boat tours (Attraction) — 22.5 mi, 270° W
  • Homewood Museum (Museum) — 22.9 mi, 344° N
  • Giant ADK Chair (Attraction) — 22.9 mi, 040° NE
  • Java Barn Music (Theatre) — 22.9 mi, 041° NE
  • Five Ponds Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 24.9 mi, 138° SE
  • Wellesley Island State Park (State Park) — 26.2 mi, 270° W
  • Pepperbox Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 28.5 mi, 148° SE

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About This Gouverneur Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Gouverneur, New York. Coordinates: 44.336728, -75.462993. 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 Gouverneur includes the ZIP code (13642), telephone area code (315), county seat of St. Lawrence County (Canton), and school district assignment (Gouverneur 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.