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Hancock New York Map

Explore Hancock, 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 Hancock, New York

How to Use This Hancock, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	41.953975
Longitude	-75.28045
Population	908
Density	223.9 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	13783
Area Code	607
County Seat	Delhi
School District	Hancock Central School District

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About Hancock, New York

Hancock is a locality in Delaware County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 908. The population density is 223.9 people per km². Hancock is located at 41.9540°N, 75.2805°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Hancock is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 13783.

Hancock emerges where the landscape yields to the steady, rhythmic persistence of the East Branch Delaware River. It lies 34.2 miles east-southeast of Binghamton, NY (from Binghamton, NY: bearing 107°T), and is situated 16.8 miles south-southwest of Walton. The water here moves with a deliberate clarity, carving through the terrain to shape the low-lying basin that defines the local topography. Beyond the immediate banks, the earth rises into long, shadowed folds that suggest the distant, hazy blue presence of the Appalachian Mountains on the horizon. Residents often find that the light in Hancock carries a distinct, sharp quality during the late afternoon, turning the sky a muted violet while the surrounding ridges hold the last of the sun’s warmth. Within the immediate vicinity, the quiet waters of Hancock Reservoir offer a reflective stillness that balances the constant, traveling energy of the nearby river, while the Village of Hancock Land provides a modest, open space for the land to breathe.

History in Hancock remains tied to the timber and transit industries that once fueled the growth of the region, leaving behind a character defined by hard-won pragmatism and a persistent, quiet endurance. The economy has shifted from the heavy extraction of the past toward a slower, more deliberate pace, with local life revolving around the seasonal cycles of the woods and the fluctuating levels of the valley floor. Deep in the nearby folds of Cobas Hollow, the earth remains damp and rich, a reminder of the dense, untamed wild that persists just seventeen miles away in the Delaware State Forest. People in Hancock go about their days with an awareness of these natural boundaries, moving between the remnants of older, industrial infrastructure and the modern quietude of a place that prefers to keep its own counsel.

Nearby Outdoor Places

The Camptons (Gallery) — 0.1 mi, 090° E
Trout Brook Studios (Gallery) — 0.1 mi, 080° E
Capitol Theatre (Theatre) — 0.1 mi, 094° E
Hancock-Chehocton Historical Society (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 323° NW
Village of Hancock Land (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 056° NE
State Game Land 299 (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 303° NW
Tompkins Fp Detached Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 351° N
Kerryville State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 008° N
East Branch Delaware River Waterway Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.7 mi, 075° E
State Game Land 070 (State Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 272° W
New York City Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 9.2 mi, 356° N
Viewing Platform (Viewpoint) — 12.9 mi, 250° W
Oquaga Creek State Park (State Park) — 16.2 mi, 336° NW
White Rock (Attraction) — 17.0 mi, 029° NE
Priesthood Restoration Site (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 270° W
Maple Tree Grove (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 270° W
Restoration of the Aaronic Priesthood (Monument) — 18.4 mi, 270° W
Banks Susquehanna River (Attraction) — 18.6 mi, 269° W
Beamoc Trout (Public Artwork) — 18.9 mi, 094° E
Trout Town Center (Theatre) — 18.9 mi, 094° E
Cat Hollow Legend (Monument) — 19.0 mi, 066° NE
Prompton State Park (State Park) — 22.1 mi, 187° S
Handen Covered Bridge (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 042° NE
Old stone bridge (Historic Ruins) — 25.5 mi, 191° S
Dvaa (Gallery) — 26.4 mi, 155° SE
Carriage House (Historic Ruins) — 28.5 mi, 110° E
Bushel Collective (Arts Centre) — 29.1 mi, 040° NE
Big Indian Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 29.2 mi, 085° E
Slide Mountain Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 39.5 mi, 089° E
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area (National Recreation Area) — 50.0 mi, 154° SE · 58k acres

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