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Nichols New York Map

Explore Nichols, 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 Nichols, New York

How to Use This Nichols, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.020017
Longitude	-76.370402
Population	457
Density	340.6 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Codes	14801, 13812
Area Code	607, 315
County Seat	Owego
School District	Tioga Central School District

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About Nichols, New York

Nichols is a locality in Tioga County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 457. The population density is 340.6 people per km². Nichols is located at 42.0200°N, 76.3704°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Nichols is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 14801, 13812.

Nichols occupies a broad, verdant expanse where the Susquehanna River carves a slow, deliberate arc through the valley floor. It lies 16.6 miles west-southwest of Vestal, NY (from Vestal, NY: bearing 255°T), and is situated 8.2 miles east-northeast of Sayre. The landscape is defined by the steady persistence of this water, which pulls the gaze toward the horizon where the distant Appalachian Mountains appear as faint, indigo smudges against the sky. Near the riverbanks, the terrain softens into the quiet, open spaces of Kirby Park, providing a level green threshold that balances the steeper, more shadowed contours of Briggs Hollow just a short distance away. Light here possesses a particular clarity, especially during the long, golden hours of late afternoon when the shadows of the trees stretch thin across the fields, illuminating the subtle variations in the soil and the quiet, unforced geometry of the local pastures.

Nichols maintains a character shaped by the rhythms of the land and the quiet endurance of its agricultural roots. While the local economy has evolved from its early reliance on the fertile river plains, the influence of the Susquehanna River remains a constant, threading through the history of the families who have worked these fields for generations. The daily pace is marked by the passage of the seasons, from the deep, still winters to the lush growth of summer, when the nearby Tracy Creek State Forest serves as a dense, cooling counterpoint to the open farmland. Residents often look toward the regional landmarks for recreation, finding a sense of scale in the distant falls or the expansive stillness of Sayre Reservoir, yet the identity of Nichols remains anchored in the immediate, tangible labor of the day and the enduring, quiet presence of the valley.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kirby Park (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 067° NE
Town Of Tioga Land (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 026° NE
Susquehanna River Waterway Access (State Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 274° W
Wildwood Nature Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 6.2 mi, 258° W
State Game Land 219 (State Resource Management Area) — 7.2 mi, 122° SE
Sayre Historical Society (Museum) — 7.9 mi, 250° W
Signal Culture (Arts Centre) — 8.0 mi, 043° NE
SaSaNa Loft Monument (Monument) — 8.4 mi, 042° NE
Loyalsock State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 8.5 mi, 238° SW
Two Rivers State Park (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 273° W
Hickories Park Founding Plaque (Monument) — 8.9 mi, 056° NE
View of the Valley (Viewpoint) — 9.5 mi, 240° SW
Maple Hill State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 12.5 mi, 286° W
Tracy Creek State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 13.3 mi, 092° E
Ulster Sheshequin Firefighter Memorial (Monument) — 13.6 mi, 209° SW
Spencer Historical Museum (Museum) — 14.8 mi, 335° NW
North Branch Canal Lock Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 16.1 mi, 195° S
Cider Mill Playhouse (Theatre) — 16.5 mi, 071° E
Lyric Theatre (Theatre) — 17.5 mi, 071° E
Luther's Mills Covered Bridge (Attraction) — 18.7 mi, 210° SW
Newtown Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 18.8 mi, 276° W
Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 20.0 mi, 092° E
Nuthatch Hollow (Nature Reserve) — 20.3 mi, 078° E
Mount Pisgah State Park (State Park) — 20.6 mi, 225° SW
Cirrus Statue (Public Artwork) — 21.0 mi, 077° E
Chemung Valley History Museum (Museum) — 22.6 mi, 282° W
"home of the Square Deal" Arch (Attraction) — 22.7 mi, 074° E
Finger Lakes National Forest (National Forest) — 36.2 mi, 324° NW · 16k acres
McIntyre Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 40.9 mi, 220° SW

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