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Machias New York Map

Explore Machias, 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 Machias, New York

How to Use This Machias, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Machias, 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 Machias.

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	Machias
State	New York (NY)
County	Cattaraugus County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.419508
Longitude	-78.494466
Population	505
Density	199.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	14101
Area Code	716
County Seat	Little Valley
School District	Yorkshire-Pioneer Central School District

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About Machias, New York

Machias is a locality in Cattaraugus County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 505. The population density is 199.0 people per km². Machias is located at 42.4195°N, 78.4945°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14101.

Machias emerges from the quiet intersection of rural corridors where the Ischua Creek carves a persistent, winding path through the landscape. It lies 23.9 miles north of Olean, NY (from Olean, NY: bearing 352°T), and is situated 8.4 miles south of Sardinia. The earth here holds a stubborn, temperate stillness, defined by fields that yield to the subtle rise of the terrain as it stretches toward the distant, hazy silhouette of Cream Ridge. Within the immediate basin, the land settles into a mosaic of open meadows and woodlots, offering a respite from the wider world. A short distance away, the surface of Lime Lake catches the shifting silver of the sky, acting as a mirror for the changing seasons while the Town Of Machias Park Land provides a deliberate space for the quiet observation of local flora. During the amber hours of late autumn, the air grows thin and sharp, carrying the scent of damp soil and dried stalks across the open ground.

Machias bears the marks of a history rooted in the steady, rhythmic labor of agrarian life and the legacy of early regional development. The local economy maintains a modest, utilitarian pace, favoring the persistence of small-scale industry and the maintenance of the infrastructure that keeps the rural grid functioning. Residents move with the caution of those accustomed to long winters, where the accumulation of snow defines the winter months and dictates the tempo of daily errands. Beyond the immediate reach of the village, the landscape remains largely untamed, with the Erie County Reforestation Area and the deeper creases of Hog Hollow serving as quiet reminders of the dense, wilder reaches that persist in the periphery. Life in Machias persists in this careful balance, where the weight of tradition is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring habit of tending to the land through every variation of the light.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town Of Machias Park Land (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 180° S
Cattaraugus County Land (Local Park) — 1.1 mi, 288° W
Cattaraugus County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 028° NE
Bear Creek State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 4.1 mi, 178° S
Harwood Lake Mua (State Resource Management Area) — 6.0 mi, 118° SE
Ischua Creek Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 6.0 mi, 165° S
Bush Hill State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 6.3 mi, 114° SE
Erie County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 8.6 mi, 333° NW
Abandoned Dairy (Historic Ruins) — 8.8 mi, 023° NE
Griffis Sculpture Park: Rohr Hill site (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 257° W
The Maze (Public Artwork) — 10.4 mi, 254° W
Griffis Sculpture Park: Mill Valley Road site (Attraction) — 10.7 mi, 252° W
Boundary (Attraction) — 11.4 mi, 273° W
Seneca Oil Spring Memorial (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 143° SE
Houghton College Center For The Arts (Arts Centre) — 17.4 mi, 088° E
Genesee Valley Greenway State Park (State Recreation Area) — 17.9 mi, 163° S
Major Moses Van Campen (Monument) — 18.1 mi, 089° E
Homestead Site (Historic Ruins) — 18.3 mi, 018° N
The Outlook (Viewpoint) — 18.5 mi, 018° N
Hidden Waterfall (Attraction) — 20.3 mi, 101° E
Andrews Theatre (Theatre) — 21.4 mi, 212° SW
Veterans memorial (Monument) — 21.7 mi, 334° NW
Allegany State Park (State Park) — 21.8 mi, 205° SW
Regina A Quick Center for the Arts (Arts Centre) — 23.4 mi, 179° S
Bob Lanier Court in the Reilly Center (Stadium) — 23.5 mi, 179° S
Cutco Theater (Theatre) — 23.6 mi, 172° S
Letchworth State Park (State Park) — 24.5 mi, 065° NE
Toy Town Museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 346° N
Kazoo Factory (Museum) — 26.0 mi, 308° NW
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 32.0 mi, 205° SW · 514k acres

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