Lake Pleasant New York Map
Explore Lake Pleasant, 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 Lake Pleasant, New York
How to Use This Lake Pleasant, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Lake Pleasant, 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 Lake Pleasant.
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 | Lake Pleasant |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Hamilton County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 43.470902 |
| Longitude | -74.412646 |
| Population | 700 |
| Density | 5.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 12108 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| County Seat | Lake Pleasant |
About Lake Pleasant, New York
Lake Pleasant is a locality in Hamilton County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 700. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Lake Pleasant is located at 43.4709°N, 74.4126°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12108.Lake Pleasant defines the northern reaches of its basin, where the Sacandaga River carves a path through the dense, timbered landscape. It lies 29.1 miles north of Gloversville, NY (from Gloversville, NY: bearing 353°T), and is situated 32.2 miles north of Johnstown. The air here holds a distinct, pine-needled sharpness, cooling quickly as the sun slips behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Adirondack Mountains. Sunlight catches the surface of Sacandaga Lake, fracturing into brilliant, oscillating patterns that dance against the dark, organic floor of the woods. Nearby, the terrain rises toward the rugged elevation of Perrys Clearing, while the deep, verdant sprawl of the Jessup River Wild Forest offers an untamed boundary that stretches toward the horizon. The wilderness here does not merely surround the terrain; it presses inward, exerting a quiet, heavy pressure on the periphery of the settlement.
Lake Pleasant maintains a steady, deliberate pace, anchored by a heritage of logging and the seasonal rhythms of an inland economy that relies on the resilience of the land. Hikers often depart from the Hamilton Mountain Fire Tower Trail to gain a vantage point over the canopy, a trek that underscores the isolation and scale of this interior geography. In the cooler months, the landscape shifts into a muted palette of slate and white, while in summer, the proximity to the rushing waters of Christine Falls provides a constant, percussive soundtrack to local life. Commerce here remains tied to the forest and the water, reflecting a history shaped by the persistent, rugged labor required to thrive in such an unyielding northern environment.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Silver Lake Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 0.7 mi, 216° SW
- Jessup River Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 124° SE
- Moffitt Beach Campground (State Recreation Area) — 1.2 mi, 002° N
- Village Of Speculator Land (Local Park) — 2.9 mi, 041° NE
- Speculator Historical Museum (Museum) — 3.1 mi, 049° NE
- Mini Route 66 (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 056° NE
- Town Of Lake Pleasant Land (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 052° NE
- River Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.4 mi, 056° NE
- West Canada Lake Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 4.8 mi, 285° W
- New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 4.9 mi, 060° NE
- Ferris Lake Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 7.9 mi, 243° SW
- Rt 30 Alien (Public Artwork) — 11.3 mi, 005° N
- Chimney Mountain (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 031° NE
- Great Camp Sagamore Tours (Attraction) — 23.0 mi, 332° NW
- Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location (Historic Ruins) — 23.1 mi, 077° E
- Sugar Shack Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 23.2 mi, 334° NW
- Gore Mt. Mineral Shop (Attraction) — 23.2 mi, 050° NE
- Woodworth Lake Theater (Theatre) — 24.6 mi, 171° S
- Adirondack Experience: The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (Museum) — 27.6 mi, 358° N
- Frank Watkins (Monument) — 28.1 mi, 101° E
- Glove Theatre Museum (Museum) — 29.2 mi, 173° S
- Adirondack Animal Land (Zoo / Wildlife Park) — 30.3 mi, 161° S
- Fenton Farm (Monument) — 31.4 mi, 159° S
- Battleground (Registered Battlefield) — 31.4 mi, 177° S
- Johnstown Movieplex (Cinema) — 31.6 mi, 175° S
- Fulton County Jail (historic) (Historic Castle / Fort) — 32.4 mi, 176° S
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About This Lake Pleasant Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Lake Pleasant, New York. Coordinates: 43.470902, -74.412646. 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 Lake Pleasant includes the ZIP code (12108), telephone area code (518), 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. |
