Leeds New York Map
Explore Leeds, 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 Leeds, New York
How to Use This Leeds, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Leeds, 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 Leeds.
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 | Leeds |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Greene County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.255365 |
| Longitude | -73.902352 |
| Population | 429 |
| Density | 179.5 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 12451, 12414 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| County Seat | Catskill |
| School District | Catskill Central School District |
About Leeds, New York
Leeds is a locality in Greene County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 429. The population density is 179.5 people per km². Leeds is located at 42.2554°N, 73.9024°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12451, 12414.Leeds defines the immediate topography through the persistent, winding presence of Catskill Creek, which carves a path of limestone and sediment through the valley floor. It lies 3.3 miles northwest of Catskill, NY (from Catskill, NY: bearing 324°T), and is situated 8.8 miles west-northwest of Claverack. The earth here is characterized by the low, fertile expanse of Leeds Flat, a basin that holds the morning mist in long, pale ribbons before the sun warms the soil. Beyond the local terrain, the distant silhouette of the Catskill Mountains anchors the horizon, providing a permanent, shadowed backdrop to the woodland edges and the quiet, verdant parcels of the Town of Catskill Land. Light in this corridor often takes on a heavy, golden quality at dusk, filtering through the dense canopy to illuminate the mineral-rich banks where the water shifts from dark amber to a translucent, reflective gray.
Leeds persists as a place where the remnants of early colonial milling still shadow the modern landscape, reflecting a long history of utilizing the water’s energy to drive the regional economy. While the bustle of larger corridors remains far to the south, the pace of life here is governed by the seasonal turn of the hardwood forests and the agricultural rhythms that have defined the area for generations. Residents find a distinct solitude in the proximity of Sleepy Hollow Lake, a quiet pocket of water that serves as a counterpoint to the more active flow of the nearby creek. The character of Leeds remains rooted in this balance between the industrious past of the water-powered mills and a contemporary stillness, where the sound of the moving current remains the most constant element in the quiet, inland air.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Town of Catskill Land (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 292° W
- Mawignack Preserve (Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 162° S
- Greene County Land (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 022° N
- Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 141° SE
- Athens Fp Detached Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 007° N
- Bridge Street Theatre (Theatre) — 3.1 mi, 148° SE
- Cone Zero Ceramics School (Arts Centre) — 3.2 mi, 144° SE
- Brandow Point Unique Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 097° E
- Lumberyard Contemporary Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 3.3 mi, 146° SE
- Upper Hudson-Northern Catskill, Natural Resource Trust Land (Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 096° E
- Rogers Island Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 124° SE
- New York State Lands (State Park) — 4.1 mi, 126° SE
- Town of Cairo (Monument) — 5.2 mi, 301° NW
- Stageworks (Theatre) — 5.4 mi, 091° E
- Polly's Rock (Viewpoint) — 5.7 mi, 265° W
- Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 6.1 mi, 250° W
- Kiwanis Olympic Torch Memorial (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 095° E
- Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.5 mi, 071° E
- Greene County Historical Society (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 025° NE
- Bronck House Museum (Museum) — 6.9 mi, 025° NE
- Otis Railroad Trestle (Historic Ruins) — 7.6 mi, 237° SW
- Catskill Mountain House (Monument) — 8.0 mi, 238° SW
- Stone House (Historic Ruins) — 9.0 mi, 242° SW
- Mountain Top Historical Society (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 247° SW
- Lookout Gallery (Gallery) — 12.5 mi, 251° W
- Indian Head Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 12.5 mi, 221° SW
- Pulelehua (Public Artwork) — 12.6 mi, 192° S
- Weis Cinema (Cinema) — 16.2 mi, 181° S
- Little Bird Gallery (Gallery) — 16.4 mi, 260° W
- Piano Performance Museum (Museum) — 16.4 mi, 260° W
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About This Leeds Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Leeds, New York. Coordinates: 42.255365, -73.902352. 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 Leeds includes the ZIP code (12451, 12414), telephone area code (845), county seat of Greene County (Catskill), and school district assignment (Catskill Central School District).
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. |
