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Prospect New York Map

Explore Prospect, 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 Prospect, New York

How to Use This Prospect, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	43.304236
Longitude	-75.152108
Population	248
Density	222.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	13435
Area Code	315
County Seat	Utica
School District	Holland Patent Central School District

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About Prospect, New York

Prospect is a locality in Oneida County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 248. The population density is 222.7 people per km². Prospect is located at 43.3042°N, 75.1521°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 13435.

Prospect defines itself through the cold, rhythmic rush of West Canada Creek, which carves a path through the landscape with persistent, unrelenting force. It lies 14.5 miles northeast of Whitestown, NY (from Whitestown, NY: bearing 38°T), and is situated 2.8 miles northeast of Trenton. The earth here holds a heavy, damp stillness, punctuated by the limestone endurance of Trenton Chasm and the thunderous, mist-laden descent of Mill Dam Falls. Beyond the immediate banks, the terrain rises into fractured, rugged ground where the Town of Trenton Land provides a quiet expanse of unmanicured greenery. On clear, brittle afternoons, the distant, hazy blue silhouettes of the Adirondack Mountains haunt the horizon, standing as silent sentinels over the inland plains. The light in Prospect often turns a bruised, pewter gray as dusk settles over the water, softening the sharp edges of the gorge and turning the air thick with the scent of damp moss and cooling stone.

Prospect emerged from the necessity of harnessing the power of the land, its early industry anchored to the movement of the water that still dictates the pace of the surroundings. The economy once drew its vitality from the energy afforded by the local currents, and while the industrial roar has faded into a quieter, rural persistence, the legacy of that labor remains etched in the foundation of the village. Residents move with a deliberate, measured gait, cognizant of the proximity to the expansive Hinckley Reservoir and the deep, silent reaches of Black Creek State Forest. Life here is not defined by the feverish transitions of larger hubs, but by a steady, seasonal calibration—the clearing of snow, the spring thaw that swells the creek, and the long, quiet evenings spent in a landscape that demands respect for its elemental, unyielding character.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of Trenton Land (Local Park) — 0.0 mi, 002° N
Barneveld, Village of Land (Local Park) — 0.3 mi, 217° SW
Upper Mohawk Valley Regional Water Board Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.3 mi, 159° S
Upper Mohawk Valley Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.4 mi, 124° SE
Hinckley State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.4 mi, 101° E
Oneida County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 327° NW
Lake Julia Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 014° N
Hinckley Day Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 4.5 mi, 073° E
Baron Von Steuben Monument (Monument) — 4.7 mi, 300° NW
Oneida County Reforestation Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 019° N
Black River Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 030° NE
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 8.3 mi, 140° SE
Mother Mary (Public Artwork) — 11.9 mi, 224° SW
Utica Tower (Attraction) — 13.5 mi, 196° S
Enlarged Erie Canal Aqueduct (Historic Ruins) — 13.6 mi, 221° SW
NYS DOT Workers Memorial (Monument) — 13.7 mi, 194° S
Oriskany Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 13.9 mi, 231° SW
Elks Lodge "Elk Monument" (Monument) — 14.1 mi, 326° NW
Childrens Museum (Museum) — 14.3 mi, 195° S
Players of Utica (Theatre) — 14.8 mi, 198° S
Uptown Theater for Creative Arts (Theatre) — 16.0 mi, 200° S
The Other Side (Gallery) — 16.1 mi, 200° S
West Canada Lake Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 16.4 mi, 066° NE
Engine House Number 2 (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 247° SW
Rome Historical Society (Museum) — 16.5 mi, 247° SW
Rome Sports Hall of Fame & Museum (Museum) — 18.5 mi, 253° W
Peterpaul Recreation Park (Theme Park) — 19.1 mi, 254° W
Fort Herkimer Waste Weir (Historic Ruins) — 22.1 mi, 153° SE
Little Falls Historical Society & Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 141° SE
McCauley Mountain Overlook (Viewpoint) — 28.6 mi, 020° N

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