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Olmstedville New York Map

Explore Olmstedville, 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 Olmstedville, New York

How to Use This Olmstedville, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	43.771453
Longitude	-73.931244
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12857
Area Code	845
County Seat	Elizabethtown

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About Olmstedville, New York

Olmstedville is a locality in Essex County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Olmstedville is located at 43.7715°N, 73.9312°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12857.

Olmstedville emerges from the dense, verdant canopy where the Minerva Stream carves a persistent path through the earth, marking the land with its cool, steady movement. It lies 31.5 miles north-northwest of Queensbury, NY (from Queensbury, NY: bearing 330°T), and is situated 10.7 miles north of Johnsburg. The air here holds a crispness that suggests the looming presence of the Adirondack Mountains, which define the distant horizon in jagged, slate-blue silhouettes. Only a mile away, the quiet stillness of Moxham Pond mirrors the shifting overhead clouds, providing a reflective stillness that contrasts with the rhythmic gurgle of the nearby creek. The terrain around Olmstedville consists of stubborn, rocky soil and thick stands of timber that seem to breathe with the changing seasons, creating a landscape where the light at dusk turns the shadows into deep, velvet pools of violet and gray.

History in Olmstedville remains tied to the resilient spirit of those who first cleared the timber and worked the rugged geography, leaving behind a legacy of self-reliance that persists in the local pace of life. The economy has long moved beyond its early extraction roots, yet the Town Of Minerva Land continues to provide a vital connection to the wilderness that surrounds the inhabitants. One might encounter the remnants of older industry in the weathered foundations hidden by encroaching ferns, yet the current character of the place is defined by the quiet labor of maintaining a life in such a secluded, demanding climate. Far from the frantic pulse of larger centers, the people of Olmstedville find their cadence in the seasonal cycle of the woods, where the arrival of winter snows dictates the quiet, deliberate way the days unfold.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town Of Minerva Land (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 077° E
Vanderwhacker Mountain Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 011° N
Essex County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 333° NW
View South (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 042° NE
Minerva Town Property Land (Local Park) — 2.0 mi, 310° NW
Moxham Mountain (Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 226° SW
Hudson River Ice Meadows Preserve (Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 188° S
Natural Stone Bridge & Caves (Attraction) — 4.3 mi, 113° SE
Hoffman Notch Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 5.2 mi, 002° N
Hudson Gorge Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 5.9 mi, 276° W
Finch Pruyn (State Conservation Area) — 5.9 mi, 249° W
Gore Mountain Ski Center (State Recreation Area) — 6.7 mi, 206° SW
Scaroon Manor Campground (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 085° E
Gore Mt. Mineral Shop (Attraction) — 8.6 mi, 228° SW
Bandstand (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 062° NE
Seagle Festival (Arts Centre) — 9.6 mi, 062° NE
Paint Mine (Historic Ruins) — 14.5 mi, 187° S
Old Crane Mt Fire Tower Location (Historic Ruins) — 15.7 mi, 186° S
Chimney Mountain (Attraction) — 16.0 mi, 249° W
Newcomb Ski Slope (Attraction) — 17.9 mi, 317° NW
Pendleton (Monument) — 19.7 mi, 314° NW
Bolton Time Capsule (Monument) — 20.2 mi, 137° SE
Rt 30 Alien (Public Artwork) — 25.0 mi, 248° W
Ticonderoga Arts / Downtown Gallery (Gallery) — 25.9 mi, 078° E
Adirondack Experience: The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (Museum) — 25.9 mi, 285° W
Lake George Historical Association (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 155° SE
House of Frankenstein Wax Museum (Museum) — 26.3 mi, 156° SE
Fort William Henry (Museum) — 26.6 mi, 156° SE
Battle of Carrilon (Registered Battlefield) — 27.5 mi, 079° E

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