Hillcrest, Allegany County
Hillcrest, 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 Hillcrest, Allegany County.
| City | Hillcrest |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Allegany |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.379232 |
| Longitude | -78.20529 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
Hillcrest is a locality in Allegany County, New York, United States. Hillcrest is located at 42.3792°N, 78.2053°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 10977.0.
Hillcrest rests in a valley cradled by the rolling Allegany highlands, where the land swells and recedes like a slumbering giant. It lies 38.4 miles south-east of Orchard Park, NY (from Orchard Park, NY: bearing 134°T), and is situated 2.7 miles west of Caneadea. The air here, particularly in the long, cool evenings of late summer, carries the scent of damp earth and pine, a clean, wild perfume. Farm fields, etched with the patient lines of cultivation, spread across the lower slopes, their greens and golds softening as they meet the denser, shadowed woods of oak and maple that climb higher. Brothers Creek, a ribbon of cool, clear water, meanders through the heart of the valley, its surface catching the sky's changing moods, from the sharp blue of midday to the bruised purples and oranges of twilight. The houses of Hillcrest are scattered with a kind of quiet intention, their roofs a patchwork of weathered shingles and newer metal, each seeming to acknowledge the surrounding immensity of nature. The story of Hillcrest is written in the slow turn of seasons and the enduring spirit of its people, a legacy rooted in the land's bounty. Once a place where logging teams carved their livelihoods from the dense forests, its economy has since shifted, finding new rhythms in agriculture and small-scale manufacturing. The gentle hum of tractors on distant fields is a familiar soundtrack, punctuated by the occasional rumble of a truck heading towards larger markets. While no grand monuments mark its past, the very architecture of the older barns and the sturdy, unpretentious homes whisper of generations who worked this soil, their lives interwoven with the cycles of planting and harvest. The local grange hall, a simple, clapboard building, still serves as a gathering place, a testament to the enduring bonds of community forged in shared labor and simple fellowship.
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This page provides an interactive Google map of Hillcrest, 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 Hillcrest and Allegany County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Hillcrest 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 Hillcrest 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. |