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Retsof New York Map

Explore Retsof, 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 Retsof, New York

How to Use This Retsof, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.83534
Longitude	-77.878894
Population	326
Density	279.1 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	14539
Area Code	585
County Seat	Geneseo
School District	York Central School District

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About Retsof, New York

Retsof is a locality in Livingston County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 326. The population density is 279.1 people per km². Retsof is located at 42.8353°N, 77.8789°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14539.

Retsof emerges from the flat, industrious stretch of New York’s interior, defined by the quiet persistence of Salt Creek as it winds through the low-lying terrain. It lies 19.2 miles southeast of Batavia, NY (from Batavia, NY: bearing 126°T), and is situated 4.2 miles northwest of Geneseo. The landscape surrounding Retsof is marked by a deliberate, utilitarian simplicity, where the horizon is rarely broken by anything more dramatic than the distant silhouettes of Bulgary Ridge or the subtle, shadowed contours of Spezzano Gully. Near the Town of York Land, the earth holds a coolness that lingers even under the height of a summer afternoon, while the nearby waters of Hemp Pond offer a mirror to the shifting, pale light of the sky. The air here carries the scent of damp soil and iron, a reminder of the deep, subterranean work that has long defined the ground beneath the feet of those who walk these paths.

Retsof remains permanently shaped by the legacy of the salt mines that once tunneled into the earth, anchoring the local economy to the heavy, silent labor of extraction. While the industry has evolved, the rhythm of life in Retsof retains a measured, steady pace, far removed from the frantic noise of more populous regions. Residents often look toward the seasonal changes that transform the fields into vast, monochromatic expanses, or they might travel a short distance to see the seasonal rush of Fall Brook Falls. It is a place that demands a quiet form of attention, where the historical weight of the shafts and galleries is felt in the steady demeanor of the architecture and the deliberate, unhurried way the daylight fades across the fields at dusk.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town of York Land (Local Park) — 1.4 mi, 104° E
Groveland Secondary Trailway (State Recreation Area) — 1.4 mi, 299° NW
Genesee Valley Greenway State Park (State Recreation Area) — 1.5 mi, 104° E
York Town Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.7 mi, 252° W
Grumman F6F Hellcat (Replica) (Attraction) — 3.2 mi, 148° SE
General James S. Wadsworth Statue (Monument) — 4.0 mi, 127° SE
Kelsey Field (Local Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 126° SE
Veterans' Memorial (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 132° SE
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 4.2 mi, 138° SE
Geneseo Theaters (Cinema) — 5.2 mi, 122° SE
Letchworth State Park (State Park) — 6.0 mi, 182° S
Squawkie Hill (Viewpoint) — 6.7 mi, 188° S
Mount Morris Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 192° S
Two Rivers Reservoir (Recreation Area) — 7.1 mi, 192° S
Minnehans Fun Center (Attraction) — 8.3 mi, 090° E
Big Springs Historical Museum (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 007° N
Marion Steam Shovel (Attraction) — 11.3 mi, 345° N
Sonyea State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 11.3 mi, 170° S
Rolling Hills Asylum (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 284° W
Hemlock-Canadice State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 13.4 mi, 109° E
Silver Lake State Park (State Park) — 13.6 mi, 218° SW
Spotlight Theater (Cinema) — 14.5 mi, 243° SW
Solar Sunflower (Public Artwork) — 17.9 mi, 032° NE
Holland Land Office Museum (Museum) — 19.4 mi, 306° NW
Cybersecurity Experience Center (Museum) — 19.9 mi, 030° NE
RIT Turf Field (Stadium) — 19.9 mi, 031° NE
Ingle Auditorium (Theatre) — 20.1 mi, 031° NE
OFC Creations Theatre Center (Theatre) — 23.6 mi, 040° NE
Hartnett Gallery (Gallery) — 23.9 mi, 032° NE
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 29.6 mi, 311° NW · 22k acres

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