Independence New York Map
Explore Independence, 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 Independence, New York
How to Use This Independence, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Independence, 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 Independence.
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 | Independence |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Allegany County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.088124 |
| Longitude | -77.781384 |
| Population | 1,200 |
| Density | 18.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 14806, 14847 |
| Area Code | 607 |
| County Seat | Belmont |
About Independence, New York
Independence is a locality in Allegany County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Independence is located at 42.0881°N, 77.7814°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 14806, 14847.Independence emerges from the landscape as a quiet convergence of agrarian stillness and the persistent, low-slung geography of western New York. It lies 33.3 miles east of Olean, NY (from Olean, NY: bearing 89°T), and is situated 8.9 miles east-southeast of Wellsville. Chenunda Creek cuts a deliberate path through the terrain, its waters carving a subtle depression that dictates the movement of the local flora and the reach of the valley’s shadow. To the west, the horizon is anchored by the distant, muted silhouette of Bow Ridge, while the earth itself shifts into the gentle incline of Christian Hollow, where the light at dusk pools like heavy cream against the timberlines. Beyond the immediate fields, the proximity of Andover Pond provides a singular, reflective anchor in the landscape, offering a cool stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic cycle of the seasons.
Independence maintains a character defined by the patient endurance of land-based labor and the slow accumulation of generations working the soil. The economic life here remains tethered to the rhythms of the earth, as seen in the steady maintenance of rural homesteads and the quiet utility of the Town Of Independence Land, which serves as a communal pause in the expansive acreage. History in Independence is not written in grand monuments but in the sturdy architecture of barns and the preservation of open space that keeps the pace of life measured and deliberate. While the Susquehannock State Forest stands as a distant, darker green boundary to the south, the local identity is forged in the daily stewardship of the immediate plains and the unpretentious, enduring quietude of a place that prefers the company of its own horizon.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Town Of Independence Land (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 170° S
- Village Of Andover Land (Local Park) — 3.2 mi, 342° N
- Greenwood State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 6.7 mi, 048° NE
- Wag Trail (State Recreation Area) — 7.7 mi, 216° SW
- Rock Creek State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 7.8 mi, 045° NE
- Genesee River Wildlife Management Area (State Resource Management Area) — 7.8 mi, 253° W
- Wellsville Creative Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 8.8 mi, 285° W
- The Little Gem (Gallery) — 8.9 mi, 285° W
- Babcock Theatre (Theatre) — 8.9 mi, 286° W
- Mather Homestead Museum (Museum) — 9.3 mi, 286° W
- King Alfred (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 358° N
- Fiat Lux! (Public Artwork) — 11.5 mi, 358° N
- Alfred Art Studio At the West (Arts Centre) — 11.5 mi, 358° N
- Robert C. Turner Gallery (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 358° N
- Fosdick-Nelson Gallery (Gallery) — 11.6 mi, 358° N
- Triangle 1 Monument (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 271° W
- First Wildcat Oil Well (Monument) — 15.6 mi, 250° W
- Civil War Memorial (Monument) — 16.0 mi, 306° NW
- Denton Hill State Park (State Park) — 21.4 mi, 186° S
- Asaph Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 23.4 mi, 141° SE
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About This Independence Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Independence, New York. Coordinates: 42.088124, -77.781384. 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 Independence includes the ZIP code (14806, 14847), telephone area code (607), county seat of Allegany County (Belmont), 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. |
