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Ovid New York Map

Explore Ovid, 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 Ovid, New York

How to Use This Ovid, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.676459
Longitude	-76.823011
Population	534
Density	518.0 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	14521
Area Code	585
County Seat	Waterloo
School District	South Seneca Central School District

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About Ovid, New York

Ovid is a locality in Seneca County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 534. The population density is 518.0 people per km². Ovid is located at 42.6765°N, 76.8230°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Ovid is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 14521.

Ovid occupies a high, flat ridge between deep glacial furrows, defined by the persistent, quiet passage of Simpson Creek as it carves through the local terrain. It lies 15.4 miles south-southeast of Geneva, NY (from Geneva, NY: bearing 149°T), and is situated 5.3 miles south of Romulus. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, far removed from any maritime influence, circulating instead across the expansive agricultural plateaus that stretch toward the horizon. Within the Village Of Ovid Land, the ground remains open and unassuming, offering a vantage point where the light at dusk turns the fields into a muted copper, highlighting the geometry of the surrounding farms. To the west, the landscape drops away toward the dark, deep waters of Seneca Lake, while the distant, shadowed silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains occasionally suggest themselves against the far sky. Four miles away, the seasonal rush of Hosmer Falls provides a rhythmic counterpoint to the stillness of the uplands, and the nearby Green Mountain National Forest-Hector Ranger District offers a dense, emerald contrast to the cultivated clearings that dominate the immediate horizon.

History in Ovid is written in the sturdy, deliberate masonry of its older buildings and the long, straight lines of roads laid out by early settlers who recognized the strategic value of this high ground. Once a seat of regional governance, Ovid maintains a character shaped by the steady, modest pace of an economy rooted in land management and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding orchards and vineyards. The proximity of Hicks Gully, five miles away, serves as a reminder of the rugged geological forces that shaped this region, creating a stark contrast to the manicured, quiet order of the village center. Daily life here is characterized by a deliberate, unadorned focus, where the arrival of autumn brings a change in the color of the foliage that seems to deepen the silence of the streets. Ovid persists as a place of enduring, quiet utility, where the residents move through the seasons with an awareness of the land’s capacity to sustain and define the limits of their work.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Birth place of Zebedee Coltrin (Attraction) — 0.1 mi, 074° E
Village Of Ovid Land (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 140° SE
Willard Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 234° SW
Bonavista State Park (State Park) — 1.7 mi, 269° W
County of Seneca Land (Local Park) — 3.0 mi, 294° NW
Seneca County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 062° NE
Sampson State Park (State Park) — 3.2 mi, 285° W
Lodi Point Marine Park (State Recreation Area) — 4.8 mi, 214° SW
Finger Lakes National Forest (National Forest) — 5.3 mi, 179° S · 16k acres
Interlaken Historical Society Community Life Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 129° SE
Keuka Outlet Trail (Local Conservation Area) — 7.1 mi, 272° W
Rue Claire Lavender Farm and Artisan Chocolate (Attraction) — 7.7 mi, 194° S
Muddy Fingers Farm (Attraction) — 10.8 mi, 189° S
Cayuga Lake (Thomas B. Marsh) (Attraction) — 11.6 mi, 023° NE
Yates County History Center (Museum) — 11.9 mi, 266° W
Lake Street Plaza (Cinema) — 12.0 mi, 263° W
Cornplanter (Public Artwork) — 12.3 mi, 262° W
Ulysses Historical Society (Museum) — 12.8 mi, 139° SE
Canoga Marsh Wildlife Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 13.6 mi, 018° N
Taughannock Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.5 mi, 131° SE
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 15.1 mi, 328° NW
Sims-Jennings Preserve at Cayuga Cliffs (Nature Reserve) — 15.2 mi, 121° SE
Cayuga - Seneca Canal (Monument) — 15.5 mi, 330° NW
The National Memorial Day Museum (Museum) — 15.9 mi, 353° N
The Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony Woman Suffrage Movement Monument (Monument) — 16.1 mi, 005° N
National Women's Hall of Fame (Museum) — 16.1 mi, 004° N
Peter Wheeler historic marker (Monument) — 16.8 mi, 120° SE
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 18.4 mi, 010° N · 20k acres
Montezuma Marshes Nnl (National Monument) — 19.7 mi, 008° N · 4,306 acres
Auburn Public Theater (Theatre) — 21.9 mi, 036° NE

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