Palatine Bridge New York Map
Explore Palatine Bridge, 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 Palatine Bridge, New York
How to Use This Palatine Bridge, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Palatine Bridge, 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 Palatine Bridge.
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 | Palatine Bridge |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Montgomery County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.910906 |
| Longitude | -74.57403 |
| Population | 796 |
| Density | 333.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 13428 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| County Seat | Fonda |
| School District | Canajoharie Central School District |
About Palatine Bridge, New York
Palatine Bridge is a locality in Montgomery County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 796. The population density is 333.7 people per km². Palatine Bridge is located at 42.9109°N, 74.5740°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Palatine Bridge is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 13428.Palatine Bridge occupies a quiet expanse of land where the persistent, silver-threaded flow of the Mohawk River dictates the pace of the horizon. It lies 15.2 miles southwest of Gloversville, NY (from Gloversville, NY: bearing 230°T), and is situated 2.8 miles east-southeast of Minden. The landscape here is defined by the deep, verdant incision of Happy Hollow, which offers a sudden, shadowed contrast to the wider, sun-drenched plains that stretch toward the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains. Nearby, the dramatic descent of Canajoharie Falls provides a rhythmic pulse to the air, its mist cooling the summer afternoons as it spills over the ancient stone. The atmosphere carries a crisp, inland clarity, light falling in long, golden bars across the fields and illuminating the quiet, terrestrial beauty of a region that exists far from the salt-heavy winds of the coast.
Palatine Bridge maintains a grounded identity forged by the legacy of the Erie Canal, which serves as a living corridor of history through the center of the landscape. This waterway once acted as the primary artery for commerce, drawing travelers and trade into the interior and shaping the economic foundations that linger in the modest, sturdy architecture of the surrounding streets. Today, the economy leans into a slower, more deliberate rhythm, supported by the proximity of the Fort Plains Reservoir, which provides a serene anchor for the local environment. Residents move with an awareness of the land’s enduring character, acknowledging the generations who worked the earth and navigated the river long before the modern era, leaving Palatine Bridge as a place where the quiet weight of the past remains an active participant in the everyday.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Erie Canal (State Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 177° S
- Riverfront Park (State Park) — 0.1 mi, 171° S
- Arkell Museum (Museum) — 0.2 mi, 158° S
- Poseidon statue (Public Artwork) — 0.3 mi, 156° SE
- Village of Canajoharie Land (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 163° S
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 163° S
- New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 0.7 mi, 233° SW
- Palatine Bridge Village Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.1 mi, 029° NE
- Canal Street Studio (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 302° NW
- Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park (Museum) — 3.5 mi, 305° NW
- Yatesville Falls State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 6.6 mi, 117° SE
- Grave of Henry Seeber (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 239° SW
- Ferris Lake Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 11.2 mi, 013° N
- Fulton County Jail (historic) (Historic Castle / Fort) — 12.1 mi, 058° NE
- Battleground (Registered Battlefield) — 12.1 mi, 053° NE
- Cherry Valley Massacre Monument (Monument) — 12.3 mi, 229° SW
- Johnstown Movieplex (Cinema) — 13.1 mi, 056° NE
- Peck Hill State Forest (State Wilderness) — 14.5 mi, 044° NE
- Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 14.6 mi, 082° E
- Nicholas Herkimer Memorial (Monument) — 14.6 mi, 303° NW
- Schoharie Aqueduct Overlook (Viewpoint) — 14.7 mi, 082° E
- Glove Theatre Museum (Museum) — 15.1 mi, 050° NE
- Glimmerglass State Park (State Park) — 16.7 mi, 239° SW
- Little Falls Canal Aqueduct (Historic Ruins) — 16.9 mi, 302° NW
- Little Falls Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 302° NW
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 153° SE
- Woodworth Lake Theater (Theatre) — 18.9 mi, 040° NE
- Rialto Theatre (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 084° E
- Silver Lake Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 22.2 mi, 008° N
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About This Palatine Bridge Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Palatine Bridge, New York. Coordinates: 42.910906, -74.57403. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Palatine Bridge includes the ZIP code (13428), telephone area code (315), county seat of Montgomery County (Fonda), and school district assignment (Canajoharie Central School District).
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |
