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Thurston New York Map

Explore Thurston, 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 Thurston, New York

How to Use This Thurston, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.222851
Longitude	-77.264144
Population	480
Density	18.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	14821, 14886
Area Code	607
County Seat	Bath

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About Thurston, New York

Thurston is a locality in Steuben County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 18.0 people per km². Thurston is located at 42.2229°N, 77.2641°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 14821, 14886.

Thurston possesses a landscape defined by the persistent, winding course of Michigan Creek, which carves a deliberate path through the terrain. It lies 12.1 miles west-northwest of Corning, NY (from Corning, NY: bearing 297°T), and is situated 8.4 miles west-northwest of Erwin. The elevation here rises and falls in long, measured swells, creating a topography that feels both ancient and settled. Thurston Pond holds the gray, reflective light of dawn against its surface, anchoring the immediate basin where the ground softens into damp, fertile earth. To the west, the deep indentation of Burr Hollow offers a natural corridor for the cooling evening air, which descends to settle in the low-lying fields before the sun has fully retreated.

Agriculture has long dictated the quiet industry of Thurston, shaping the clearings and the woodlots that persist despite the encroaching brush. Residents often travel toward the Savona Village Of Land for recreation, yet the local character remains defined by the rhythmic demands of the seasons rather than the transit of outsiders. The distant, hazy blue of the Appalachian Mountains serves as a permanent, immovable landmark on the southern horizon, a reminder of the vast, interior scale of the state. Those seeking the sudden, vertical drama of moving water often look toward Oskonsa Falls, though the true pulse of the land is found in the steady, quiet flow of the creek and the slow turning of the soil.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Metal Abstract (Public Artwork) — 3.1 mi, 029° NE
Helmer Creek Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 5.1 mi, 237° SW
Erwin Wma (State Resource Management Area) — 5.4 mi, 131° SE
Meads Creek State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 5.5 mi, 072° E
Moss Hill State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 6.1 mi, 008° N
Bath, Village of Land (Local Park) — 7.2 mi, 342° N
Unknown Park (Local Park) — 7.9 mi, 344° N
Addison Historical Society of Steuben County (Museum) — 8.2 mi, 169° S
Pinnacle State Park (State Park) — 8.3 mi, 164° S
IEEE Milestone in Electrical Engineering and Computing (Monument) — 8.3 mi, 121° SE
Phillip W. Scudder Bridge (Monument) — 8.7 mi, 116° SE
Crystal Cinemas 8 (Cinema) — 9.1 mi, 113° SE
Painted Post Monument (Monument) — 9.8 mi, 117° SE
Indian Hills State Golf Course (State Park) — 10.2 mi, 147° SE
Palace Theatre (Cinema) — 12.0 mi, 117° SE
West End Gallery (Gallery) — 12.0 mi, 117° SE
Kids Rockewell Art Lab (Museum) — 12.1 mi, 117° SE
The Glass Menagerie (Gallery) — 12.1 mi, 117° SE
Cedar Arts Center (Theatre) — 12.2 mi, 118° SE
Greyton H. Taylor Wine Museum (Museum) — 14.6 mi, 011° N
Harris Hill Scenic Overlook (Viewpoint) — 19.6 mi, 110° E
Narcissa Prentiss House (Museum) — 20.6 mi, 358° N
Schuyler County Historical Society (Museum) — 23.1 mi, 068° E
Larry the Elk (Attraction) — 23.4 mi, 162° S
Hectors Falls (Attraction) — 24.4 mi, 056° NE
Gibson Theater (Theatre) — 24.6 mi, 111° E
Finger Lakes National Forest (National Forest) — 25.8 mi, 054° NE · 16k acres
Asaph Wild Area (State Wilderness) — 28.6 mi, 202° S

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