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Spafford New York Map

Explore Spafford, 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 Spafford, New York

How to Use This Spafford, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.804512
Longitude	-76.26493
Population	1,800
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	13077, 13152
Area Code	315
County Seat	Syracuse

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About Spafford, New York

Spafford is a locality in Onondaga County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,800. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Spafford is located at 42.8045°N, 76.2649°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 13077, 13152.

Spafford anchors itself upon a rugged spine of high ground where the earth breaks open in the deep, shadowed fissures of the Barber Gulf. It lies 14.7 miles north-northwest of Cortland, NY (from Cortland, NY: bearing 343°T), and is situated 7.6 miles northwest of Preble. The terrain here rises in long, deliberate swells of limestone and shale, creating a landscape defined by the quiet severity of its interior slopes. To the west, the land tilts toward the blue, glacial clarity of Skaneateles Lake, while the eastern horizon marks the distant, hazy suggestion of the Appalachian Mountains. Near the dense, muted greens of the Bear Swamp State Forest, the air holds a permanent chill, and the light at dusk settles over the fields in long, thin ribbons of cold violet. A short walk from the Spafford County Forest, the water of Bucktail Falls spills over stone ledges, a constant, rhythmic pulse that echoes through the surrounding silence of the Otisco Valley.

Spafford emerged from the quiet labor of settlers who recognized the potential in the thin, unforgiving soil and the abundant timber that once covered these ridges. The local economy persists as a reflection of this heritage, favoring the slow, steady production of agriculture and the maintenance of open spaces over the frantic pace of industrial expansion. Farmers manage the acreage with a pragmatic endurance, harvesting hay and grain while the seasons dictate the internal clock of the neighborhood. The character of the people remains tied to the land, an inheritance of self-reliance that values the stillness of a winter morning as much as the productivity of the harvest. History here is not found in grand monuments but in the weathered fence lines and the persistent gravity of the geography that keeps Spafford grounded in the quiet, interior life of the state.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Spafford County Forest (Local Park) — 0.9 mi, 085° E
Bear Swamp State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 2.0 mi, 218° SW
Onondaga County Land (Local Park) — 2.1 mi, 026° NE
Spafford Forest Coldbrook Reforestation Area (Nature Reserve) — 2.4 mi, 111° E
Otisco Lake Waterway Access Site (State Recreation Area) — 2.6 mi, 359° N
Syracuse City Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 2.6 mi, 189° S
Grout Brook Fishing Access (State Recreation Area) — 2.8 mi, 186° S
Hewitt State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 156° SE
Amberations (Nature Reserve) — 5.8 mi, 346° N
Cortland Repertory Theatre (Theatre) — 8.7 mi, 139° SE
Fillmore Glen State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 210° SW
Millard Fillmore's Cabin (Attraction) — 10.6 mi, 226° SW
Snyder Bridge Dedication Plaque (Monument) — 12.5 mi, 343° N
John D. Barrow Gallery (Gallery) — 12.8 mi, 320° NW
Marcellus Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 12.9 mi, 343° N
Marcellus Veterans Memorials (Monument) — 13.0 mi, 343° N
Old Dam (Attraction) — 13.1 mi, 224° SW
Gandee Gallery (Gallery) — 14.4 mi, 081° E
New York State Grange Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 161° S
1890 House (Museum) — 15.0 mi, 164° S
Stadium Red (Stadium) — 15.2 mi, 168° S
Stadium White (Stadium) — 15.2 mi, 168° S
Clark Reservation State Park (State Park) — 15.6 mi, 032° NE
Mountain Goat (Public Artwork) — 16.2 mi, 018° N
Jamesville Community Museum (Museum) — 16.2 mi, 037° NE
601 Tully (Gallery) — 17.3 mi, 017° N
Lowe Art Gallery (Arts Centre) — 17.4 mi, 023° NE
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 25.7 mi, 292° W · 20k acres
Montezuma Marshes Nnl (National Monument) — 26.5 mi, 295° NW · 4,306 acres
Finger Lakes National Forest (National Forest) — 28.8 mi, 238° SW · 16k acres

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