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South Cairo New York Map

Explore South Cairo, 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 South Cairo, New York

How to Use This South Cairo, New York Map

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

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	South Cairo
State	New York (NY)
County	Greene County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.277031
Longitude	-73.956798
Population	590
Density	98.6 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12482
Area Code	845
County Seat	Catskill
School District	Cairo-Durham Central School District

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About South Cairo, New York

South Cairo is a locality in Greene County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 590. The population density is 98.6 people per km². South Cairo is located at 42.2770°N, 73.9568°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12482.

South Cairo occupies a landscape defined by the persistent, winding presence of Catskill Creek, which carves a path through the earth with a steady, enduring force. It lies 6.3 miles northwest of Catskill, NY (from Catskill, NY: bearing 311°T), and is situated 2.6 miles southeast of Cairo. The land surrounding South Cairo transitions from the low-lying, open expanses of Sandy Plain to a terrain marked by thickets and rising ground, creating a subtle contrast between the flat, fertile earth and the rugged, forested horizons. In the distance, the silhouettes of the Catskill Mountains rise against the sky, their blue-gray peaks anchoring the view and dictating the cool, seasonal shifts of the air. Light here possesses a particular clarity, especially in the late afternoon when the sun catches the moving water of the creek, turning the surface into a shifting ribbon of polished bronze against the muted tones of the fields.

Agriculture and the quiet labor of inland commerce have long sustained South Cairo, leaving behind a legacy of modest homesteads and roads that follow the ancient, natural contours of the valley. While the bustle of larger settlements remains distant, the proximity of the Athens Fp Detached Parcel offers a preserved space where the density of the woods remains undisturbed by modern development. Life in South Cairo moves with the deliberate pace of the seasons, far removed from the pressures of the coast, finding its focus instead in the local rhythms of the changing foliage and the maintenance of the land. For those who travel through, the quietude is not an absence of activity, but rather a different, more grounded way of existence, underscored by the proximity of Mill Pond and the steady, unhurried flow of the regional waterways.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Athens Fp Detached Parcel (State Conservation Area) — 2.5 mi, 067° NE
Angelo Canna Town Park (Local Recreation) — 2.6 mi, 305° NW
Town Of Cairo Land (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 305° NW
Polly's Rock (Viewpoint) — 3.6 mi, 235° SW
Village Of Catskill Water Land (Local Park) — 4.0 mi, 024° NE
Windham-Blackhead Range Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 4.3 mi, 229° SW
Unknown Park (Local Recreation) — 5.2 mi, 127° SE
Kaaterskill Wild Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.7 mi, 205° SW
North/South Lake Campground (State Recreation Area) — 5.9 mi, 221° SW
Border Katerskill / Ns Lake Camp (State Resource Management Area) — 5.9 mi, 220° SW
Bridge Street Theatre (Theatre) — 6.1 mi, 133° SE
Cone Zero Ceramics School (Arts Centre) — 6.2 mi, 131° SE
Lumberyard Contemporary Performing Arts (Arts Centre) — 6.2 mi, 132° SE
Otis Railroad Trestle (Historic Ruins) — 6.7 mi, 212° SW
Catskill Mountain House (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 215° SW
New York State Lands (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 122° SE
Greene County Historical Society (Museum) — 7.3 mi, 050° NE
Bronck House Museum (Museum) — 7.4 mi, 050° NE
Stone House (Historic Ruins) — 7.7 mi, 222° SW
Layman's Monument (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 223° SW
Stageworks (Theatre) — 8.3 mi, 101° E
Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Marine Protected Area) — 9.0 mi, 086° E
Mountain Top Historical Society (Museum) — 9.0 mi, 231° SW
Early Sawmill (Monument) — 9.0 mi, 336° NW
Lookout Gallery (Gallery) — 10.6 mi, 238° SW
Indian Head Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 12.0 mi, 208° SW
Pulelehua (Public Artwork) — 13.8 mi, 179° S
Little Bird Gallery (Gallery) — 14.1 mi, 252° W
Piano Performance Museum (Museum) — 14.1 mi, 252° W
Mountain Cinema (Cinema) — 14.1 mi, 252° W

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