Explore Thendara, 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 Thendara, 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 Thendara.
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 | Thendara |
| State | New York (NY) |
| County | Herkimer County |
| Country | United States of America |
| Timezone | Eastern Time (America/New_York) |
| Latitude | 43.700068 |
| Longitude | -75.001841 |
| Population | 195 |
| Density | 134.9 /km² |
| Incorporated | N/A |
| ZIP Code | 13472 |
| Area Code | 315 |
| County Seat | Herkimer |
| School District | Town of Webb Union Free School District |
Thendara maintains a steady, deliberate pace as the Middle Branch Moose River carves a dark, persistent ribbon through the dense timberland that defines its horizon. It lies 40.6 miles northeast of Rome, NY (from Rome, NY: bearing 34°T), and is situated 33.5 miles south of Oswegatchie. The landscape here is defined by a dense, northern canopy where the Black River Wild Forest serves as a vast, quiet border to the daily rhythm of life. Sunlight filters through the pines with a cool, sharp clarity, illuminating the damp moss and the rugged, unyielding soil that characterizes this stretch of land. A mile away, the surface of Beaver Pond reflects the sky in a muted, silver tone, while the distant, hazy silhouette of the Adirondack Mountains anchors the view toward the east. Despite the proximity to the coast, the air here remains heavy with the scent of pine needles and damp earth, a reminder of the deep, inland woods that insulate the terrain from the salt-heavy winds of the distant shore.
Thendara emerged from the necessity of the rail, its history forever tied to the iron tracks that once brought travelers into the wild, timber-rich interior. The local economy shifted long ago from the raw extraction of wood to a quiet, service-oriented stewardship, as the influence of the Black River Wild Forest draws those who seek a deliberate solitude. Residents move with a practiced ease, their lives dictated by the turning of the seasons and the seasonal migration of visitors who navigate the waterways toward Dog Island or find passage toward the distant East Bay. Remnants of a more industrial era persist in the architecture, though the current character is one of low-key resilience, far removed from the bustling energy of the state's southern hubs. Even in the depths of winter, when the land tightens under a heavy frost, there is a singular, enduring gravity to the way life persists near the banks of the Middle Branch Moose River.
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This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Thendara, New York. Coordinates: 43.700068, -75.001841. 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 Thendara includes the ZIP code (13472), telephone area code (315), county seat of Herkimer County (Herkimer), and school district assignment (Town of Webb Union Free School District).
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. |