Taconic Shores New York Map

About Taconic Shores, New York

Taconic Shores is a locality in Columbia County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 547. The population density is 253.8 people per km². Taconic Shores is located at 42.1128°N, 73.5558°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP code: 12516.

Taconic Shores anchors itself within a landscape defined by the persistent, winding presence of the Roeliff Jansen Kill, which carves a deliberate path through the verdant earth nearby. It lies 17.4 miles east-southeast of Catskill, NY (from Catskill, NY: bearing 114°T), and is situated 0.7 miles north-northwest of Copake. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial weight, far removed from any maritime influence, circulating instead through the dense, shadowed canopy of the Mount Washington State Forest just five miles to the east. At the center of the local topography sits Robinson Pond, its surface often mirroring the heavy, slate-colored clouds that drift down from the distant, jagged silhouette of the Catskill Mountains. During the autumn, the light catches the turning leaves of the hardwoods, casting long, amber shadows across the Copake Town Lands that define the immediate surroundings.

Taconic Shores exists as a quiet accumulation of domestic life, drawing its character from the legacy of inland settlement and the slow, deliberate work of the regional agrarian economy. While the nearby Northrop Trail offers a rigorous passage through the rugged terrain, the daily pace in Taconic Shores remains tethered to the seasonal shifts of the valley floor and the quiet solitude of the surrounding basin, Guilder Hollow. The local identity is not constructed from grand monuments, but from the steady persistence of life along the riparian corridors and the deep, silent cooling of the land as evening settles over the pond. Here, the economy and the spirit of the residents move in alignment with the rhythms of the woods and the water, maintaining a grounded existence that favors the enduring stillness of the interior landscape.

About This Taconic Shores Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Taconic Shores, New York. Coordinates: 42.112805, -73.55584. 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 Taconic Shores includes the ZIP code (12516), telephone area code (845), county seat of Columbia County (Hudson), and school district assignment (Taconic Hills Central School District).

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.