Solon New York Map
Explore Solon, 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 Solon, New York
How to Use This Solon, New York Map
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Solon, 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 Solon.
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 | Solon |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Cortland County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.597014 |
| Longitude | -76.016869 |
| Population | 1,200 |
| Density | 18.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 13040, 13077 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| County Seat | Cortland |
About Solon, New York
Solon is a locality in Cortland County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Solon is located at 42.5970°N, 76.0169°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 13040, 13077.Solon occupies a quiet expanse of the high plateau, where the landscape is defined by the steady, unceasing movement of Trout Brook as it carves through the earth. It lies 8.3 miles east of Cortland, NY (from Cortland, NY: bearing 92°T), and is situated 8.7 miles east-southeast of Homer. The air here holds a crisp, persistent chill that clings to the valley floors, tempered only by the deep, verdant silence of the nearby Baker School House State Forest. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, pale shafts, illuminating a terrain of ridges and depressions that give way to the rugged, ancient depths of Hoxie Gorge. This is a place of heavy stillness, where the shadows grow long and violet against the fields long before the sun vanishes behind the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains.
Solon remains rooted in the slow, deliberate rhythms of agricultural life, a testament to the enduring labor of those who work the stubborn, rocky soil. The economy draws its strength from the cycles of the seasons, echoing a history where the land dictated the limits of growth and the nature of trade. While the nearby Tully Forest stands as a reminder of the vast, untamed timberlands that once blanketed the region, the local character is shaped by the quiet perseverance of a people who have long understood the necessity of self-reliance. Even the distant, shimmering surface of Stump Pond serves as a silent witness to the passage of time, marking a landscape where the pace of existence is measured not by the clock, but by the turning of the earth and the steady, rhythmic flow of the water.
Nearby Outdoor Places
- Baker School House State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 188° S
- Taylor Valley State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.8 mi, 087° E
- McGraw Village of Land (Local Park) — 3.7 mi, 268° W
- Cortlandville Town of Land (Local Park) — 5.7 mi, 251° W
- New York State Grange Museum (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 274° W
- 1890 House (Museum) — 8.4 mi, 270° W
- 1939 World's Fair Flagpole (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 271° W
- Nor’easter Mountain Coaster (Attraction) — 9.1 mi, 229° SW
- Stadium Red (Stadium) — 9.4 mi, 267° W
- Stadium White (Stadium) — 9.5 mi, 267° W
- Cortland Repertory Theatre (Theatre) — 10.4 mi, 319° NW
- Birthplace of John D Rockefeller (Historic Ruins) — 15.7 mi, 209° SW
- Gandee Gallery (Gallery) — 16.5 mi, 006° N
- Bowman Lake State Park (State Park) — 16.9 mi, 108° E
- Spafford Forest Coldbrook Reforestation Area (Nature Reserve) — 17.0 mi, 323° NW
- Turkey Hill State Forest (Viewpoint) — 17.4 mi, 205° SW
- SpecOpMfg (Gun shop) (Attraction) — 17.8 mi, 174° S
- Coles Maple Syrup and Cream (Attraction) — 18.2 mi, 166° S
- Snyder's Maple (Attraction) — 18.3 mi, 166° S
- Fillmore Glen State Park (State Park) — 18.3 mi, 289° W
- All Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.4 mi, 146° SE
- Site of railroad turntable (Historic Ruins) — 23.7 mi, 018° N
- 6 On the Square (Arts Centre) — 23.9 mi, 116° SE
- Willow Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 24.3 mi, 020° N
- Finger Lakes National Forest (National Forest) — 36.7 mi, 265° W · 16k acres
- Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 43.7 mi, 304° NW · 20k acres
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About This Solon Map Page
This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Solon, New York. Coordinates: 42.597014, -76.016869. 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 Solon includes the ZIP code (13040, 13077), telephone area code (315), county seat of Cortland County (Cortland), and school district assignment.
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. |
