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Purling New York Map

Explore Purling, 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 Purling, New York

How to Use This Purling, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.284253
Longitude	-74.005411
Population	680
Density	35.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12470
Area Code	845
County Seat	Catskill

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About Purling, New York

Purling is a locality in Greene County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 680. The population density is 35.0 people per km². Purling is located at 42.2843°N, 74.0054°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12470.

Purling reveals itself through the persistent, low-frequency rush of the Shingle Kill, which carves a path through the landscape with a steady, unyielding patience. It lies 8.6 miles west-northwest of Catskill, NY (from Catskill, NY: bearing 303°T), and is situated 1.1 miles south-southwest of Cairo. The terrain here is defined by a quiet terrestrial gravity, where the land rises into the distance toward the faint, serrated silhouette of the Catskill Mountains on the horizon. A few miles to the west, the Sandy Plain stretches out in a subtle depression, while the cooling mist of Glen Falls occasionally hangs in the air, dampening the surrounding soil. During the long, clear afternoons, the light in Purling takes on a pale, amber quality that illuminates the dense woodlands and fields, casting long shadows that seem to anchor the earth to the sky.

Purling preserves a measured pace of life that reflects its agrarian origins and a history deeply tied to the rhythms of the upstate interior. Residents often spend their time at Angelo Canna Town Park, a local space that serves as a quiet center for community activity, while those seeking the stillness of deeper water find their way toward the edges of Rockefeller Lake. The local economy relies on this blend of rural industry and the modest, enduring trade that has sustained the region for generations. In the quiet of the morning, the atmosphere remains undisturbed, save for the occasional sound of movement from neighboring properties, marking a daily existence that remains rooted in the land rather than the frantic pace of distant urban centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Angelo Canna Town Park (Local Recreation) — 0.8 mi, 006° N
Town Of Cairo Land (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 006° N
Cairo Nature Center (Local Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 331° NW
Falls view (Viewpoint) — 2.3 mi, 208° SW
Cairo Lockwood State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 003° N
Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 3.4 mi, 192° S
Border Katerskill / Ns Lake Camp (State Resource Management Area) — 4.8 mi, 200° S
North/South Lake Campground (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 197° S
Kaaterskill Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.2 mi, 189° S
Border Blackhead / Colgate (State Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 254° W
Otis Railroad Trestle (Historic Ruins) — 6.3 mi, 190° S
Catskill Mountain House (Monument) — 6.4 mi, 194° S
Stone House (Historic Ruins) — 6.7 mi, 203° SW
Layman's Monument (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 206° SW
Mountain Top Historical Society (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 216° SW
Early Sawmill (Monument) — 7.8 mi, 351° N
Bridge Street Theatre (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 124° SE
Cone Zero Ceramics School (Arts Centre) — 8.5 mi, 123° SE
Lumberyard Contemporary Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 8.5 mi, 123° SE
Lookout Gallery (Gallery) — 8.9 mi, 227° SW
Greene County Historical Society (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 063° NE
Bronck House Museum (Museum) — 9.2 mi, 062° NE
New York State Lands (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 117° SE
Stageworks (Theatre) — 10.9 mi, 101° E
Indian Head Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 11.3 mi, 198° S
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 11.4 mi, 089° E
Little Bird Gallery (Gallery) — 11.9 mi, 246° SW
Piano Performance Museum (Museum) — 12.0 mi, 246° SW
Mountain Cinema (Cinema) — 12.0 mi, 246° SW
Rip Van Winkle (Public Artwork) — 13.0 mi, 243° SW

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