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Mohonk Lake New York Map

Explore Mohonk 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.

Interactive Map of Mohonk Lake, New York

How to Use This Mohonk Lake, New York Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Mohonk 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 Mohonk 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	Mohonk Lake
State	New York (NY)
County	Ulster County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.768704
Longitude	-74.155701
Population	280
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12561
Area Code	845
County Seat	Kingston

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About Mohonk Lake, New York

Mohonk Lake is a locality in Ulster County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 280. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Mohonk Lake is located at 41.7687°N, 74.1557°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12561.

Mohonk Lake defines the verticality of the landscape, its deep, clear waters cradled by white quartz cliffs that catch the pale amber light of late afternoon. It lies 3.8 miles west-northwest of New Paltz, NY (from New Paltz, NY: bearing 292°T), and is situated 6.4 miles southwest of Rosendale. The Kleine Kill meanders through the surrounding terrain, a persistent thread of movement that contrasts with the stillness of the surrounding forest. This rugged expanse is encompassed by the Mohonk Preserve, where the earth is defined by jagged rock formations and dense stands of hemlock. On the distant horizon, the silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains provides a constant, blue-toned boundary to the view, while the nearby Rosendale Plains offer a flatter, quieter counterpoint to the dramatic crags of the immediate vicinity.

History permeates the air of Mohonk Lake, where nineteenth-century architecture persists as a physical record of a quieter, more intentional era of travel. The economy here remains tethered to the preservation of this unique environment, favoring stewardship and the slow, deliberate pace of seasonal visitors over industrial expansion. While the roar of Stony Kill Falls remains a distant, seasonal punctuation in the regional geography, the daily life of the area is governed by the quietude of the woods and the preservation of the land. It is a place where the passage of time is marked not by the clock, but by the gradual shifting of shadows across the stone faces and the cooling of the air as the sun dips behind the ridge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sentinel Rock (Viewpoint) — 0.1 mi, 159° S
Mohonk Preserve (Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 327° NW
Open Space Institute Land (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 313° NW
New York City Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.6 mi, 097° E
New Paltz Town Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.8 mi, 097° E
Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 1.9 mi, 173° S
Testimonial Gateway (Monument) — 2.5 mi, 130° SE
Minnewaska State Park Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 203° SW
Shawangunk Multiple Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 203° SW
Swimming Hole (Attraction) — 2.6 mi, 232° SW
Ulster County New Paltz Park (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 149° SE
Pompey’s Cave (Attraction) — 3.0 mi, 348° N
Town of Marbletown Land (Local Park) — 3.4 mi, 347° N
Huguenot Street Historic District (Attraction) — 3.7 mi, 108° E
Denizen Theater (Theatre) — 3.8 mi, 114° SE
Large Hybrid, 1971 (Public Artwork) — 4.3 mi, 118° SE
Bridge Abutments (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 252° W
WWII Memorial (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 111° E
Ulster Fp Detached Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 5.8 mi, 062° NE
Lift Cafe (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 036° NE
The Muse (Arts Centre) — 6.7 mi, 039° NE
Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 8.7 mi, 197° S · 1,196 acres
Palisades Interstate Park (State Park) — 9.4 mi, 225° SW
Fountain (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 041° NE
Overturned 1938 Truck (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 254° W
Winnakee Nature Preserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.6 mi, 087° E
Hurley Heritage Museum (Museum) — 11.8 mi, 024° NE
Bardavon (Theatre) — 12.5 mi, 111° E
Friends of Historic Kingston (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 032° NE
Slide Mountain Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 14.5 mi, 323° NW

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