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Mooers Forks New York Map

Explore Mooers Forks, 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 Mooers Forks, New York

How to Use This Mooers Forks, New York Map

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

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	Mooers Forks
State	New York (NY)
County	Clinton County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	44.958094
Longitude	-73.640699
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12959
Area Code	845
County Seat	Plattsburgh

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About Mooers Forks, New York

Mooers Forks is a locality in Clinton County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Mooers Forks is located at 44.9581°N, 73.6407°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12959.

Mooers Forks rises from the damp, low-lying earth where the North Branch Great Chazy River carves a deliberate path through the northern plains. It lies 20.1 miles north-northwest of Plattsburgh, NY (from Plattsburgh, NY: bearing 333°T), and is situated 9.7 miles west-southwest of Champlain. The landscape here is defined by a persistent, cool humidity, a remnant of the nearby maritime influence that breathes salt-tinged air across the fields, even as the Adirondack Mountains loom like a distant, jagged promise on the southwestern horizon. To the west, the flat expanse of Beaver Meadows provides a stark, open contrast to the deep, tangled shadows of Clinton State Forest Number Eight. In the quiet hours of dusk, the quality of light turns a bruised, metallic gray, reflecting off the surface of Miner Lake and casting long, thin silhouettes over the Town of Mooers Land, where the earth feels ancient and unhurried under the weight of the gathering night.

Mooers Forks holds the quiet persistence of a place built upon the labor of the soil and the steady flow of water. The local economy remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons, drawing its character from the legacy of those who first cleared these woods to sustain a life between the forest and the current. While the bustling centers of the state feel worlds away, the residents here maintain a sturdy, independent pace, finding industry in the harvest and the timber that has long defined the local trade. The proximity to The Gulf serves as a reminder of the vast, shifting waters that lie just beyond the reach of the immediate horizon, anchoring the region to a wider, restless geography. Here, the day-to-day existence is marked by the simple, enduring cycle of the river, a constant reminder that life in Mooers Forks is shaped by what the land provides and what the water carries away.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Mooers Land (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 313° NW
Clinton Fp Detached Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 3.2 mi, 177° S
Gadway Sandstone Pavement Barrens Preserve (Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 266° W
Town Of Altona Land (Local Park) — 5.2 mi, 188° S
Altona Flat Rock (Conservation Area) — 5.3 mi, 179° S
Town of Moores (State Resource Management Area) — 5.3 mi, 261° W
Flat Rock State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 183° S
Lake Alice Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 124° SE
Fort Montgomery (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 078° E
Fort Saint Anne Monument (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 105° E
Samuel de Champlain Statue (Monument) — 14.8 mi, 105° E
Isle La Motte Historical Society (Museum) — 16.3 mi, 117° SE
Point Au Roche State Park (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 138° SE
Cumberland Bay State Park (State Park) — 18.4 mi, 145° SE
Pelots Point Nature Area (Nature Reserve) — 18.7 mi, 120° SE
Regal Cinemas Champlain Centre 8 (Cinema) — 19.1 mi, 157° SE
Champlain Canal (State Recreation Area) — 19.8 mi, 151° SE
Rockwell Kent Collection (Museum) — 20.1 mi, 155° SE
Plattsburgh State Art Museum (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 155° SE
Amite Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 20.2 mi, 155° SE
Nina Winkel Sculpture Gallery (Museum) — 20.2 mi, 155° SE
Missisquoi National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 20.9 mi, 091° E · 15k acres
Clinton County Historical Museum (Museum) — 21.3 mi, 153° SE
Airplane (Attraction) — 21.3 mi, 154° SE
Hoyt Lookout (Viewpoint) — 29.0 mi, 133° SE
Ausable Chasm (Attraction) — 31.2 mi, 164° S
Milton Artists' Guild (Gallery) — 34.4 mi, 132° SE
Off Center for the Dramatic Arts (Theatre) — 38.8 mi, 147° SE
Showbox Theater (Cinema) — 39.1 mi, 148° SE
Abstractions Art Gallery (Gallery) — 39.3 mi, 148° SE

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