Enter your search query in the box below.

Sterling New York Map

Explore Sterling, 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 Sterling, New York

How to Use This Sterling, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	43.3259
Longitude	-76.644949
Population	3,600
Density	48.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Code	13156
Area Code	315
County Seat	Auburn

🌦 Goto Sterling Weather Page: Sterling, New York — Weather Warnings, Forecast, Radar, Satellite & Current Conditions

About Sterling, New York

Sterling is a locality in Cayuga County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,600. The population density is 48.0 people per km². Sterling is located at 43.3259°N, 76.6449°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 13156.

Sterling emerges from the landscape as a quiet convergence of water and earth where the Sterling Creek cuts a dark, rhythmic path through the soil. It lies 11.2 miles southwest of Oswego, NY (from Oswego, NY: bearing 217°T), and is situated 3.3 miles west of Hannibal. The land here holds a particular stillness, characterized by the low, insistent pull of the horizon toward the distant Appalachian Mountains, which remain a mere suggestion of shadow against the pale sky. Only three miles away, the waters of Little Sodus Bay settle into a basin of gray-blue, mirroring the shifting clouds, while the nearby The Pond collects the seasonal rainfall in a quiet, undisturbed stillness. Close to the edge of the human footprint, the Cayuga County Real Property R Land offers a stretch of untamed ground, and further out, the low silhouette of Grass Island breaks the surface of the water, a solitary point of reference in the vast, open expanse of the northern landscape.

Sterling carries the weight of a long-standing agricultural rhythm, where the economy has shifted from the labor of the soil to the seasonal cycles of a quiet, rural existence. The legacy of the land is etched into the way the light catches the old barns and open fields, revealing a history defined by the steady, persistent work of those who lived by the water and the wind. Life here moves with the patience of the creek, unbothered by the frantic pace of more crowded places, and the air retains a sharp, clean clarity that feels inherited from the winters. It is a place of deliberate, measured activity, where the local character is shaped by the proximity to the bay and the vast, cooling influence of the open water, creating a setting that feels both expansive and profoundly settled.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Cayuga County Real Property R Land (Local Park) — 0.5 mi, 132° SE
Fair Haven Beach State Park (State Park) — 1.8 mi, 285° W
County Of Oswego Land (Local Park) — 1.8 mi, 084° E
James Property (State Park) — 2.8 mi, 342° N
Lake Shore Marshes Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 4.6 mi, 258° W
Oswego County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 6.5 mi, 080° E
Waterman Theater (Theatre) — 10.0 mi, 030° NE
Oswego Canal (State Recreation Area) — 10.0 mi, 058° NE
Meteorology Observation Deck (Viewpoint) — 10.4 mi, 031° NE
Northern Montezuma Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 10.8 mi, 192° S
Kallet-State Theatre (Theatre) — 11.5 mi, 091° E
Northern Montezuma Wildlife Management Area (State Conservation Area) — 12.7 mi, 184° S
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 13.9 mi, 216° SW · 20k acres
FireBear (Public Artwork) — 15.6 mi, 232° SW
Erie Canal (State Recreation Area) — 16.8 mi, 181° S
Sodus Bay Lighthouse 1825-1871 (Historic Ruins) — 17.5 mi, 258° W
Lost World Museum (Museum) — 18.6 mi, 111° E
Shacksboro Museum (Museum) — 19.7 mi, 127° SE
Clinton's Ditch (Historic Ruins) — 22.0 mi, 189° S
Byron Lapp Memorial Trail (Monument) — 22.0 mi, 188° S
Montezuma Marshes Nnl (National Monument) — 23.5 mi, 191° S · 4,306 acres
Movie Tavern (Cinema) — 26.5 mi, 135° SE
Pultneyville Yacht Club (Attraction) — 27.4 mi, 264° W
Sainte Marie Mission Site Museum (Museum) — 27.7 mi, 125° SE
Great New York State Fair (Attraction) — 27.9 mi, 129° SE
Department Of The Air Force (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 129° SE
Veterans Memorial At The Fair (Monument) — 27.9 mi, 129° SE
Harriet Tubman Gravesite (Attraction) — 28.1 mi, 172° S
John D. Barrow Gallery (Gallery) — 28.4 mi, 157° SE
Regal Destiny USA (Cinema) — 29.6 mi, 127° SE

Latest News: Sterling

Loading news…

World News

Loading news-world…

More World News