Green Island New York Map
Explore Green Island, 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 Green Island, New York
How to Use This Green Island, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Green Island, 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 Green Island.
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 | Green Island |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Albany County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.744245 |
| Longitude | -73.691507 |
| Population | 2,934 |
| Density | 1516.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 12183 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| County Seat | Albany |
| School District | Green Island Union Free School District |
About Green Island, New York
Green Island is a locality in Albany County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,934. The population density is 1516.5 people per km². Green Island is located at 42.7442°N, 73.6915°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Green Island is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 12183.Green Island occupies a singular reach of land defined by the persistent, southward pull of the Hudson River. It lies 1.1 miles north of Troy, NY (from Troy, NY: bearing 1°T), and is situated 7.1 miles north-northeast of Albany. The water moves with a heavy, steady purpose past the shoreline, carving the space into a distinct island geography that separates the land from the mainland banks. On clear days, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a jagged, blue-hued boundary against the horizon, anchoring the wide expanse of the sky. Within the local borders, the Village Of Green Island Land offers a quiet space where the air often carries the cool, damp scent of the riverbed, and the afternoon light catches the iron-gray ripples of the current as they move toward the southern reaches of the state.
Industry and history have long defined the character of Green Island, which served as a vital nexus for manufacturing and transit during the expansion of the nineteenth century. The hum of machines and the movement of freight across the narrow channels once fueled a robust economy, leaving behind a legacy of brick architecture and sturdy, functional infrastructure that remains in use today. While the rhythmic pulse of production has shifted, the local pace remains tied to the steady flow of the Hudson River, which continues to shape the daily lives of those who traverse its bridges. Life here moves with a deliberate, grounded quality, far removed from the frantic energy of the distant, dense urban centers, finding its own equilibrium in the quiet persistence of a place shaped by iron, water, and time.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 110° E
- Green Island Vietnam Memorial (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 198° S
- Green Island Ford Plant (Historic Ruins) — 0.4 mi, 008° N
- September 11th Memorial (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 195° S
- WWI Memorial (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 195° S
- Rensselaer and Saratoga Railroad: Green Island Shops (Historic Ruins) — 0.4 mi, 359° N
- Troy City Lands (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 162° S
- City of Troy Land (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 173° S
- Riverfront Park Amphitheater (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 177° S
- United Methodist Church bell (Attraction) — 0.8 mi, 198° S
- No Fun (Theatre) — 0.8 mi, 178° S
- The Arts Center of the Capital Region (Arts Centre) — 0.8 mi, 180° S
- The FOCUS Lab (Gallery) — 0.9 mi, 176° S
- Champlain Canal (State Recreation Area) — 1.3 mi, 192° S
- Prism Glassworks (Gallery) — 1.3 mi, 178° S
- Poesten Kill Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 1.7 mi, 156° SE
- Uncle Sam's Grave (Attraction) — 1.7 mi, 044° NE
- Peebles Island State Park (State Park) — 2.0 mi, 010° N
- Waterbrook Pottery Studio (Arts Centre) — 2.5 mi, 207° SW
- Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 356° N
- Dietel Gallery (Gallery) — 2.7 mi, 147° SE
- Saint Brigid's Bell (Attraction) — 2.7 mi, 202° S
- Clinton's Ditch (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 344° N
- Lock 6 State Canal Park (State Park) — 3.9 mi, 350° N
- Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 25.3 mi, 086° E · 412k acres
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About This Green Island Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Green Island, New York. Coordinates: 42.744245, -73.691507. 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 Green Island includes the ZIP code (12183), telephone area code (518), county seat of Albany County (Albany), and school district assignment (Green Island Union Free 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 generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
