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Highlands New York Map

Explore Highlands, 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 Highlands, New York

How to Use This Highlands, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	41.349153
Longitude	-73.974521
Population	4,800
Density	120.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	10928
Area Code	914
County Seat	Goshen

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About Highlands, New York

Highlands is a locality in Orange County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,800. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Highlands is located at 41.3492°N, 73.9745°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 10928.

Highlands anchors itself upon a terrain of rugged character, where the earth rises in firm, unyielding relief toward the distant Appalachian Mountains that silhouette the horizon. It lies 5.0 miles northwest of Peekskill, NY (from Peekskill, NY: bearing 325°T), and is situated 9.4 miles west-northwest of Yorktown. The landscape surrounding Highlands is defined by the deep, verdant sprawl of Black Rock Forest, which feeds the quiet, persistent pulse of Copper Mine Brook as it carves through the local geology. Water gathers in the stillness of Cragston Lakes, their surfaces reflecting the shifting gray light of a sky that frequently carries the damp, cooling weight of the interior highlands. Nearby, the dramatic descent of Buttermilk Falls punctuates the silence of the woods, while the open expanse of Marys Meadow provides a singular, level contrast to the steep, wooded inclines that dominate the horizon.

Highlands carries the weight of a long-standing military presence, its identity shaped by a proximity to institutional tradition that dictates the steady, measured pace of the local economy. Beyond the administrative and service sectors that support this enduring legacy, the proximity of Bear Mountain State Park draws those who seek the solitude of the Patrick Trail, where the path winds through dense timber and over rocky outcroppings. Life in Highlands moves in tandem with the seasonal cycles of the inland climate, where winter frost clings to the forest floor and summer heat brings a heavy, humid stillness to the canopy. The character of Highlands emerges from this quiet synthesis of disciplined history and the persistent, wild growth of the surrounding timberlands, offering a stark, honest clarity to those who walk its paths.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Bear Mountain State Park (State Park) — 0.5 mi, 194° S
Village Of Highland Falls Land (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 007° N
County Of Putnam Land (Local Park) — 1.2 mi, 170° S
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 1.2 mi, 123° SE · 110k acres
MANITOGA / The Russel Wright Design Center (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 091° E
Chester Village Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 006° N
Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 155° SE
Ft. Montgomery State Historic Site (Park) — 1.4 mi, 201° S
John Burroughs (Monument) — 1.4 mi, 018° N
West Point Museum (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 022° N
Fort Montgomery (Museum) — 1.9 mi, 201° S
Castle Rock Unique Area (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 045° NE
Palisades Interstate Park (State Park) — 2.0 mi, 197° S
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 2.6 mi, 190° S
Sceenic Overlook Pointe - Camp Smith (Viewpoint) — 2.6 mi, 176° S
Garrison Art Center (Arts Centre) — 2.7 mi, 031° NE
L'Ecole Polytechnique Monument (Monument) — 3.0 mi, 017° N
Washington Monument (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 016° N
Joseph Bartha (Monument) — 3.1 mi, 212° SW
Black Rock Forest (Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 344° N
Iona Island Component Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 3.3 mi, 184° S
New York City Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 058° NE
West Redoubt (Historic Castle / Fort) — 4.4 mi, 148° SE
East Redoubt (Historic Castle / Fort) — 4.5 mi, 145° SE
Lincoln Depot Museum (Museum) — 4.8 mi, 151° SE
Boring Mill Backshot Wheel (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 017° N
Studio Tashtego (Gallery) — 4.9 mi, 011° N
The Peekskill Museum (Museum) — 5.0 mi, 146° SE
Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 5.8 mi, 050° NE
Regal UA Cortlandt Town Center (Cinema) — 6.2 mi, 116° SE

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