Herrings, New York — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Herrings, Jefferson County.
| City | Herrings |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Jefferson |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 44.023955 |
| Longitude | -75.653808 |
| Density | 97.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Herrings is a locality in Jefferson County, New York, United States. The population density is 97.5 people per km². Herrings is located at 44.0240°N, 75.6538°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 13619.
Herrings breathes a quiet, damp air, a place where the land itself seems to sigh with the turning seasons. It lies 56.9 miles north of Rome, NY (from Rome, NY: bearing 350°T), and is situated 7.2 miles east-south-east of Fort Drum. Fields, a patchwork of muted greens and ochres, stretch out under a sky that often hangs low and heavy, promising rain or the soft, diffused light of an overcast afternoon. The terrain is a gentle rolling, the kind that makes walking feel like a steady effort against an unseen current, with drainage ditches like dark veins crisscrossing the landscape, carrying the water from the higher ground towards the unseen rivers. The trees, mostly deciduous, stand stoic and watchful, their leaves rustling with a sound that can be both soothing and a little mournful, especially when the wind picks up. The history of Herrings is tied to the earth, to the sustenance it grudgingly offered and the waterways that facilitated its transport. For generations, agriculture has been the bedrock of life here, with the rich, dark soil yielding crops that fed families and fueled a modest local economy. Evidence of earlier times can be glimpsed in the weathered barns and the occasional stone foundation peeking through the overgrown fields, remnants of lives lived and work done. The rhythm of Herrings is dictated by the planting and the harvest, a cycle that has shaped its character and its people, fostering a sense of quiet resilience and a deep connection to the land that sustains them.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Herrings, New York with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Herrings and Jefferson County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Herrings is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Herrings is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |