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Sunset Bay New York Map

Explore Sunset Bay, 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 Sunset Bay, New York

How to Use This Sunset Bay, New York Map

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

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	Sunset Bay
State	New York (NY)
County	Chautauqua County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.563114
Longitude	-79.133373
Population	470
Density	273.7 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	14081, 14136
Area Code	716
County Seat	Mayville
School District	Silver Creek Central School District

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About Sunset Bay, New York

Sunset Bay is a locality in Chautauqua County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 470. The population density is 273.7 people per km². Sunset Bay is located at 42.5631°N, 79.1334°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 14081, 14136.

Sunset Bay occupies a low-lying stretch of land where the persistent, silt-heavy waters of Cattaraugus Creek spill their contents into the expansive, slate-colored basin of Lake Erie. It lies 9.8 miles southwest of Evans, NY (from Evans, NY: bearing 225°T), and is situated 7.2 miles west of Fenton. The landscape here is defined by a flat, unyielding horizon, where the sky claims more territory than the earth, and the light at dusk bleeds a bruised, violet hue across the water’s surface. Within the boundaries of the Town Of Hanover, the terrain remains largely defined by the seasonal pulse of the water, which carves deep, earthen scars into the banks and dictates the slow, deliberate pace of the soil beneath the regional woodland.

Sunset Bay maintains a quiet, utilitarian existence, deeply tied to the seasonal cycles of the lake and the agricultural legacy of the surrounding plains. The local economy persists in a state of modest industry, reflecting a history of small-scale commerce and seasonal movement that contrasts with the distant, denser urban centers of the state. Life in Sunset Bay moves with the rhythm of the wind-swept plains, far from the reach of mountain peaks like Pope Hill, which remain nothing more than faint, hazy suggestions on the distant horizon. Visitors often note the absence of artifice here; the character of the place is found in the honest, weather-worn faces of the structures and the way the air grows sharp and cold long before the first snow arrives to settle over the banks of the creek.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Town Of Hanover (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 062° NE
Town Of Hanover Land (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 029° NE
Sunset Bay State Marine Park (State Recreation Area) — 0.2 mi, 348° N
Hanover Town Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 144° SE
Steamship Park (Local Recreation) — 2.2 mi, 245° SW
Evangola State Park (State Park) — 2.6 mi, 014° N
Lake Erie Beach Park (State Park) — 4.7 mi, 025° NE
Forestville Village Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 7.1 mi, 194° S
Cliff top (Viewpoint) — 10.1 mi, 028° NE
Dunkirk City Pier (Attraction) — 11.5 mi, 244° SW
Dunkirk Historical Museum (Museum) — 11.6 mi, 241° SW
Adams Art Gallery (Gallery) — 11.7 mi, 240° SW
Ong-Gwe-Ohn-Weh (Public Artwork) — 11.9 mi, 244° SW
On September 26, 1812 (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 247° SW
South Buffalo North Side Light (Attraction) — 12.2 mi, 247° SW
The Lighthouse Service (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 247° SW
Sarah Sinfield (Monument) — 12.2 mi, 247° SW
Forever Wild Forest Trail Head (Nature Reserve) — 12.8 mi, 234° SW
Lake Shore Savings Clock Tower (Attraction) — 12.8 mi, 234° SW
Michael C Rockefeller Arts Center (Arts Centre) — 12.9 mi, 234° SW
Bartlett Theatre (Theatre) — 12.9 mi, 234° SW
Marvel Theatre (Theatre) — 12.9 mi, 234° SW
Fredonia Opera House (Cinema) — 13.2 mi, 230° SW
Kazoo Factory (Museum) — 13.3 mi, 063° NE
Zoar Valley Unique Area (State Conservation Area) — 13.8 mi, 127° SE
South Dayton Depot Movie and Rail Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 163° S
Boutwell Hill State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 15.1 mi, 190° S
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 18.7 mi, 056° NE
Hamburg Fairgrounds (Attraction) — 20.2 mi, 053° NE
Allegheny National Forest (National Forest) — 39.6 mi, 170° S · 514k acres

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