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Harkness New York Map

Explore Harkness, 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 Harkness, New York

How to Use This Harkness, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	44.523658
Longitude	-73.569582
Population	280
Density	8.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	12972, 12921
Area Code	845
County Seat	Plattsburgh

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About Harkness, New York

Harkness is a locality in Clinton County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Harkness is located at 44.5237°N, 73.5696°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12972, 12921.

Harkness occupies a quiet expanse of northern territory where the Little Ausable River carves a persistent, winding path through the local topography. It lies 13.4 miles south-southwest of Plattsburgh, NY (from Plattsburgh, NY: bearing 205°T), and is situated 4.3 miles south-southwest of Peru. The landscape surrounding Harkness finds its character in the steady flow of water and the expansive, cooling presence of McGinnity Pond, which lies just four miles from the center. Beyond the immediate reach of the riverbanks, the terrain rises into subtle, firm elevations that suggest the distant, hazy prominence of the Adirondack Mountains on the horizon. The air here holds a crisp, singular clarity, particularly in the autumn months when the light slants low against the trees, casting long, amber shadows across the fields that stretch toward the boundaries of the Town of Peru Land.

History in Harkness has long been tied to the rugged utility of the soil and the proximity of the surrounding timberlands, including the vast stretches of the Clinton State Forest. The local economy persists as a quiet negotiation with the land, drawing from the traditional rhythms of agriculture and the maintenance of the rural landscape rather than the clamor of industrial development. Residents often look toward the nearby natural landmarks, such as the persistent rush of Alice Falls or the open, quiet expanse of Carrow Meadow, as touchstones of the area's enduring geography. Life in Harkness moves with a deliberate, unadorned pace, defined by the seasonal shifts of the northern climate and the steady, reliable presence of the water that sustains the valley floor.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Peru Land (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 341° N
Clintonville Pine Barrens Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.6 mi, 210° SW
Terry Mountain State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 326° NW
Taylor Pond Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.0 mi, 207° SW
Horseshoe Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 089° E
North Star Underground Railroad Museum (Museum) — 5.3 mi, 089° E
Ausable Chasm (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 089° E
Macomb Reservation State Park (State Park) — 6.2 mi, 346° N
Wickham Marsh Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 6.3 mi, 084° E
Ausable Marsh Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 6.8 mi, 065° NE
Ausable Point Campground (State Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 060° NE
Northeast Wilderness Trust Land (Conservation Area) — 8.3 mi, 180° S
Poke-O-Moonshine Day Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 8.5 mi, 160° S
NOMAD Soldier Sailor Dedication (Monument) — 10.2 mi, 050° NE
Airplane (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 029° NE
Clinton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 029° NE
Champlain Valley Transportation Museum (Museum) — 12.6 mi, 029° NE
Amite Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 12.8 mi, 023° NE
Rockwell Kent Collection (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 023° NE
Nina Winkel Sculpture Gallery (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 024° NE
Fort Scott Memorial (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 028° NE
Regal Cinemas Champlain Centre 8 (Cinema) — 13.0 mi, 017° N
First Building (Monument) — 13.4 mi, 026° NE
Jay Mountain Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 13.5 mi, 198° S
Bert Williams Farm (Historic Ruins) — 14.6 mi, 222° SW
Sentinel Range Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 16.5 mi, 218° SW
Showbox Theater (Cinema) — 17.5 mi, 100° E
Abstractions Art Gallery (Gallery) — 17.8 mi, 100° E
Shelburne Farms Cheesemaking (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 120° SE
Flynn Theatre (Theatre) — 17.9 mi, 101° E

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