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Thomson New York Map

Explore Thomson, 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 Thomson, New York

How to Use This Thomson, New York Map

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

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	Thomson
State	New York (NY)
County	Washington County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	43.125908
Longitude	-73.582894
Population	1,200
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	12834, 12883
Area Code	845
County Seat	Fort Edward

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About Thomson, New York

Thomson is a locality in Washington County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,200. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Thomson is located at 43.1259°N, 73.5829°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12834, 12883.

Thomson holds a quiet gravity where the heavy, dark current of the Hudson River presses against the eastern edge of the landscape, defining the movement of the earth itself. It lies 3.7 miles northeast of Gates, NY (from Gates, NY: bearing 50°T), and is situated 9.0 miles east-southeast of Wilton. The Champlain Canal runs directly through this corridor, serving as a narrow, engineered artery that has long dictated the flow of commerce and the physical layout of the fields. Beyond the immediate reach of the water, the terrain shifts into a series of modest, weathered slopes that eventually lose their definition against the distant, hazy silhouette of the Adirondack Mountains on the northern horizon. The light here in the late afternoon often takes on a bruised, metallic quality, reflecting off the damp soil of the lowlands and lending a sudden, sharp clarity to the rusted iron and weathered timber that mark the edges of the meadows.

Thomson retains the hushed, industrious character of a place that once relied upon the steady labor of the paper mills, where the rhythm of the machinery once dictated the hours of the day. While the scale of industry has shifted, the legacy of this work remains in the sturdy, unadorned architecture that lines the narrow roads, standing as a plain record of those who settled here to harness the water’s power. Life moves with an internal, deliberate pace, far removed from the frantic density of the southern regions, favoring the solitude of the interior woods and the quietude of the surrounding countryside. Even now, the memory of earlier generations seems to linger in the stillness of the air, a presence as tangible as the heavy morning mist that occasionally rolls in from the river, softening the hard lines of the remaining industrial foundations.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Champlain Canal (State Recreation Area) — 0.3 mi, 208° SW
Eagle Point (Viewpoint) — 0.3 mi, 214° SW
Denton Sanctuary (Conservation Area) — 0.6 mi, 356° N
Mohawk Maiden Cruises (Attraction) — 1.0 mi, 165° S
Village Of Schuylerville Land (Local Park) — 1.6 mi, 170° S
The Laffer Gallery (Gallery) — 1.9 mi, 178° S
Old Champlain Lock 13 (Historic Ruins) — 2.7 mi, 004° N
Saratoga Sword Surrender Site (Monument) — 2.7 mi, 182° S
Victory Mills (State Resource Management Area) — 3.1 mi, 195° S
Saratoga County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 3.9 mi, 295° NW
County Forest (Local Park) — 3.9 mi, 295° NW
Saratoga Sand Plains Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 4.2 mi, 304° NW
Dunbarton Flax Spinning Company (Historic Ruins) — 4.8 mi, 124° SE
Saratoga Sand Plains State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 6.0 mi, 294° NW
X-Files Preservation Collection (Museum) — 6.5 mi, 273° W
Susan B. Anthony Childhood House (Monument) — 8.2 mi, 097° E
Varosy Studios (Gallery) — 8.2 mi, 060° NE
Benedict Arnold Monument (Monument) — 8.6 mi, 199° S
Moreau Lake State Park (State Park) — 9.1 mi, 318° NW
Old Fort Museum (Museum) — 9.4 mi, 001° N
Saratoga National Historical Park (Registered Battlefield) — 9.6 mi, 197° S
Yaddo Gardens (Attraction) — 9.6 mi, 246° SW
Grant Cottage State Historic Site (Museum) — 9.7 mi, 303° NW
Museums at Penope Farm (Museum) — 9.9 mi, 092° E
Saratoga Race Course (Stadium) — 10.1 mi, 249° W
Saratoga Race Course: Backstretch tour (Attraction) — 10.3 mi, 249° W
Tang Museum (Museum) — 10.5 mi, 258° W
Saratoga Spa State Park (State Park) — 10.5 mi, 243° SW
Erie Canal (State Recreation Area) — 11.7 mi, 009° N
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 17.0 mi, 111° E · 412k acres

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