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Princetown New York Map

Explore Princetown, 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 Princetown, New York

How to Use This Princetown, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.778965
Longitude	-74.064571
Population	3,600
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	12056, 12143
Area Code	518
County Seat	Schenectady

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About Princetown, New York

Princetown is a locality in Schenectady County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,600. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Princetown is located at 42.7790°N, 74.0646°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12056, 12143.

Princetown occupies a quiet expanse of land where the steady flow of the Normans Kill provides a rhythmic pulse to the surrounding topography. It lies 4.8 miles west of Rotterdam, NY (from Rotterdam, NY: bearing 263°T), and is situated 6.8 miles west-southwest of Schenectady. The landscape is defined by a deep, inland stillness, where the earth rises into modest ridges that suggest the distant, hazy silhouette of the Catskill Mountains far to the south. Within the protected boundaries of Princetown Town Lands, the air often holds the cool, damp scent of decaying leaves and pine needles, a fragrance that lingers long after the sun has dipped below the horizon. Travelers passing through might notice the sudden shift in light near Bozen Kill Falls, where the spray catches the afternoon glow, turning the descent of the water into a brief, shimmering spectacle before it continues its journey through the shadowed woods.

Princetown retains the character of an older, agrarian settlement, its history etched into the stubborn persistence of its rural roads and the sprawling acreage that still resists the encroachment of modern density. While Pleasant Valley lies a short distance away, the local economy remains tied to the deliberate pace of the interior, where residents favor the quiet industry of land management and the maintenance of homesteads that have stood for generations. The proximity of Duane Lake serves as a focal point for those seeking the stillness of open water, reflecting the vast, unbroken sky that defines the region’s character. Life here moves with the seasons, from the heavy silence of deep winter to the sudden, vibrant output of spring, maintaining a steady equilibrium that feels both entirely isolated and firmly anchored to the bedrock of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Princetown Town Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.0 mi, 176° S
Town of Rotterdam Land (Local Park) — 2.2 mi, 093° E
Featherstonhaugh State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.1 mi, 305° NW
County Of Schenectady Land (Local Park) — 3.3 mi, 011° N
Upper Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 3.5 mi, 012° N
Bozenkill Protected Area - Knox (Local Recreation) — 3.5 mi, 208° SW
Mohawk Hudson Land Conservancy Land (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 197° S
Christman Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 3.8 mi, 229° SW
Christman Memorial (Monument) — 4.1 mi, 230° SW
Bozenkill Protected Area - Guild (Local Recreation) — 4.1 mi, 182° S
Rotterdam Square Cinema (Cinema) — 4.4 mi, 063° NE
Via Aquarium (Aquarium) — 4.5 mi, 062° NE
Wiggins Family Homestead Foundation (Historic Ruins) — 4.9 mi, 289° W
Sculpture Park (Public Artwork) — 5.1 mi, 170° S
Erie Canal (State Recreation Area) — 5.3 mi, 027° NE
Schenectady County Vietnam Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 065° NE
John Boyd Thacher State Park (State Park) — 6.4 mi, 172° S
Schenectady History Museum (Museum) — 6.4 mi, 066° NE
Thomas Edison and Charles Steinmetz (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 068° E
Burr Bridge Abutment (Historic Ruins) — 6.5 mi, 065° NE
Hamilton Hill Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 6.6 mi, 074° E
GE Theatre (Theatre) — 6.6 mi, 070° E
Proctors Theatre (Theatre) — 6.6 mi, 070° E
The Capital Region Entertainment Hall of Fame (Attraction) — 6.6 mi, 070° E
Museum of Prints and Printmaking (Museum) — 6.7 mi, 070° E
Suits-Bueche Planetarium (Museum) — 7.0 mi, 071° E
Mandeville Gallery (Gallery) — 7.3 mi, 069° E
Albany Pine Bush Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 7.7 mi, 102° E
New York State Lands (State Park) — 8.5 mi, 110° E
Artforms Gallery (Gallery) — 10.5 mi, 122° SE

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