Stony Point New York Map
Stony Point, Rensselaer County
Stony Point, New York — interactive Google street map, satellite and terrain views, Street View, live National Weather Service conditions and 7-day forecasts, real-time local and world news, and an editorial description of Stony Point, Rensselaer County.
Interactive Map of Stony Point, New York
| City | Stony Point |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Rensselaer |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 42.551192 |
| Longitude | -73.746788 |
| Density | N/A /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
About Stony Point, New York
Stony Point is a locality in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. Stony Point is located at 42.5512°N, 73.7468°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 10980.0.
Stony Point is a place where the land remembers its ancient contours. It lies 7.0 miles south of Albany, NY (from Albany, NY: bearing 176°T), and is situated 3.6 miles south-west of East Greenbush. Rolling hills, softened by the passage of seasons, slope down towards the broad, glinting expanse of the Hudson River. The air here, especially in the late afternoon, carries a peculiar clarity, a scent of damp earth mingled with the distant, salty tang from the river’s estuary. Patches of dense woodland, their leaves a vibrant tapestry of greens in summer and fiery hues in autumn, punctuate the open fields where the soil, though rocky, has been coaxed into yielding its bounty for generations. The very character of Stony Point seems etched into the bedrock, a quiet resilience in the face of wind and weather. The history of Stony Point is deeply intertwined with the river that defines its eastern edge. For centuries, this locale has been a crossroads, a place of passage and strategic importance, its name evoking the very substance of its terrain. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile riverbanks and the promise of self-sufficiency, laid the foundations for a community that has always found its livelihood in the land and the water. While agriculture remains a quiet hum beneath the surface, the echoes of a more industrial past can be felt in the remnants of old quarries and the broad, weathered docks that once bustled with activity, their timbers groaning under the weight of goods transported to and from the wider world. Today, Stony Point carries this legacy with a gentle grace, its pace unhurried, its people connected to the enduring rhythms of nature and the deep currents of its past.
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About This Stony Point Map Page
This page provides an interactive Google map of Stony Point, New York with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Stony Point and Rensselaer County. Coordinates and population data are also included.
Location data for Stony Point is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity, not name matching alone — ensuring the correct Stony Point is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states.
| Page generated | June 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. Location verified by proximity — not name matching alone. |
