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Shokan New York Map

Explore Shokan, 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 Shokan, New York

How to Use This Shokan, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	41.973426
Longitude	-74.21209
Population	1,075
Density	106.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12481
Area Code	845
County Seat	Kingston
School District	Onteora Central School District

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About Shokan, New York

Shokan is a locality in Ulster County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,075. The population density is 106.7 people per km². Shokan is located at 41.9734°N, 74.2121°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12481.

Shokan maintains a quiet vigil over the landscape where the cold, clear waters of Butternut Creek carve a path through the earth. It lies 11.5 miles west-northwest of Kingston, NY (from Kingston, NY: bearing 286°T), and is situated 8.5 miles west-northwest of Hurley. The terrain rises into the distance toward the Catskill Mountains, a jagged blue silhouette that defines the horizon and captures the shifting light of the afternoon. Nearby, the Ashokan Reservoir East Basin holds a mirror to the sky, its surface often glassy and still, reflecting the dense canopy of trees that cover the surrounding slopes. Those who wander toward the Olive Town Board Land find a quietude in the woods, where the damp, moss-covered ground absorbs the sound of boots and the scent of pine needles hangs heavy in the air. Beyond the immediate tree line, the terrain drops into the quiet depth of Traver Hollow, where the shadows linger long after the sun has begun to retreat behind the peaks.

Shokan carries the weight of a history irrevocably altered by the need for water, a narrative etched into the deep, submerged history of the valley floor. The local economy persists through a slow, steady pulse, moving away from the industrial rhythms of the past toward a life defined by the seasonal cycles of the woods and the reservoir. Residents often look toward the Kanape Jeep Trail for a sense of passage, a rugged track that demands a measured pace and a respect for the terrain. Life here is measured in the thinning of the leaves and the cooling of the air, a persistent rhythm that favors the patient observer. Whether one is watching the mist rise from the valley or observing the way the late autumn sun strikes the bark of an old oak, Shokan remains a place of deliberate, grounded existence, indifferent to the frantic pace of the world beyond its borders.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Olive Town Board Land (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 273° W
Phoenicia - Mt. Tobias Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.1 mi, 360° N
Eastern View (Viewpoint) — 2.0 mi, 355° N
New York City Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 2.7 mi, 178° S
Kenneth L. Wilson Campground (State Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 003° N
Yale Quarry (Historic Ruins) — 3.3 mi, 200° S
Slide Mountain Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 3.4 mi, 288° W
Sundown Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 232° SW
Woodstock Land Conservancy Land (Conservation Area) — 4.4 mi, 038° NE
Woodstock Art Exchange (Arts Centre) — 6.0 mi, 074° E
Kingston City W W Land (Local Park) — 6.0 mi, 015° N
Tinker Street Cinema (Cinema) — 6.4 mi, 043° NE
Happylife Productions (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 046° NE
Kleinert/James Center for the Arts (Gallery) — 6.6 mi, 046° NE
Woodstock Byrdcliffe Guild (Arts Centre) — 6.6 mi, 046° NE
AZART Gallery (Gallery) — 6.7 mi, 047° NE
Historic New York Catskill Mountains ~ Shandaken Area (Monument) — 6.8 mi, 323° NW
Woodstock Veterans' War Memorial (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 045° NE
Keegan Bell (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 044° NE
Woodland Valley Campground (State Recreation Area) — 8.1 mi, 300° NW
Hurley Heritage Museum (Museum) — 8.3 mi, 114° SE
Shandaken Eagle (Public Artwork) — 9.2 mi, 324° NW
Indian Head Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 9.2 mi, 005° N
Kiln (Historic Ruins) — 10.1 mi, 137° SE
Mattewis Persen House (Museum) — 10.2 mi, 106° E
Volunteer Firemen's Museum (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 106° E
Friends of Historic Kingston (Museum) — 10.3 mi, 106° E
Kingston Pop Museum (Museum) — 10.9 mi, 106° E
Sojourner Truth State Park (State Park) — 12.0 mi, 099° E
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 14.9 mi, 075° E

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