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Petersburg New York Map

Explore Petersburg, 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 Petersburg, New York

How to Use This Petersburg, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.749523
Longitude	-73.340111
Population	1,600
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12138
Area Code	518
County Seat	Troy

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About Petersburg, New York

Petersburg is a locality in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,600. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Petersburg is located at 42.7495°N, 73.3401°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12138.

Petersburg reveals itself through the steady, rhythmic passage of the Little Hoosic River, which carves a path through the valley floor with a persistence that defines the land. It lies 17.9 miles east of Troy, NY (from Troy, NY: bearing 85°T), and is situated 7.4 miles west-northwest of Williamstown. The topography here is defined by Jones Hollow, where the shadows deepen early in the afternoon, casting long, cool silhouettes across the fields. Beyond the immediate lowlands, the earth rises into complex elevations that invite the eye toward the distant Appalachian Mountains, visible as a faint, jagged ink-line against the northern sky. Residents often look toward the quiet expanse of the Town of Petersburgh Land to find a stillness that feels untouched by the frantic pace of the wider world. The air near Red Pond remains particularly crisp, holding a clarity that sharpens the edges of the autumn leaves and makes the transition of the seasons feel like an intimate, private event.

Petersburg maintains a character shaped by its long-standing relationship with the surrounding timber and soil, a history of labor that persists in the quiet industry of the modern day. The presence of the nearby Hopkins Memorial Forest serves as a reminder of the region’s commitment to the preservation of its natural resources, balancing the legacy of local agriculture with a modern stewardship of the land. For those who seek the higher reaches, the Taconic Crest Trail offers a rigorous passage through the wilderness, connecting the footsteps of contemporary hikers to the same rugged terrain traversed by generations of settlers. Life in Petersburg moves with a deliberate, measured cadence, where the local economy reflects a deep-seated independence and a quiet pride in the maintenance of the homestead. Even as the sun dips below the horizon, there is a persistent sense of continuity here, a feeling that the land is as much a participant in the daily affairs of the people as the roads and structures that mark its surface.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Petersburgh Land (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 358° N
Taconic Ridge State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 143° SE
Berlin State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 168° S
NY/VT/MA Tri-State Granite Marker (Monument) — 3.8 mi, 094° E
Pownal Town Forest (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.8 mi, 062° NE
Taconic Trail State Park (State Park) — 3.8 mi, 118° SE
Taconic Trail State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.8 mi, 118° SE
Tenney Home (Historic Ruins) — 4.4 mi, 121° SE
Grafton Lakes State Park (State Park) — 4.6 mi, 296° NW
Grandfather Rock (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 256° W
Sentinels (Attraction) — 5.1 mi, 252° W
Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 5.1 mi, 249° W
Ravens Retreat (Nature Reserve) — 5.9 mi, 268° W
Farm Museum (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 107° E
Williamstown view (Viewpoint) — 6.4 mi, 115° SE
Thomas Schütte Crystal (Public Artwork) — 6.8 mi, 116° SE
Williamstown House of Local History (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 111° E
Capital District Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 7.0 mi, 204° SW
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 111° E
Adams Memorial Theatre (Theatre) — 7.2 mi, 110° E
Lt. Herbert Allan Field Memorial (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 099° E
Images Cinema (Cinema) — 7.4 mi, 111° E
Hoosac School Theatre + Auditorium (Theatre) — 7.5 mi, 358° N
Hopkins Observatory Planetarium (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 110° E
Mehlin Museum of Astronomy (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 110° E
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 7.6 mi, 080° E · 412k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.0 mi, 114° SE · 110k acres
Louis Miller Museum (Museum) — 10.1 mi, 357° N
Glastenbury Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 13.1 mi, 043° NE · 22k acres
George D. Aiken Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 14.8 mi, 062° NE · 4,800 acres

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