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Sprakers New York Map

Explore Sprakers, 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 Sprakers, New York

How to Use This Sprakers, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.891462
Longitude	-74.513472
Population	480
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	12166
Area Code	518
County Seat	Fonda

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About Sprakers, New York

Sprakers is a locality in Montgomery County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Sprakers is located at 42.8915°N, 74.5135°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12166.

Sprakers emerges from the limestone-heavy earth of the Mohawk Valley, where Flat Creek cuts a narrow, shadowed passage toward the river. It lies 14.1 miles southwest of Gloversville, NY (from Gloversville, NY: bearing 218°T), and is situated 6.2 miles east-southeast of Minden. The terrain holds the weight of deep time, marked by the rigid, slate-gray strata of the surrounding cliffs that rise abruptly against a sky often muted by the heavy, moisture-laden air of the interior. To the west, the distant silhouettes of the Appalachian Mountains anchor the horizon, while the immediate surroundings remain governed by the dense, tangled thickets of New York State Lands. The light here acts with a particular austerity, catching the jagged edges of the bedrock and turning the landscape into a series of high-contrast planes that shift as the sun dips behind the valley walls.

Sprakers remains defined by the remnants of transit and industry that once relied on the proximity of the water and the corridor of the valley floor. The local economy persists in a quiet, agrarian rhythm, far removed from the frenetic pace of the coastal urban centers that sit sixty-three miles away. Residents navigate a world shaped by the proximity of the Wintergreen Flats and the distant, thunderous rush of Canajoharie Falls, which draws a cold, damp mist through the surrounding woodland. Life here is measured by the seasonal retreat of growth and the persistent, unyielding presence of the land, which demands a careful, deliberate stewardship of the soil and the narrow strips of developed ground that cling to the valley’s steep, unforgiving inclines.

Nearby Outdoor Places

New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 178° S
Erie Canal (State Recreation Area) — 0.1 mi, 015° N
Village of Canajoharie Land (Local Park) — 2.4 mi, 262° W
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 2.6 mi, 282° W
Riverfront Park (State Park) — 3.1 mi, 293° NW
Poseidon statue (Public Artwork) — 3.2 mi, 291° W
Arkell Museum (Museum) — 3.2 mi, 291° W
Yatesville Falls State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 3.3 mi, 121° SE
Palatine Bridge Village Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 3.4 mi, 313° NW
Rural Grove State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 4.5 mi, 121° SE
Canal Street Studio (Gallery) — 6.4 mi, 298° NW
Fort Plain Museum and Historical Park (Museum) — 6.8 mi, 300° NW
Montgomery County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 8.1 mi, 131° SE
Grave of Henry Seeber (Monument) — 10.0 mi, 255° W
Fulton County Jail (historic) (Historic Castle / Fort) — 10.6 mi, 043° NE
Battleground (Registered Battlefield) — 10.9 mi, 038° NE
Johnstown Movieplex (Cinema) — 11.6 mi, 042° NE
Schoharie Crossing State Historic Site (Historic Ruins) — 11.9 mi, 074° E
Schoharie Aqueduct Overlook (Viewpoint) — 12.0 mi, 074° E
World War I Memorial (Monument) — 12.1 mi, 073° E
World Trade Center Memorial (Monument) — 12.7 mi, 060° NE
Peck Hill State Forest (State Wilderness) — 13.7 mi, 031° NE
Glove Theatre Museum (Museum) — 14.0 mi, 038° NE
Gobbler's Knob Family Fun Park (Attraction) — 15.8 mi, 161° S
Rialto Theatre (Theatre) — 16.6 mi, 079° E
Mohawk Valley Railway Society (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 078° E
Walter Elwood Museum (Museum) — 16.9 mi, 079° E
Woodworth Lake Theater (Theatre) — 18.3 mi, 030° NE
Glimmerglass State Park (State Park) — 18.8 mi, 248° W
Silver Lake Wilderness (State Wilderness) — 23.4 mi, 360° N

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