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Nelsonville New York Map

Explore Nelsonville, 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 Nelsonville, New York

How to Use This Nelsonville, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	41.424538
Longitude	-73.946527
Population	624
Density	233.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	10516
Area Code	914, 845
County Seat	Carmel
School District	Haldane Central School District

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About Nelsonville, New York

Nelsonville is a locality in Putnam County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 624. The population density is 233.0 people per km². Nelsonville is located at 41.4245°N, 73.9465°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Nelsonville is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 10516.

Nelsonville occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, rhythmic pulse of Foundry Brook, which carves a path through the terrain as if charting the quiet persistence of the valley itself. It lies 4.5 miles east of Cornwall, NY (from Cornwall, NY: bearing 100°T), and is situated 6.4 miles south-southeast of Newburgh. The earth here holds a dense, inland stillness, far removed from the brine of the coastline, favoring instead the deep, shaded quiet of the woods. Nearby, the Lonestar serves as a local sanctuary, offering an expanse of green that transitions into the rugged, shadowed depths of the nearby Worlds End. When the light shifts toward evening, it catches the canopy of Black Rock Forest, illuminating the transition from the manicured edges of residential life to the wilder, unyielding character of the regional timberland.

Industrial echoes linger in the architecture of Nelsonville, tracing back to an era when the movement of water and the labor of the forge dictated the rhythm of daily existence. The economy has long since shifted from those early, smoke-filled manufacturing roots, yet the structural integrity of the nineteenth-century homes remains, standing as a physical ledger of those who first cleared the soil. Residents today find their pace set by the proximity of the Pipe Line Trail, a conduit for movement that bypasses the busier arteries of the region. Whether one is wandering toward the hidden descent of Buttermilk Falls or simply watching the water settle in the stillness of Dales Pond, the life of Nelsonville persists with a grounded, unassuming dignity, entirely indifferent to the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains that mark the far reaches of the horizon.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Lonestar (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 309° NW
West Point Foundry Preserve (Park) — 0.2 mi, 173° S
New York City Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.2 mi, 049° NE
Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 0.4 mi, 327° NW
Connecticut Line (Monument) — 0.4 mi, 054° NE
Boring Mill Backshot Wheel (Historic Ruins) — 0.5 mi, 184° S
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 0.6 mi, 245° SW
Studio Tashtego (Gallery) — 0.6 mi, 234° SW
Constitution Island (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 179° S
Village Of Cold Spring Land (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 244° SW
Foundry Dock Park (Park) — 0.9 mi, 218° SW
Bull Hill (Viewpoint) — 1.1 mi, 333° NW
Storm King (State Park) — 1.4 mi, 246° SW
Clarence Fahnestock Memorial State Park (State Park) — 1.5 mi, 048° NE
Cornish Estate Ruins (Northgate) (Historic Ruins) — 1.5 mi, 307° NW
Magazzino (Museum) — 1.7 mi, 077° E
The Great Chain (Monument) — 2.1 mi, 193° S
Thayer Statue (Public Artwork) — 2.2 mi, 197° S
Black Rock Forest (Conservation Area) — 2.6 mi, 249° W
Garrison Art Center (Arts Centre) — 2.9 mi, 181° S
The Park At University Settlement Society (State Recreation Area) — 3.9 mi, 346° N
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 4.1 mi, 147° SE · 110k acres
Hudson Highlands Nature Center - Outdoor Discovery Campus (Museum) — 4.6 mi, 268° W
MANITOGA / The Russel Wright Design Center (Museum) — 5.2 mi, 183° S
Beacon Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 348° N
Serious Comedy Theatre (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 350° N
Marion Royael Gallery (Gallery) — 6.0 mi, 345° N
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 299° NW
Fort Montgomery (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 197° S
Iona Island Component Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 8.7 mi, 191° S

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