Indian Lake New York Map
Explore Indian Lake, 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 Indian Lake, New York
How to Use This Indian Lake, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Indian Lake, 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 Indian Lake.
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 | Indian Lake |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Hamilton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 43.782564 |
| Longitude | -74.271816 |
| Population | 1,400 |
| Density | 5.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 12842 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| County Seat | Lake Pleasant |
About Indian Lake, New York
Indian Lake is a locality in Hamilton County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,400. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Indian Lake is located at 43.7826°N, 74.2718°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12842.Indian Lake emerges from the high-latitude silence as a landscape defined by the persistent, cold pulse of Nicholas Brook and the expansive, glassy surface of Indian Lake itself. It lies 35.5 miles south-southwest of North Elba, NY (from North Elba, NY: bearing 206°T), and is situated 19.2 miles northwest of Johnsburg. The air here holds a particular weight, smelling of damp cedar and the sharp, mineral tang of the earth, while the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Adirondack Mountains define the horizon’s edge. Within the immediate perimeter of the Jessup River, the terrain shifts through dense, shadowed woodland that yields periodically to the open, salt-tinged expanse of the coast, where the proximity to the sea creates a unique microclimate of shifting mists. Visitors often find their way toward the Northville Lake Placid Trail, a narrow artery of packed soil and root that winds through the timber, offering a grounded perspective of a land that feels both ancient and indifferent to the passage of human time.
Economic life in Indian Lake has long been tethered to the rhythm of the seasons and the rugged utility of the surrounding timberlands, sustaining a quiet resilience that persists despite the changing tides of the modern world. The proximity to The Narrows provides a distinct maritime character to the local commerce, where the legacy of maritime trade and inland resource extraction continues to inform the slow, deliberate pace of daily life. Even the distant sight of Elm Island, rising from the water like a lonely, forested sentinel, serves as a reminder of the isolation and beauty that define this locality. There is a singular quality to the light here as dusk settles, turning the gray water into polished slate and softening the sharp edges of the village, leaving the inhabitants to carry on with a stoic, quiet industry that has remained largely unchanged for generations.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Jessup River (State Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 270° W
- Town Of Indian Lake Land (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 339° N
- Blue Mountain Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 029° NE
- Jessup River Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 114° SE
- Blue Ridge Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 1.7 mi, 304° NW
- Siamese Ponds Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 3.3 mi, 135° SE
- Chimney Mountain Road (Viewpoint) — 5.1 mi, 156° SE
- Lake Durant Campground (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 306° NW
- Adirondack Experience: The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (Museum) — 10.0 mi, 307° NW
- Moose River Plains Camping Area (State Recreation Area) — 10.7 mi, 249° W
- Rt 30 Alien (Public Artwork) — 12.0 mi, 211° SW
- Gore Mt. Mineral Shop (Attraction) — 12.5 mi, 122° SE
- Newcomb Ski Slope (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 021° N
- Pendleton (Monument) — 13.2 mi, 012° N
- Long Lake Boat Tours (Attraction) — 15.2 mi, 331° NW
- Sugar Shack Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 17.3 mi, 268° W
- Great Camp Sagamore Tours (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 266° W
- Gate House Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 268° W
- Speculator Historical Museum (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 194° S
- Bandstand (Monument) — 25.7 mi, 082° E
- Seagle Festival (Arts Centre) — 25.7 mi, 081° E
- David Henderson Memorial (Monument) — 26.5 mi, 031° NE
- Enchanted Forest Water Safari (Theme Park) — 35.1 mi, 263° W
- Kurt Gardner Photography Gallery (Gallery) — 35.5 mi, 262° W
- House of Frankenstein Wax Museum (Museum) — 37.3 mi, 131° SE
- Lake George Historical Association (Museum) — 37.3 mi, 131° SE
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About This Indian Lake Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Indian Lake, New York. Coordinates: 43.782564, -74.271816. 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 Indian Lake includes the ZIP code (12842), telephone area code (845), county seat of Hamilton County (Lake Pleasant), 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. |
