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Shandaken New York Map

Explore Shandaken, 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 Shandaken, New York

How to Use This Shandaken, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.12009
Longitude	-74.395427
Population	3,200
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12480
Area Code	845
County Seat	Kingston

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About Shandaken, New York

Shandaken is a locality in Ulster County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,200. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Shandaken is located at 42.1201°N, 74.3954°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12480.

Shandaken emerges from the shadows of the Catskill Mountains as a rugged expanse defined by the cold, insistent movement of the Esopus Creek. It lies 9.5 miles west of Edgewood, NY (from Edgewood, NY: bearing 262°T), and is situated 15.2 miles west-northwest of Woodstock. The landscape here is one of verticality and stone, where the earth rises sharply into the Slide Mountain Wilderness and dips into the quiet, shaded depths of Fox Hollow. Sunlight struggles to reach the forest floor through the dense canopy of hardwoods, casting long, bruised shadows that stretch across the valley floor as evening approaches. Seven miles away, the stillness of Winnisook Lake provides a counterpoint to the restless, rocky channel of the creek, which carves its path through the terrain with a persistence that has dictated the movement of both water and stone for ages.

Shandaken bears the weight of a history rooted in the extraction of timber and the slow, deliberate labor of the tanneries that once lined its banks. Today, the local economy transitions between the seasonal influx of visitors seeking the rugged solitude of the higher elevations and the quiet, persistent pulse of those who remain to maintain the infrastructure of the hills. The Phoenicia Trail draws the determined traveler toward the higher ridges, offering a path through the dense, tangled undergrowth that seems to reclaim the land whenever human industry falters. Life in Shandaken moves in sympathy with the seasonal shifts, from the sharp, biting clarity of winter air that settles in the hollows to the humid, vibrant growth of summer, ensuring that the character of the place remains as stubborn and enduring as the bedrock itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Slide Mountain Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 0.1 mi, 184° S
Shandaken Town Of Land (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 335° NW
Shandaken Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.5 mi, 016° N
Hunter-West Kill Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 1.8 mi, 012° N
Burroughs Monument (Monument) — 2.6 mi, 298° NW
State of New York 1 (State Resource Management Area) — 2.7 mi, 244° SW
Winnisook (Public Artwork) — 2.8 mi, 246° SW
Halcott Mountain Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 341° N
Menla Peak ledges (Viewpoint) — 3.2 mi, 172° S
Belleayre Mountain Day Use Area (State Recreation Area) — 3.8 mi, 276° W
Belleayre Mountain Ski Center (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 274° W
Pine Hill Honor Roll (Monument) — 4.4 mi, 281° W
The Ovid Gallery (Gallery) — 4.5 mi, 282° W
Hot Stuff Blown Glass (Arts Centre) — 4.5 mi, 106° E
Varga Gallery (Gallery) — 4.9 mi, 121° SE
New York City Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 5.7 mi, 359° N
Historic New York Catskill Mountains ~ Shandaken Area (Monument) — 7.1 mi, 131° SE
Whipples Theatre (Theatre) — 7.4 mi, 290° W
ETS Relay (Ruin) (Historic Ruins) — 9.7 mi, 235° SW
Forstmann Castle (Historic Castle / Fort) — 10.5 mi, 211° SW
Mountain Cinema (Cinema) — 11.1 mi, 055° NE
Piano Performance Museum (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 055° NE
Little Bird Gallery (Gallery) — 11.1 mi, 055° NE
Dancing Bear Theater (Theatre) — 11.1 mi, 055° NE
Catskill Mountain Artisan's Guild (Arts Centre) — 13.1 mi, 279° W
Pratt Rock (Attraction) — 13.2 mi, 354° N
Zadock Pratt Museum (Museum) — 13.6 mi, 352° N
Mine Kill State Park (State Park) — 21.5 mi, 350° N
New York State Lands (State Park) — 29.4 mi, 076° E
Shawangunk Grasslands National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 33.9 mi, 164° S · 1,196 acres

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