Enter your search query in the box below.

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	Steuben 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	Bath
School District	Tioga Central School District

🌦 Goto Nichols Weather Page: Nichols, New York — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Nichols, New York

Nichols is a locality in Steuben 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 quiet expanse of fertile soil where the persistent Bill Hess Creek traces a path through the landscape, defining the character of the ground it touches. It lies 14.2 miles southwest of Corning, NY (from Corning, NY: bearing 230°T), and is situated 12.5 miles southwest of Erwin. The air here holds a distinct crispness, especially as the light fades over the fields, casting long, lean shadows that stretch toward the distant, hazy rise of the Appalachian Mountains. Only a mile away, the surface of Baxter Lake offers a mirror to the sky, its stillness broken occasionally by the ripple of waterfowl or the shifting afternoon breeze. Residents often find their way to Nelson Park, where the land opens up into managed greenery, providing a space of respite that feels entirely separate from the frantic pace of the wider world. Beyond the immediate reach of the creek, the terrain rises toward the rugged, secluded reaches of Gee Hollow, where the earth feels older and the forest canopy thickens into a dense, protective shroud.

Settlement in Nichols grew from the necessity of working the land, establishing an economy rooted in the rhythmic cycles of agriculture and the steady, unpretentious labor that sustains small-scale commerce. While the modern world occasionally flickers at the edges of daily life, the pulse of the place remains tethered to the seasons, marked by the transformation of the woods and the cold clarity of the local winters. The presence of Bear Falls, located four miles from the center, serves as a natural monument to the persistence of water, its constant, rhythmic descent providing a subtle, grounding soundtrack to the region. Life here proceeds with a deliberate pace, recognizing the value of a quiet morning or the specific, amber quality of light during the harvest. It is a place that asks for little, offering in return a sense of continuity that endures beneath the vast, changing canopy of the inland sky.

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

Latest News: Nichols

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News