Rensselaer Falls New York Map
Explore Rensselaer Falls, 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 Rensselaer Falls, New York
How to Use This Rensselaer Falls, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Rensselaer Falls, 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 Rensselaer Falls.
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 | Rensselaer Falls |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | St. Lawrence County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 44.592006 |
| Longitude | -75.319102 |
| Population | 361 |
| Density | 479.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | Yes |
| ZIP Code | 13680 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| County Seat | Canton |
| School District | Canton Central School District |
About Rensselaer Falls, New York
Rensselaer Falls is a locality in St. Lawrence County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 361. The population density is 479.0 people per km². Rensselaer Falls is located at 44.5920°N, 75.3191°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Rensselaer Falls is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 13680.Rensselaer Falls anchors itself firmly upon the banks of the Oswegatchie River, where the water’s steady, dark transit defines the local horizon. It lies 7.4 miles west of Canton, NY (from Canton, NY: bearing 268°T), and is situated 9.3 miles south of Lisbon. The landscape surrounding Rensselaer Falls is defined by expansive, quiet fields and dense stands of timber that suggest the vast, unhurried interior of the state. Light here often possesses a singular, thin clarity, catching the erratic movement of the river as it bends through the terrain, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Adirondack Mountains marks the far edge of the sky. Within the boundaries of the Rensselaer Falls Village Lands, the earth retains a damp, mossy coolness, providing a sanctuary of quiet growth that persists regardless of the seasonal shifts in the air.
Industry in Rensselaer Falls has long moved in tandem with the currents of the Oswegatchie River, which once powered the mills that formed the original marrow of the settlement. The rhythm of daily life is dictated by the modest scale of the local economy and the seasonal patterns of the surrounding farmland, where the stillness of winter contrasts with the industrious, verdant push of the growing months. While travelers might seek the more dramatic descent of Hart's Falls miles away, the character of Rensselaer Falls remains anchored in its own unassuming persistence. It is a place where the weight of history is felt not in monuments, but in the enduring utility of the river and the quiet, deliberate pace of the people who inhabit these fields.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Upper And Lower Lakes Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 0.4 mi, 162° S
- Lisbon Fp Detached Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 005° N
- Village Of Canton Land (Local Park) — 7.0 mi, 094° E
- Tauny (Gallery) — 7.3 mi, 088° E
- Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.3 mi, 086° E
- American Theatre (Theatre) — 7.4 mi, 088° E
- Harry Disabatino (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 091° E
- 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 090° E
- Funke, Sikaras, and Wilson families (Monument) — 7.7 mi, 091° E
- Mill Stones (Public Artwork) — 7.7 mi, 091° E
- Giant ADK Chair (Attraction) — 7.8 mi, 091° E
- Gulick Theatre (Theatre) — 7.8 mi, 090° E
- Richard F. Brush Art Gallery (Gallery) — 7.8 mi, 090° E
- Fish Creek Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 8.8 mi, 246° SW
- Beaver Creek State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 222° SW
- Frederick Remington Art Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 311° NW
- Battle of the Windmill National Historic Site (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 317° NW
- Galop Island State Park (State Park) — 12.3 mi, 344° N
- St. Lawrence State Park (State Park) — 12.4 mi, 281° W
- Prescott Railway Station (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 309° NW
- Lock 27 (Historic Ruins) — 13.4 mi, 343° N
- Homewood Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 289° W
- Saint Lawrence County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 14.3 mi, 171° S
- Iroquois Lock (Viewpoint) — 16.5 mi, 001° N
- Carman House Museum (Museum) — 17.1 mi, 000° N
- Brockville Underwater Sculpture Park (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 270° W
- Escape Brockville (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 270° W
- Five Ponds Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 33.6 mi, 155° SE
- Pepperbox Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 42.5 mi, 169° S
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About This Rensselaer Falls Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Rensselaer Falls, New York. Coordinates: 44.592006, -75.319102. 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 Rensselaer Falls includes the ZIP code (13680), telephone area code (315), county seat of St. Lawrence County (Canton), and school district assignment (Canton 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. |
