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Sackets Harbor New York Map

Explore Sackets Harbor, 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 Sackets Harbor, New York

How to Use This Sackets Harbor, New York Map

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

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	Sackets Harbor
State	New York (NY)
County	Jefferson County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	43.938252
Longitude	-76.112906
Population	1,351
Density	226.2 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	13685
Area Code	315
County Seat	Watertown
School District	Sackets Harbor Central School District

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About Sackets Harbor, New York

Sackets Harbor is a locality in Jefferson County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,351. The population density is 226.2 people per km². Sackets Harbor is located at 43.9383°N, 76.1129°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Sackets Harbor is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 13685.

Sackets Harbor commands a jagged limestone edge where the expansive, slate-gray waters of Lake Ontario press firmly against the land. It lies 10.5 miles west of Watertown, NY (from Watertown, NY: bearing 259°T), and is situated 8.9 miles southeast of Lyme. The horizon stretches wide and unencumbered, meeting the sky over Black River Bay with a cold, insistent clarity that defines the local weather and the temper of the shoreline. To the north, the low silhouette of Horse Island guards the entrance to the cove, while the terrain inland rises into gentle, open fields that carry the scent of damp earth and coming snow. On clear, crisp days, the distant, hazy blue rise of Burnt Rock marks the edge of the world, a faint suggestion of elevation that contrasts with the flat, water-bound horizon. Within the boundaries of Sackets Harbor Village of Land, the air holds a persistent, bracing dampness, and the light at dusk often turns a bruised, metallic violet that seems to vibrate against the surface of the lake.

History permeates Sackets Harbor, visible in the heavy, weathered masonry of old naval barracks and the quiet, orderly streets that recall a time when the harbor served as a vital strategic nerve center. The economy, once tethered to the shifting fortunes of maritime defense and regional trade, now finds its pulse in the seasonal rhythm of visitors who come to walk the paths near Mill Creek. Life here maintains a deliberate, measured pace, moving in synchronicity with the freeze and thaw of the water, far removed from the frantic pace of larger urban centers. While the roar of Talcott Falls lies miles away in the quiet interior, the local atmosphere remains anchored by the persistent, rhythmic lapping of the bay against the piers. It is a place where the weight of the past sits comfortably alongside the quiet, ongoing maintenance of a life lived at the edge of a vast, inland sea.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Sackets Harbor Village of Land (Local Park) — 0.6 mi, 000° N
Sackets Harbor Historical Society (Museum) — 0.7 mi, 333° NW
Ldc (State Park) — 0.9 mi, 302° NW
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 1.1 mi, 310° NW
Westcott Beach State Park (State Park) — 2.4 mi, 187° S
Dexter Marsh Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 2.5 mi, 048° NE
Hounsfield Town Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 051° NE
Lake Ontario Islands Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 3.6 mi, 241° SW
Gull Island Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.6 mi, 241° SW
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 5.8 mi, 034° NE
Henderson Shores Unique Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.3 mi, 236° SW
New York Central Roundhouse (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 075° E
Stony Creek Boat Launch (State Recreation Area) — 9.6 mi, 216° SW
Jefferson County Historical Society (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 076° E
10th Mountain Division (Monument) — 11.2 mi, 082° E
Little Theatre of Watertown (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 075° E
Jefferson County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 11.5 mi, 152° SE
Gosier (Monument) — 14.3 mi, 333° NW
Tibbets Point (Viewpoint) — 17.0 mi, 311° NW
Fort Drum MWR (Attraction) — 17.4 mi, 061° NE
St Lawrence Gallery (Gallery) — 21.0 mi, 003° N
Littlejohn State Game Management Area (Nature Reserve) — 21.0 mi, 149° SE
The Soldiers and Sailors (Monument) — 24.7 mi, 039° NE
Potholes (Attraction) — 25.0 mi, 008° N
Glacial Potholes (Attraction) — 25.1 mi, 008° N
Grist Mill built in 1805 (Historic Ruins) — 25.2 mi, 053° NE
Philadelphia Historical Society (Museum) — 25.3 mi, 053° NE
Redwood Historical Society (Museum) — 29.3 mi, 032° NE
Uncle Sam boat tours (Attraction) — 29.3 mi, 019° N
Parc national des Îles-du-Saint-Laurent (Nature Reserve) — 29.8 mi, 010° N

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