Minerva New York Map
Explore Minerva, 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 Minerva, New York
How to Use This Minerva, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Minerva, 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 Minerva.
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 | Minerva |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Essex County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 43.791453 |
| Longitude | -73.984302 |
| Population | 1,000 |
| Density | 5.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 12857, 12851 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| County Seat | Elizabethtown |
About Minerva, New York
Minerva is a locality in Essex County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,000. The population density is 5.0 people per km². Minerva is located at 43.7915°N, 73.9843°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12857, 12851.Minerva exists as a quiet confluence of rugged terrain and persistent water, defined by the persistent, cold pulse of Jones Brook carving its path through the earth. It lies 31.3 miles south of North Elba, NY (from North Elba, NY: bearing 183°T), and is situated 12.0 miles north of Johnsburg. The landscape around Minerva is shaped by the sprawling, untamed expanse of the Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest, which blankets the immediate territory in dense, ancient timber. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Adirondack Mountains rise against the horizon like jagged, slate-colored teeth, while the closer, humbler elevation of Mud Pond rests in the quiet hollows just a few miles away. The air here holds a distinct, pine-heavy clarity, cooling rapidly as the sun retreats behind the canopy, leaving the woods in a state of suspended, heavy stillness.
Industry in Minerva once drew its strength from the iron ore deposits that fractured the local soil, leaving behind a legacy of extraction that softened over time into a quieter, land-dependent economy. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the seasons, where the transition from the deep, insulating snows of winter to the sudden, verdant urgency of spring shapes the labor of those who remain. Beyond the reach of dense urban centers, Minerva maintains a stark, unadorned character, marked by the remnants of old mining roads and the slow encroachment of the forest upon cleared fields. It is a place where human presence feels like a light indentation upon the terrain, a modest collection of lives held in the grip of a vast and indifferent wilderness.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 338° N
- Minerva Town Property Land (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 082° E
- Essex County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 048° NE
- Town Of Minerva Land (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 076° E
- Moxham Mountain (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 175° S
- Hudson Gorge Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 3.2 mi, 259° W
- View South (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 089° E
- Hudson River Ice Meadows Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.2 mi, 206° SW
- Finch Pruyn (State Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 224° SW
- Hoffman Notch Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 4.8 mi, 036° NE
- Gore Mountain Ski Center (State Recreation Area) — 6.5 mi, 192° S
- Natural Stone Bridge & Caves (Attraction) — 7.2 mi, 115° SE
- Gore Mt. Mineral Shop (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 208° SW
- Bandstand (Monument) — 11.5 mi, 075° E
- Seagle Festival (Arts Centre) — 11.5 mi, 074° E
- New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 14.1 mi, 055° NE
- Chimney Mountain (Attraction) — 14.2 mi, 240° SW
- Newcomb Ski Slope (Attraction) — 15.1 mi, 321° NW
- Paint Mine (Historic Ruins) — 15.8 mi, 177° S
- Pendleton (Monument) — 16.9 mi, 317° NW
- Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location (Historic Ruins) — 17.1 mi, 176° S
- David Henderson Memorial (Monument) — 22.2 mi, 358° N
- Adirondack Experience: The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (Museum) — 23.0 mi, 284° W
- Rt 30 Alien (Public Artwork) — 23.2 mi, 242° SW
- Speculator Historical Museum (Museum) — 27.8 mi, 224° SW
- Ticonderoga Arts / Downtown Gallery (Gallery) — 28.2 mi, 082° E
- Lake George Historical Association (Museum) — 28.7 mi, 152° SE
- House of Frankenstein Wax Museum (Museum) — 28.8 mi, 152° SE
- Fort William Henry (Museum) — 29.1 mi, 152° SE
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About This Minerva Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Minerva, New York. Coordinates: 43.791453, -73.984302. 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 Minerva includes the ZIP code (12857, 12851), telephone area code (845), county seat of Essex County (Elizabethtown), 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. |
