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Rhinecliff New York Map

Explore Rhinecliff, 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 Rhinecliff, New York

How to Use This Rhinecliff, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	41.919537
Longitude	-73.951248
Population	380
Density	142.9 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	12574, 12572
Area Code	845
County Seat	Poughkeepsie
School District	Rhinebeck Central School District

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About Rhinecliff, New York

Rhinecliff is a locality in Dutchess County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 380. The population density is 142.9 people per km². Rhinecliff is located at 41.9195°N, 73.9512°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12574, 12572.

Rhinecliff maintains a quiet vigil over the eastern bank of the Hudson River, where the earth drops away in steep, wooded bluffs to meet the dark, moving water. It lies 2.4 miles east-southeast of Kingston, NY (from Kingston, NY: bearing 102°T), and is situated 9.4 miles north of Hyde Park. The landscape here is defined by a rugged verticality, with the ground rising sharply from the riverbed into a dense, verdant canopy that stretches toward the Town Of Rhinebeck Land. While the horizon to the west remains dominated by the distant, hazy silhouettes of the Catskill Mountains, the immediate terrain is shaped by the ancient, slow-moving geology of the valley. A few miles inland, the quiet surface of Crystal Lake offers a stillness that contrasts with the constant, rhythmic flow of the river below, while the deeper topographical creases like Mingo Hollow create cool, shadowed pockets that hold the damp scent of moss and turned soil long after the sun has retreated.

Rhinecliff serves as a vital transition point, its character forged by the enduring presence of the rail line that slices through the landscape, connecting the local economy to the wider world beyond these hills. The architecture remains a deliberate reflection of a time when the river functioned as the primary artery of commerce, with heavy stone foundations and timber-frame structures anchoring the hillside against the pull of the slope. While travelers often pass through on their way toward the regional centers, those who remain recognize a rhythm dictated by the changing light on the water and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding woodlands. The nearby Glenerie Falls adds a singular, sharp note to the regional geography, a reminder of the hidden, persistent power of the water that has carved this terrain over vast stretches of time, leaving Rhinecliff as a steady, resolute point of human habitation amidst the sprawling, untamed greenery.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Rhinebeck Village Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.5 mi, 020° N
City Of Kingston Land (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 302° NW
Town of Esopus Land (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 275° W
Kingston Land Trust Land (Conservation Area) — 1.2 mi, 284° W
Sojourner Truth State Park (State Park) — 1.4 mi, 332° NW
Hudson River Cruises (Attraction) — 1.6 mi, 266° W
Rondout Lighthouse (Monument) — 1.6 mi, 268° W
Brush & Reed Calligraphy Studio (Arts Centre) — 1.7 mi, 269° W
Arts Society of Kingston (Gallery) — 1.8 mi, 271° W
Reher Center for Immigrant Culture and History (Museum) — 1.8 mi, 272° W
Veterans' Monument (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 269° W
Umbrella Point (Viewpoint) — 1.9 mi, 166° S
Upstate Films (Cinema) — 2.0 mi, 074° E
High Banks Preserve (Park) — 2.2 mi, 192° S
Center for Photography at Woodstock (Gallery) — 2.5 mi, 283° W
Kingston Pop Museum (Museum) — 3.0 mi, 285° W
ARTBAR Gallery (Gallery) — 3.0 mi, 285° W
Lawton Park (Local Recreation) — 3.1 mi, 272° W
Friends of Historic Kingston (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 284° W
Volunteer Firemen's Museum (Museum) — 3.6 mi, 285° W
Ogden Mills and Ruth Livingston Mills Memorial State Park (State Park) — 3.6 mi, 161° S
Mattewis Persen House (Museum) — 3.7 mi, 285° W
Fountain (Monument) — 3.9 mi, 238° SW
Scenic Hudson Preserve (Conservation Area) — 4.0 mi, 182° S
Bluestone Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.1 mi, 306° NW
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 6.3 mi, 011° N
Stonehouse Wood Sanctuary (Nature Reserve) — 6.3 mi, 101° E
Wishbone (Public Artwork) — 7.2 mi, 015° N
Weis Cinema (Cinema) — 7.3 mi, 017° N
Indian Head Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 12.3 mi, 326° NW

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