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South Lansing New York Map

Explore South Lansing, 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 Lansing, New York

How to Use This South Lansing, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.53785
Longitude	-76.505774
Population	1,078
Density	150.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	14882
Area Code	607
County Seat	Ithaca
School District	Lansing Central School District

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About South Lansing, New York

South Lansing is a locality in Tompkins County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,078. The population density is 150.7 people per km². South Lansing is located at 42.5378°N, 76.5058°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 14882.

South Lansing spreads across a high, glacial plateau where the Minnegar Brook carves a rhythmic, narrow path through the limestone bedrock. It lies 3.9 miles north-northwest of Lansing, NY (from Lansing, NY: bearing 340°T), and is situated 6.0 miles north-northeast of Tompkins. The landscape is defined by a rigorous, agrarian geometry, where fields of corn and hay stretch toward the horizon, punctuated only by the deep, verdant incision of Esty Glen and the distant, cooling presence of Cayuga Lake. Sunlight here holds a sharp, clean quality, particularly in the autumn, when the air turns crisp and the shadows lengthen across the Town of Lansing Land to reveal the subtle, ancient wrinkles of the earth. Beyond the immediate fields, the terrain slopes toward the deep, shadowed gorges that characterize this upstate territory, a place where the stillness of the woodland is broken only by the persistent, rhythmic tumble of water over stone.

South Lansing persists as a quiet intersection of historical industry and modern residential life, reflecting the steady labor of those who have worked the soil since the early years of settlement. The economy, once rooted firmly in the output of the earth, has evolved to mirror the broader regional shift toward specialized services and academic support, yet the sense of self-sufficiency remains. Residents often look toward the majesty of Taughannock Falls, a reminder of the power inherent in the local geology, while the nearby Yellow Barn State Forest offers a dense, protective canopy that has stood for generations. Life in South Lansing maintains a measured pace, a deliberate quietude that feels increasingly rare, defined by the seasonal cycles of the frost and the enduring, unyielding character of the land itself.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Field School House (Museum) — 0.1 mi, 107° E
Bob Baker BBQ Pavilion (Monument) — 0.2 mi, 090° E
Town of Lansing Land (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 087° E
Town Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 074° E
Lansing Town Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.4 mi, 305° NW
Myers Point Boat Launch (State Recreation Area) — 1.9 mi, 275° W
Peter Wheeler historic marker (Monument) — 2.0 mi, 304° NW
Intermunicipal Water District Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 2.3 mi, 195° S
Black Diamond Trail (State Recreation Area) — 3.3 mi, 220° SW
Sims-Jennings Preserve at Cayuga Cliffs (Nature Reserve) — 3.5 mi, 300° NW
Taughannock Falls State Park (State Park) — 4.4 mi, 271° W
Turn here for fresh eggs farm stand (Attraction) — 4.9 mi, 215° SW
Stick And Stone Farm and CSA (Attraction) — 5.0 mi, 225° SW
Taughannock Falls Overlook (Viewpoint) — 5.2 mi, 270° W
The Overlook At West Hill (housing for the elderly) (Attraction) — 5.2 mi, 199° S
Rt 96 Self Storage (Attraction) — 5.3 mi, 231° SW
Risley Theater (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 168° S
Monument of Ezra Cornell (Monument) — 6.2 mi, 170° S
Cornell Cinema (Cinema) — 6.4 mi, 171° S
Statler Auditorium (Theatre) — 6.5 mi, 169° S
Tompkins Center for History & Culture (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 176° S
Open Space (Local Conservation Area) — 6.8 mi, 140° SE
Cinemapolis (Cinema) — 6.8 mi, 176° S
Ulysses Historical Society (Museum) — 7.8 mi, 269° W
Buttermilk Falls State Park (State Park) — 8.0 mi, 183° S
Yellow Barn State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 9.4 mi, 119° SE
Unidentified Stone Tower (Historic Ruins) — 9.8 mi, 194° S
Summer Hill State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 10.7 mi, 032° NE
Finger Lakes National Forest (National Forest) — 11.7 mi, 274° W · 16k acres
Interlaken Historical Society Community Life Museum (Museum) — 12.4 mi, 296° NW

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