Explore Stratford, 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.
This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Stratford, 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 Stratford.
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 | Stratford |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Herkimer County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 43.179792 |
| Longitude | -74.696815 |
| Population | 1,200 |
| Density | 8.0 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Codes | 13454, 13470 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| County Seat | Herkimer |
Stratford emerges from the dense, interior woods as a collection of quiet clearings and narrow roads defined by the persistent, cold rush of the East Canada Creek. It lies 19.9 miles west-northwest of Gloversville, NY (from Gloversville, NY: bearing 296°T), and is situated 18.1 miles northeast of Herkimer. The landscape here is defined by a rugged, uncompromising topography where the earth rises in slow, deliberate swells, far removed from any maritime influence. Sunlight filters through the canopy with a pale, thin clarity, illuminating the dense timber that characterizes the local terrain. Within the reaches of the Town of Statford Land, the silence of the deep woods is punctuated only by the shifting of hemlock boughs and the rhythmic, low-frequency murmur of the creek cutting through the shale bedrock. The air holds a sharp, clean edge, carrying the scent of damp earth and decaying leaves that marks the slow transition of seasons across this upland plateau.
History in Stratford persists in the weathered foundations of old mills and the remnants of timber operations that once defined the regional economy. The local character remains tied to the land, shaped by a legacy of seasonal labor and the challenges of carving a living from the forested interior. While T Lake Falls remains a distant, inaccessible roar for the casual observer, the proximity of Boardinghouse Clearing provides a tangible connection to the early settlers who sought shelter in these sheltered hollows. A short distance away, the quiet waters of Pleasant Lake offer a mirror to the sky, reflecting a stillness that has remained largely undisturbed by the passage of time. Life here moves with the deliberate pace of those who understand the cyclical demands of the woods, maintaining a solitude that is as much a part of the local identity as the winding roads that connect these disparate, wooded settlements.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Stratford, New York. Coordinates: 43.179792, -74.696815. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.
Detailed location data for Stratford includes the ZIP code (13454, 13470), telephone area code (315), county seat of Herkimer County (Herkimer), and school district assignment.
Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.
Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.
| Page generated | September 2026 |
| Location data | SimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data |
| Map layers | Google Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model) |
| Wikipedia validation | Article content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API. |