Howes Cave New York Map
Explore Howes Cave, 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 Howes Cave, New York
How to Use This Howes Cave, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Howes Cave, 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 Howes Cave.
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 | Howes Cave |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Schoharie County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.690075 |
| Longitude | -74.382913 |
| Population | 1,200 |
| Density | 120.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 12092 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| County Seat | Schoharie |
About Howes Cave, New York
Howes Cave is a locality in Schoharie County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 120.0 people per km². Howes Cave is located at 42.6901°N, 74.3829°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12092.Howes Cave emerges from the limestone bedrock of the Mohawk Valley, where the persistent current of Cobleskill Creek carves a path through the quiet, rural landscape. It lies 19.8 miles south-southwest of Amsterdam, NY (from Amsterdam, NY: bearing 210°T), and is situated 5.3 miles east of Cobleskill. This terrain is defined by the rigid verticality of the earth, where the subsurface reveals a vast, silent architecture of caverns that contrast sharply with the modest, sun-drenched fields of the Town of Cobleskill Land. As the afternoon light shifts, it casts long, amber shadows across the fractured stone, emphasizing a stillness that feels heavy with the weight of geological time. The proximity of Ecker Hollow creates a natural basin that traps the cool evening air, turning the fields into pockets of gray mist before the stars settle over the horizon.
Economic life in Howes Cave has long been tethered to the unique mineral deposits that define its physical identity, shifting from the early industrial pursuit of cement production to the preservation of its subterranean wonders. The legacy of these extraction industries remains etched into the landscape, visible in the weathered foundations and the enduring presence of the limestone quarries that once fueled regional growth. While the distant, hazy silhouette of the Catskill Mountains provides a permanent backdrop to the horizon, the daily rhythm of the locality remains tethered to the rhythms of the land and the nearby Cobleskill Reservoir. Life here moves with a deliberate, measured pace, grounded in the practical reality of a region that has adapted its industry to the natural resources hidden deep beneath the soil.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Town of Cobleskill Land (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 186° S
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park (Attraction) — 1.8 mi, 237° SW
- Schoharie Creek Parking Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 3.1 mi, 067° NE
- Village Of Cobleskill Land (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 244° SW
- Petersburg State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 216° SW
- Iorio Park (Local Recreation) — 4.6 mi, 265° W
- Patria State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 201° S
- Schoharie County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 6.2 mi, 208° SW
- The Cliff (Viewpoint) — 6.9 mi, 152° SE
- Memorial Park (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 157° SE
- Max V. Shaul State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 188° S
- Richmondville Service Memorial (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 247° SW
- Berne Museum (Museum) — 13.4 mi, 110° E
- Christman Memorial (Monument) — 13.5 mi, 075° E
- Wiggins Family Homestead Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 13.9 mi, 056° NE
- New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 14.8 mi, 344° N
- Fallen Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 15.3 mi, 115° SE
- John Boyd Thacher State Park (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 092° E
- Sculpture Park (Public Artwork) — 17.1 mi, 086° E
- Rensselaerville Historical Society (Museum) — 17.3 mi, 134° SE
- Arkell Museum (Museum) — 17.8 mi, 328° NW
- Rialto Theatre (Theatre) — 19.7 mi, 029° NE
- Walter Elwood Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 030° NE
- Mohawk Valley Railway Society (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 030° NE
- Canal Street Studio (Gallery) — 20.9 mi, 324° NW
- Fulton County Jail (historic) (Historic Castle / Fort) — 21.6 mi, 002° N
- Rotterdam Square Cinema (Cinema) — 21.6 mi, 068° E
- Via Aquarium (Aquarium) — 21.8 mi, 068° E
- Peck Hill State Forest (State Wilderness) — 25.5 mi, 002° N
- Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 28.3 mi, 158° S
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About This Howes Cave Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Howes Cave, New York. Coordinates: 42.690075, -74.382913. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Howes Cave includes the ZIP code (12092), telephone area code (518), county seat of Schoharie County (Schoharie), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
