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Stephentown New York Map

Explore Stephentown, 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 Stephentown, New York

How to Use This Stephentown, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.548693
Longitude	-73.373997
Population	2,600
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	12168, 12169
Area Code	518
County Seat	Troy

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About Stephentown, New York

Stephentown is a locality in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,600. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Stephentown is located at 42.5487°N, 73.3740°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12168, 12169.

Stephentown stretches across a verdant expanse where the landscape rises into the quiet, folded shadows of the Appalachian Mountains visible on the far horizon. It lies 15.6 miles east of Schodack, NY (from Schodack, NY: bearing 82°T), and is situated 9.6 miles west-northwest of Berkshire. The Kinderhook Creek carves a persistent path through the valley floor, its waters mirroring the shifting amber and violet hues of the sky as the sun descends behind the ridges. Nearer to the center of the terrain, Griswold Pond holds a stillness that seems to absorb the surrounding noise, reflecting the dense canopy of the nearby Taconic Ridge State Forest. The air here carries a crisp, terrestrial weight, smelling of damp earth and pine needles, distinct from the humid heaviness found hundreds of miles closer to the salt-laden coast.

Stephentown bears the marks of a history rooted in the grit of early agricultural labor and the slow, deliberate pace of rural life. Beyond the quiet residential lanes, the economy remains tied to the land and the modest commerce of a region that favors endurance over rapid expansion. Residents often venture toward the Brickhouse Mountain Trail or seek the cooling mist of Lulu Cascade to mark the passage of seasons. Life moves according to the rhythms of the valley floor and the seasonal cycles of the woods, far from the frantic density of the state’s urban centers. In Doty Hollow, the frost lingers longer in the spring, serving as a reminder of the natural isolation that defines the character of this inland space.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Taconic Ridge State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 062° NE
Misery Mountain Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 3.0 mi, 051° NE
Capital District Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 3.2 mi, 343° N
Pittsfield State Forest (State Resource Management Area) — 3.5 mi, 150° SE
Rensselaer Plateau Alliance Land (Conservation Area) — 3.7 mi, 277° W
Mountain Coaster (Attraction) — 4.2 mi, 084° E
Governor Samuel J. Tilden Monument (Monument) — 5.1 mi, 187° S
View East (Viewpoint) — 5.8 mi, 162° S
Taconic Trail State Park (State Park) — 6.3 mi, 031° NE
Mount Greylock State Reservation (State Park) — 7.2 mi, 086° E
St. Germain Stage (Theatre) — 8.9 mi, 136° SE
Mr. Finn’s Cabaret (Theatre) — 8.9 mi, 136° SE
Sydelle and Lee Blatt Performing Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 8.9 mi, 136° SE
Nu Arts (Gallery) — 9.0 mi, 137° SE
Cowee State Forest (Nature Reserve) — 9.1 mi, 344° N
Berkshire Art Center (Arts Centre) — 9.1 mi, 138° SE
Cheshire Water Company Land (Waterfowl Production Area) — 9.4 mi, 076° E
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 10.8 mi, 114° SE · 110k acres
Daniel Petithory Memorial (Monument) — 11.1 mi, 085° E
Crane Museum of Papermaking (Museum) — 11.4 mi, 119° SE
Sand Lake Veteran's Memorial Park (Monument) — 12.0 mi, 303° NW
Concrete Bases (Attraction) — 12.4 mi, 161° S
Dyken Pond Environmental Education Center (Nature Reserve) — 12.4 mi, 346° N
Balanced Rock (Attraction) — 12.6 mi, 161° S
Sentinels (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 346° N
Dragon (Historic Ruins) — 12.7 mi, 062° NE
Tenney Home (Historic Ruins) — 12.8 mi, 025° NE
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 16.7 mi, 034° NE · 412k acres
Silvio O. Conte National Fish And Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 21.7 mi, 135° SE · 74k acres
Glastenbury Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 25.7 mi, 024° NE · 22k acres

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