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Severance New York Map

Explore Severance, 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 Severance, New York

How to Use This Severance, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	43.05034
Longitude	-77.72806
Population	480
Density	12.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	14546, 12872
Area Code	585, 845
County Seat	Elizabethtown

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About Severance, New York

Severance is a locality in Essex County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 12.0 people per km². Severance is located at 43.0503°N, 77.7281°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 14546, 12872.

Severance emerges from the rugged terrain where the sunlight catches the crystalline surface of Paradox Lake, casting a long, amber glow across the forest canopy. It lies 27.7 miles south-southeast of North Elba, NY (from North Elba, NY: bearing 156°T), and is situated 15.4 miles west of Ticonderoga. The air here holds the sharp, clean scent of pine needles and damp earth, a reminder that the Adirondack Mountains loom sixteen miles to the west, their distant, jagged silhouettes defining the horizon. A short distance away, the Schroon River carves its path through the woods, its steady, rhythmic flow providing a constant pulse to the quiet landscape. Nearby, the terrain deepens into the shadows of Buck Hollow, while the mist from Linsey Falls lingers in the cool morning air, four miles away, offering a somber, grey beauty to the surrounding wilderness. Travelers seeking the solitude of the high woods often find their way to the Peaked Hill Trail, where the ground is firm beneath heavy boots and the silence is broken only by the snapping of dry twigs.

Severance maintains a quiet existence that reflects the slow, deliberate pace of life in the interior of the state. The local economy persists through a modest interplay of forestry and the seasonal influx of those drawn to the Paradox Lake for its undisturbed waters and preserved woodlands. History clings to the soil here, built upon the labor of those who cleared the timber and worked the land long before the modern era smoothed the edges of the wild. Life in Severance is marked by the shifting colors of the hardwoods as autumn descends, a slow transition that dictates the rhythm of the year. There is a profound honesty in the way the local residents navigate the changing seasons, a stoic acceptance of the deep winter cold that descends from the peaks and settles over the basin. It is a place where the land dictates the terms, and the passage of time is measured not by clocks, but by the slow, inevitable turn of the woods.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Genesee Valley Greenway State Park (State Recreation Area) — 0.0 mi, 324° NW
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 0.0 mi, 325° NW
Riverbend Park (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 181° S
Reed Road Bird Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 1.0 mi, 327° NW
Town of Henrietta Land (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 148° SE
Genesee River Fishing Access Site (State Park) — 1.4 mi, 172° S
Solar Sunflower (Public Artwork) — 1.8 mi, 078° E
Brookdale Preserve (Conservation Area) — 2.1 mi, 026° NE
Shop One (Attraction) — 3.3 mi, 047° NE
Cybersecurity Experience Center (Museum) — 3.3 mi, 046° NE
RIT Turf Field (Stadium) — 3.4 mi, 050° NE
Chili Historical Society (Attraction) — 3.5 mi, 280° W
Scholars' Bench (Monument) — 3.5 mi, 048° NE
Tojo Memorial Garden (Monument) — 3.6 mi, 048° NE
Ingle Auditorium (Theatre) — 3.6 mi, 049° NE
Ellingson Memorial (Monument) — 3.7 mi, 051° NE
Altitude Trampoline Park (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 057° NE
Indykart Raceway (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 064° NE
Rush Oak Openings Unique Area (State Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 161° S
Hartnett Gallery (Gallery) — 7.3 mi, 042° NE
The Creators Hands (Gallery) — 7.5 mi, 047° NE
Paley Studios (Gallery) — 8.1 mi, 022° N
OFC Creations Theatre Center (Theatre) — 8.2 mi, 067° NE
Big Springs Historical Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 231° SW
Highland Park Overlook (Viewpoint) — 8.4 mi, 048° NE
Susan B. Anthony House (Museum) — 8.7 mi, 035° NE
Letchworth State Park (State Park) — 22.2 mi, 201° S
Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 30.4 mi, 279° W · 22k acres

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