Roxbury New York Map
Roxbury, Queens County
Roxbury, New York — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Roxbury, Queens County.
Interactive Map of Roxbury, New York
| City | Roxbury |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Queens |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 40.566494 |
| Longitude | -73.890692 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Roxbury, New York
Roxbury is a locality in Queens County, New York, United States. Roxbury is located at 40.5665°N, 73.8907°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12474.0.
Roxbury unfolds across a landscape where the Catskill Mountains begin their gentle descent, a place where pine-scented air mingles with the murmur of the Esopus Creek. It lies 4.1 miles south-south-east of Flatlands Brooklyn, NY (from Flatlands Brooklyn, NY: bearing 150°T), and is situated 6.6 miles south-south-east of Brooklyn. The terrain here is a study in subtle shifts: rolling hills give way to steeper inclines, their flanks cloaked in dense forests that offer a cool respite even on the warmest days. Streams, clear and swift, cut their paths through the verdant valleys, their banks often lined with moss-covered stones and the occasional weathered fence post, hinting at past lives. Sunlight, when it breaks through the canopy, creates shifting mosaics of light and shadow on the forest floor, and the quietude is profound, broken only by the rustle of leaves or the distant call of a bird. This corner of Roxbury carries the quiet dignity of a place shaped by generations of loggers and farmers, a heritage reflected in the sturdy, if sometimes aging, architecture of its hamlets. The local economy, once heavily reliant on the bounty of the surrounding forests and fertile soil, now finds a different rhythm, with tourism playing a more prominent role, drawing visitors to its natural beauty and the promise of outdoor pursuits. The presence of the Roxbury Arts Council and the occasional art gallery speaks to a subtle creative undercurrent, a quiet bloom nurtured in the fertile ground of rural life. The Esopus Creek, a vital artery through Roxbury, continues to offer its cool embrace, a constant reminder of the enduring power of water to shape both the land and the lives lived upon it.
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About This Roxbury Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Roxbury, New York with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Roxbury and Queens County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Roxbury is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Roxbury is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
