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Shady New York Map

Explore Shady, 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 Shady, New York

How to Use This Shady, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.06648
Longitude	-74.159309
Population	680
Density	55.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	12498, 12479
Area Code	845
County Seat	Kingston

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About Shady, New York

Shady is a locality in Ulster County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 680. The population density is 55.0 people per km². Shady is located at 42.0665°N, 74.1593°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12498, 12479.

Shady holds the quiet, damp weight of the woods, where the Saw Kill carves a narrow, moss-slicked path through the valley floor. It lies 5.8 miles south-southeast of Edgewood, NY (from Edgewood, NY: bearing 152°T), and is situated 2.8 miles northwest of Woodstock. The air here carries the scent of decaying leaves and stone, a cool, persistent moisture that clings to the bark of hemlocks and maples. To the west, the Catskill Mountains rise like a serrated spine against the sky, their jagged ridges casting long, sharp shadows that swallow the light well before the sun actually slips from view. The terrain is defined by the steep, forested inclines of Mink Hollow, where the shadows grow thick and tangled, and the Kingston City W W Land serves as a silent, unpeopled buffer of green. At the edges of the woods, the light at dusk turns the color of tarnished brass, illuminating the way the ground slopes toward the water with a heavy, ancient patience.

Shady remains a place defined by the stubborn persistence of its internal rhythms, far removed from the frantic pace of larger centers. The economy has long been tethered to the land and the stubborn independence of those who settle here, moving away from the early sawmills that once hummed along the creek to a modern life that favors privacy and the slow accumulation of time. The presence of the Ashokan Reservoir West Basin acts as a vast, reflective anchor five miles away, a still body of water that seems to hold the sky in place. Those who walk the Willow Trail understand that the earth here does not yield easily, and the local character is marked by an enduring, guarded stillness. Life in Shady moves with the subtle, deliberate friction of a place that has learned to keep its own counsel, unbothered by the noise of the world beyond the ridge.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Kingston City W W Land (Local Park) — 0.4 mi, 266° W
Woodstock Land Conservancy Land (Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 108° E
Overlook Mountain Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.6 mi, 064° NE
Indian Head Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 2.1 mi, 018° N
Woodstock Town Of Land (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 160° S
The Comeau Property Park (Local Recreation) — 2.3 mi, 143° SE
Phoenicia - Mt. Tobias Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.3 mi, 246° SW
Tinker Street Cinema (Cinema) — 2.4 mi, 137° SE
Keegan Bell (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 125° SE
Woodstock Veterans' War Memorial (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 126° SE
Happylife Productions (Gallery) — 2.7 mi, 132° SE
Kleinert/James Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 2.7 mi, 131° SE
Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild (Arts Centre) — 2.7 mi, 131° SE
AZART Gallery (Gallery) — 2.9 mi, 130° SE
Border Overlook / Indian Head (State Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 068° E
Kenneth L. Wilson Campground (State Recreation Area) — 3.5 mi, 215° SW
View South (Viewpoint) — 3.9 mi, 172° S
Woodstock Art Exchange (Arts Centre) — 5.7 mi, 147° SE
Boarding House (Historic Ruins) — 5.9 mi, 040° NE
Hunter-West Kill Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 5.9 mi, 331° NW
The Great Knot (Public Artwork) — 6.0 mi, 089° E
Devil'S Tombstone Campground (State Recreation Area) — 6.0 mi, 336° NW
New York State Forest Preserve Centennial (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 339° N
Tory Fort (Historic Ruins) — 7.9 mi, 027° NE
Mountain Top Historical Society (Museum) — 9.5 mi, 021° N
Dancing Bear Theater (Theatre) — 10.5 mi, 343° N
Piano Performance Museum (Museum) — 10.6 mi, 343° N
Mountain Cinema (Cinema) — 10.6 mi, 343° N
Hurley Heritage Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 153° SE
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 12.0 mi, 103° E

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