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McDonough New York Map

Explore McDonough, 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 McDonough, New York

How to Use This McDonough, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.498403
Longitude	-75.767971
Population	1,200
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	13801
Area Code	315
County Seat	Norwich

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About McDonough, New York

McDonough is a locality in Chenango County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 18.0 people per km². McDonough is located at 42.4984°N, 75.7680°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 13801.

McDonough reveals itself through the clear, shallow pulse of Peppermint Brook, which carves a path through the quiet earth like a silver vein. It lies 22.2 miles east-southeast of Cortland, NY (from Cortland, NY: bearing 109°T), and is situated 12.7 miles west of Norwich. The landscape around McDonough is defined by the steady, glacial patience of the terrain, where soft light catches the moisture rising from Genegantslet Lake, just a mile away, to shroud the mornings in a translucent, pearlescent haze. To the west, the distant Appalachian Mountains provide a jagged, indigo hem to the horizon, grounding the wide, open sky. Within the boundaries of Town Of Mcdonough Land, the woods hold a stillness that seems to amplify the rustle of dry leaves and the sudden, sharp snap of a twig underfoot, offering a sanctuary of deep, uncultivated green that persists long after the sun has retreated behind the ridges.

History in McDonough remains etched in the stubborn persistence of its rural character, where the legacy of early agricultural settlement informs the deliberate, measured pace of daily life. The economy here has long favored the rhythms of the land, moving away from the industrial clamor of larger centers to embrace a quieter self-reliance that values the slow maturation of the seasons over the frantic pulse of trade. While the nearby Taylor Valley offers a broader perspective of the region’s geological depth, the local focus remains on the immediate, tangible connection between the people and the soil. This is a place where the architecture of the past—simple, sturdy structures—stands as a quiet witness to the generations who have worked the fields, their lives defined by the cycle of frost and thaw, and the enduring, honest labor of keeping a homestead in a landscape that demands both respect and resilience.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town Of Mcdonough Land (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 199° S
Five Streams State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.9 mi, 210° SW
Mcdonough State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 086° E
Bowman Lake State Park (State Park) — 3.7 mi, 069° E
Chenango County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 112° E
Pharsalia Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 8.3 mi, 008° N
6 On the Square (Arts Centre) — 9.5 mi, 114° SE
All Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 11.7 mi, 180° S
The Stone Quarry Lookout (Viewpoint) — 11.8 mi, 080° E
Cook Park (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 174° S
Northeast Classic Car Museum (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 078° E
Coles Maple Syrup and Cream (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 217° SW
Snyder's Maple (Attraction) — 13.6 mi, 217° SW
SpecOpMfg (Gun shop) (Attraction) — 15.4 mi, 225° SW
Chenango Valley State Park (State Park) — 18.1 mi, 191° S
Castle Creek Memorial (Monument) — 20.3 mi, 202° S
Birthplace of John D Rockefeller (Historic Ruins) — 21.5 mi, 252° W
New York State Grange Museum (Museum) — 21.8 mi, 290° W
1890 House (Museum) — 22.1 mi, 288° W
1939 World's Fair Flagpole (Monument) — 22.5 mi, 288° W
Stadium Red (Stadium) — 23.0 mi, 286° W
Stadium White (Stadium) — 23.0 mi, 286° W
Cortland Repertory Theatre (Theatre) — 24.4 mi, 307° NW
Gandee Gallery (Gallery) — 25.7 mi, 335° NW
16-17 Mile Marker From Possible Priesthood Site (Public Artwork) — 27.7 mi, 167° S
Beaver Creek State Forest (State Wilderness) — 34.6 mi, 043° NE

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