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Ray Brook New York Map

Explore Ray Brook, 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 Ray Brook, New York

How to Use This Ray Brook, New York Map

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

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	Ray Brook
State	New York (NY)
County	Essex County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	44.30005
Longitude	-74.085431
Population	1,200
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12977
Area Code	845
County Seat	Elizabethtown

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About Ray Brook, New York

Ray Brook is a locality in Essex County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Ray Brook is located at 44.3000°N, 74.0854°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12977.

Ray Brook emerges from the dense, coniferous shadows where the currents of the Little Ray Brook carve a persistent path through the damp, moss-covered earth. It lies 7.6 miles west-northwest of North Elba, NY (from North Elba, NY: bearing 301°T), and is situated 7.6 miles south-southeast of Harrietstown. Granite outcroppings stand as silent sentinels over the landscape, their surfaces smoothed by relentless seasons and the weight of ancient, enduring frost. Only a mile away, the dark, reflective surface of Wolf Pond gathers the slate-gray light of late afternoon, mirroring the hemlocks that lean precariously toward the water’s edge. Even at this proximity to the open coastline, the air retains a sharp, inland crispness, carrying the scent of pine resin and wet stone from the vast expanse of the Saranac Lakes SRMA that envelopes the terrain.

Ray Brook bears the quiet weight of a history defined by the search for restorative air, a legacy that lingers in the austere architecture of its older, sanitarium-era buildings. The local economy persists in a slow, steady pulse, largely tethered to the governance of public lands and the quiet maintenance of the rugged wilderness that draws those seeking the solitude of the McKenzie Pond Trail. Beyond the immediate wood-lines, the distant, hazy silhouette of the Adirondack Mountains anchors the horizon, a constant reminder of the formidable geography that dictates the rhythm of life here. Whether one is watching the mist rise near Eagle Island or listening to the distant, rhythmic tumble of Wanika Falls, the character of the land remains indifferent to human industry, favoring the slow, deliberate work of the elements.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Saranac Lakes (State Resource Management Area) — 0.0 mi, 234° SW
Meadowbrook Campground (State Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 178° S
Saranac Lakes Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 166° S
Federal Correctional Institution (State Resource Management Area) — 0.4 mi, 196° S
Mckenzie Mountain Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 0.6 mi, 356° N
Mckenzie Pond Bouldering Access (appx) (Attraction) — 0.7 mi, 307° NW
Ray Brook Water District Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.9 mi, 125° SE
Trustees Village Saranac Lake Land (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 303° NW
Soccer Field (Local Recreation) — 1.8 mi, 309° NW
Unclassified (State Conservation Area) — 1.9 mi, 306° NW
Lake Flower Boat Launch (State Recreation Area) — 2.5 mi, 309° NW
Adirondack Artists Guild Gallery (Gallery) — 2.9 mi, 308° NW
NorthWind Fine Arts Gallery (Gallery) — 2.9 mi, 309° NW
Dewey Mountain Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 3.0 mi, 286° W
High Peaks Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 4.0 mi, 193° S
Lake Placid Olympic Museum (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 102° E
Lake Placid Hall of Fame (Museum) — 5.1 mi, 102° E
Kate Smith Memorial (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 101° E
World War Memorial (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 101° E
Historic Marker for Timbuctoo (Monument) — 5.7 mi, 115° SE
Skyride (Attraction) — 6.7 mi, 117° SE
Plane Crash Site (Historic Ruins) — 7.1 mi, 170° S
Wanika Falls (Viewpoint) — 7.2 mi, 168° S
Cliffside Coaster (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 125° SE
Lake Placid Bobsled Experience at Mt. Van Hoevenberg (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 125° SE
Big Wooden Bear (8') (Public Artwork) — 10.3 mi, 065° NE
Six Nations Indian Museum (Museum) — 13.5 mi, 356° N
Bert Williams Farm (Historic Ruins) — 16.4 mi, 074° E
Adirondack history center museum (Museum) — 25.1 mi, 103° E
Adirondack Experience: The Museum on Blue Mountain Lake (Museum) — 34.4 mi, 210° SW

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