Preston-Potter Hollow New York Map
Explore Preston-Potter Hollow, 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 Preston-Potter Hollow, New York
How to Use This Preston-Potter Hollow, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Preston-Potter Hollow, 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 Preston-Potter Hollow.
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 | Preston-Potter Hollow |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Albany County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.433 |
| Longitude | -74.2288 |
| Population | 367 |
| Density | 14.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 12469 |
| Area Code | 845 |
| County Seat | Albany |
| School District | Greenville Central School District |
About Preston-Potter Hollow, New York
Preston-Potter Hollow is a locality in Albany County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 367. The population density is 14.0 people per km². Preston-Potter Hollow is located at 42.4330°N, 74.2288°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12469.Preston-Potter Hollow rises from the dense, unyielding brush of the northern Appalachian foothills, where the earth holds the chill of the coming winter long after the frost has retreated. It lies 20.2 miles north of Edgewood, NY (from Edgewood, NY: bearing 358°T), and is situated 3.7 miles northwest of Durham. The landscape is a jagged mosaic of hardwood forests and steep, rocky inclines that funnel the wind into persistent, whistling currents. A mile away, the dark, polished surface of Catskill Creek cuts a jagged path through the limestone, its movement a constant, low-frequency hum against the silence of the woods. On the distant horizon, the Catskill Mountains loom as a blurred, charcoal-colored barrier, their peaks catching the last, thin light of day while the shadows pool deep in the Squirmer Valley, transforming the low ground into a basin of heavy, stagnant air.
Preston-Potter Hollow endures as a quiet remnant of an agrarian era, its history written in the crumbling foundations of stone walls that snake aimlessly through the timber. The local economy persists through a slow, deliberate stewardship of the land, defined by small-scale forestry and the maintenance of narrow, winding roads that connect isolated homesteads to the wider world. Residents often find their way to the Catskill Creek Fishing Access, a modest clearing where the human presence feels temporary against the relentless growth of the surrounding maples and oaks. Life here remains tethered to the seasonal pulse of the upstate interior, where the work of the day is measured by the clarity of the sky and the shifting density of the woods, far removed from the frantic pace of the state’s southern reaches.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Catskill Creek Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 1.3 mi, 106° E
- Town Of Rensselaerville Land (Local Park) — 1.3 mi, 038° NE
- Scott Patent State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 342° N
- Bates State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.8 mi, 271° W
- Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy Land (Conservation Area) — 2.7 mi, 008° N
- County Of Schoharie Land (Local Park) — 3.5 mi, 337° NW
- Susquehanna Turnpike (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 132° SE
- Donald Sutton Memorial Plaque (Monument) — 5.5 mi, 168° S
- Schoharie County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 235° SW
- Lake Heloise overlook (Viewpoint) — 6.4 mi, 166° S
- Huyck Felt Mill Ruins (Historic Ruins) — 7.2 mi, 038° NE
- Rensselaerville Historical Society (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 039° NE
- Hamlet of Rensselaerville (Monument) — 7.4 mi, 039° NE
- Partridge Run Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 7.5 mi, 009° N
- Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 8.9 mi, 161° S
- Mine Kill State Park (State Park) — 11.3 mi, 271° W
- Foundations of Barn (Historic Ruins) — 12.7 mi, 029° NE
- Pratt Rock (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 229° SW
- Zadock Pratt Museum (Museum) — 13.2 mi, 232° SW
- Berne Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 020° N
- Mountain Cinema (Cinema) — 15.2 mi, 178° S
- Piano Performance Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 178° S
- Little Bird Gallery (Gallery) — 15.2 mi, 178° S
- Dancing Bear Theater (Theatre) — 15.2 mi, 178° S
- Rip Van Winkle (Public Artwork) — 16.1 mi, 180° S
- Hunter-West Kill Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 16.3 mi, 177° S
- Lookout Gallery (Gallery) — 17.1 mi, 163° S
- John Boyd Thacher State Park (State Park) — 17.5 mi, 031° NE
- Mountain Top Historical Society (Museum) — 17.9 mi, 157° SE
- Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park (Attraction) — 19.2 mi, 331° NW
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About This Preston-Potter Hollow Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Preston-Potter Hollow, New York. Coordinates: 42.433, -74.2288. 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 Preston-Potter Hollow includes the ZIP code (12469), telephone area code (845), county seat of Albany County (Albany), and school district assignment (Greenville 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. |
