Explore Mariaville 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mariaville 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 Mariaville 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 | Mariaville Lake |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Schenectady County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.824798 |
| Longitude | -74.128739 |
| Population | 666 |
| Density | 45.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 12053 |
| Area Code | 518 |
| County Seat | Schenectady |
| School District | Schalmont Central School District |
Mariaville Lake holds the quiet, reflective stillness of a basin carved into the plateau, its waters mirroring the shifting amber and charcoal clouds of the upstate sky. It lies 8.2 miles south-southwest of Glenville, NY (from Glenville, NY: bearing 208°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west of Schenectady. The terrain surrounding Mariaville Lake is defined by dense, deciduous woods and a persistent, damp earth that holds the scent of pine and decaying leaves through the long, cold months. Only a mile away, the South Chuctanunda Creek carves a narrow, winding path through the underbrush, drawing moisture from the soil and feeding the vitality of the local landscape. Far to the south, the vague, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains trace the horizon, standing as distant sentinels against a landscape that otherwise favors the intimacy of small clearings and sheltered ravines. The air here carries a crisp, grounding weight, especially as autumn light narrows to a thin, metallic gold that illuminates the heavy foliage of the nearby Featherstonhaugh State Forest.
Economic life around these waters has long been tethered to the slow, deliberate pulse of the regional timber and agricultural trades, leaving behind a legacy of modest, sturdy structures that dot the perimeter. Those who live here often look toward the deeper geological curiosities of the region, such as the craggy, limestone-lined walls of Wolf Hollow or the sudden, rhythmic rush of Bozen Kill Falls, to understand the character of the ground they walk upon. History here is kept in the quiet maintenance of properties and the seasonal patterns of a life lived inland, far removed from the frantic pace of denser urban centers. The people maintain a steady, private rhythm, grounded by the seasonal freeze and thaw that dictates the accessibility of the woods and the temperament of the water. It is a place where the passage of time is measured not by industry or monument, but by the subtle, persistent changes in the woodland canopy and the level of the creek as it moves through the valley.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Mariaville Lake, New York. Coordinates: 42.824798, -74.128739. 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 Mariaville Lake includes the ZIP code (12053), telephone area code (518), county seat of Schenectady County (Schenectady), and school district assignment (Schalmont 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. |