Sanborn New York Map
Explore Sanborn, 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 Sanborn, New York
How to Use This Sanborn, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Sanborn, 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 Sanborn.
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 | Sanborn |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Niagara County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 43.145054 |
| Longitude | -78.877748 |
| Population | 1,553 |
| Density | 227.7 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 14132 |
| Area Code | 716 |
| County Seat | Lockport |
| School District | Starpoint Central School District |
About Sanborn, New York
Sanborn is a locality in Niagara County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,553. The population density is 227.7 people per km². Sanborn is located at 43.1451°N, 78.8777°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14132.Sanborn occupies a flat, expansive stretch of western New York where the horizon remains wide and unencumbered by the heavy shadows of distant peaks. It lies 3.5 miles north of Wheatfield, NY (from Wheatfield, NY: bearing 4°T), and is situated 9.2 miles east-northeast of Niagara Falls. The landscape is defined by the steady, unassuming presence of fertile soil, which stretches out in tidy agricultural grids that hold the morning frost long after the sun has climbed. A mile away, the quiet waters of Bergholtz Creek trace a path through the fields, providing a slow, rhythmic pulse to the drainage of the plains. To the north, the air carries a crisp, cool dampness from Lake Ontario, while the distant, thunderous resonance of American Falls occasionally seems to vibrate in the very marrow of the earth.
Sanborn maintains the steady, measured pace of a place built upon the labor of the land and the quiet persistence of its residents. The economy remains rooted in the cycles of the harvest, echoing a history of early settlement that favored the productivity of the open prairie over the density of more crowded regions. Residents often gravitate toward the quietude of Niagara County Land, where the natural growth remains undisturbed by the clamor of industrial expansion. Life here is marked by the shifting colors of the canopy and the long, gray stretches of winter, creating a temperament that values the sturdiness of a day’s work and the simple, lingering clarity of light as it fades over the fields at dusk.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Niagara County Land (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 128° SE
- Town of Cambria Land (Local Park) — 2.5 mi, 074° E
- Dickersonville Cemetery (Monument) — 4.3 mi, 314° NW
- Gratwick Park dedication (Monument) — 6.3 mi, 191° S
- Tesla coil (Public Artwork) — 6.3 mi, 191° S
- Reservoir State Park (State Park) — 6.6 mi, 261° W
- Erie Canal (State Recreation Area) — 6.9 mi, 160° S
- Buckhorn Island State Park (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 220° SW
- Navy Seabees Memorial (Monument) — 7.3 mi, 184° S
- Pendleton Guard Gate (Viewpoint) — 7.4 mi, 106° E
- River Art Gallery & Gifts (Gallery) — 8.4 mi, 180° S
- Lewiston History Museum (Museum) — 8.5 mi, 283° W
- Whirlpool Jetboat Tours (Attraction) — 8.8 mi, 283° W
- Old bridge foundation (Historic Ruins) — 9.4 mi, 254° W
- New York State Erie Canal Museum at Locks 34 & 35 (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 079° E
- Old Stone Chimney (Historic Ruins) — 9.6 mi, 242° SW
- Niagara Amusement Park & Splash World (Theme Park) — 9.7 mi, 211° SW
- Kenan House Gallery (Gallery) — 9.8 mi, 084° E
- Taylor Theater (Theatre) — 9.8 mi, 084° E
- Whirlpool Aero Car (Attraction) — 9.8 mi, 259° W
- Whirlpool Rapids (Attraction) — 9.9 mi, 260° W
- Schoellkopf Power Plant Ruins (Attraction) — 10.0 mi, 249° W
- New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 10.3 mi, 076° E
- Williamsville North Planetarium (Museum) — 11.0 mi, 140° SE
- Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.2 mi, 093° E · 22k acres
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About This Sanborn Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Sanborn, New York. Coordinates: 43.145054, -78.877748. 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 Sanborn includes the ZIP code (14132), telephone area code (716), county seat of Niagara County (Lockport), and school district assignment (Starpoint 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. |
