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South Otselic New York Map

Explore South Otselic, 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 Otselic, New York

How to Use This South Otselic, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.646735
Longitude	-75.781303
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	13155
Area Code	315
County Seat	Norwich

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About South Otselic, New York

South Otselic is a locality in Chenango County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². South Otselic is located at 42.6467°N, 75.7813°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 13155.

South Otselic holds the cool, persistent current of the Otselic River as its primary pulse, a waterway that cuts through the valley floor with a singular, quiet purpose. It lies 16.2 miles south-southeast of Union, NY (from Union, NY: bearing 161°T), and is situated 15.4 miles west-northwest of Norwich. The landscape surrounding the riverbed is defined by a slow, deliberate ascent into the surrounding highlands, where the air grows thin and sharp against the skin during the long months of frost. To the west, the landscape dips toward the gentle moisture of Perkins Pond, where the light at dusk settles in heavy, golden layers over the still water. The earth here is firm and ancient, marked by the deep, seasonal shifts that turn the fields from a brittle, dormant gray to the sudden, violent green of spring, grounding the village in a rhythm that ignores the frantic pace of the wider world.

South Otselic carries the weight of a past built on the industrious production of fish line, a trade that once tethered the local economy to the very water flowing through its center. The Otselic Town Lands provide a quiet expanse for the land to breathe, offering a space where the legacy of manufacturing meets the persistence of the wild. Life in South Otselic moves with the steady, unadorned pace of a place that has learned to endure, favoring the utility of the workshop and the reliability of the seasonal harvest over the ornamental. While the distant peaks of the Appalachian Mountains remain merely a suggestion on the horizon, the reality of the immediate valley—with its open fields and the steady, cold movement of the river—defines the character of those who remain, tethered to the soil and the specific, quiet labor of the upstate interior.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Otselic Town Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 0.2 mi, 297° NW
Perkins Pond State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 0.7 mi, 085° E
Bucks Brook State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.5 mi, 014° N
Pharsalia Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 1.9 mi, 086° E
State Reforestation Area (State Resource Management Area) — 4.5 mi, 126° SE
Bowman Lake State Park (State Park) — 9.6 mi, 154° SE
The Stone Quarry Lookout (Viewpoint) — 14.8 mi, 124° SE
Northeast Classic Car Museum (Museum) — 15.2 mi, 120° SE
Gandee Gallery (Gallery) — 16.6 mi, 322° NW
6 On the Square (Arts Centre) — 16.9 mi, 146° SE
P.O.W memorial (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 044° NE
Cortland Repertory Theatre (Theatre) — 19.4 mi, 283° W
Site of railroad turntable (Historic Ruins) — 19.6 mi, 347° N
Willow Sculpture (Public Artwork) — 19.8 mi, 349° N
New York State Grange Museum (Museum) — 20.0 mi, 262° W
Cazenovia College Art Gallery (Gallery) — 20.0 mi, 349° N
1890 House (Museum) — 20.7 mi, 260° W
1939 World's Fair Flagpole (Monument) — 21.0 mi, 261° W
Nor’easter Mountain Coaster (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 243° SW
Geographical Center of New York State (Attraction) — 21.1 mi, 025° NE
Stadium Red (Stadium) — 21.8 mi, 260° W
Stadium White (Stadium) — 21.9 mi, 260° W
All Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 178° S
Coles Maple Syrup and Cream (Attraction) — 22.4 mi, 200° S
Beaver Creek State Forest (State Wilderness) — 28.6 mi, 058° NE
New York State Lands (State Park) — 30.8 mi, 007° N

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