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Vails Gate New York Map

Explore Vails Gate, 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 Vails Gate, New York

How to Use This Vails Gate, New York Map

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

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	Vails Gate
State	New York (NY)
County	Orange County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	41.45426
Longitude	-74.057642
Population	3,368
Density	1261.3 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	12553, 12584
Area Code	845
County Seat	Goshen
School District	Newburgh City School District

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About Vails Gate, New York

Vails Gate is a locality in Orange County, New York, United States. It has a population of approximately 3,368. The population density is 1261.3 people per km². Vails Gate is located at 41.4543°N, 74.0576°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 12553, 12584.

Vails Gate defines itself through the steady, southward migration of the Silver Stream, which cuts a narrow, purposeful path through the local topography. It lies 1.8 miles northwest of Cornwall, NY (from Cornwall, NY: bearing 313°T), and is situated 9.6 miles northeast of Kiryas Joel. The landscape here is defined by an inland solidity, where the ground rises in modest, wooded swells that carry the quiet weight of the surrounding terrain. To the west, the distant silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains anchors the horizon, while the immediate earth is softened by the presence of County Vet Mem Grove Land, a space that holds the stillness of the afternoon. Only a mile away, the surface of Browns Pond catches the light, reflecting the heavy, deciduous canopy that marks the transition toward the deeper thickets of Black Rock Forest. The air here holds a crisp, terrestrial scent, lingering in the shadows of the valley floors and cooling as it drifts down from the higher elevations of Black Rock Hollow.

Vails Gate serves as a crossroads where the echoes of colonial history ground the modern, pragmatic pace of the local economy. The intersection of major routes has long dictated the flow of commerce, transforming what were once quiet transit points into a hub of retail and service industry that sustains the daily lives of residents. This is a place of function and transition, where the legacy of Revolutionary-era movements lingers in the naming of streets and the preservation of landmarks, even as the hum of traffic replaces the older, slower rhythms of agrarian life. Travelers passing through recognize a certain workaday character, where the focus remains on the persistence of the small enterprise and the maintenance of the neighborhood. Amidst the movement, the proximity to the natural landscape—from the flow of the Silver Stream to the nearby expanse of the forest—provides a necessary pause, reminding those who live and work here of the enduring, unadorned geography that persists beneath the pavement.

Nearby Outdoor Places

New York City Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 0.7 mi, 299° NW
Town Of New Windsor Land (Local Park) — 0.8 mi, 312° NW
Newburgh Town Lands (Local Resource Management Area) — 1.0 mi, 286° W
Newburgh Water Supply Land (Local Park) — 1.0 mi, 302° NW
Kristi Babcock Memorial Park (Local Recreation) — 1.1 mi, 275° W
National Purple Heart Hall of Honor (Museum) — 1.2 mi, 357° N
Schunnemunk State Park (State Park) — 1.4 mi, 215° SW
Day Game (Public Artwork) — 1.5 mi, 180° S
Kowawese Unique Area (State Conservation Area) — 1.7 mi, 084° E
Town of Cornwall Community Emergency Services (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 140° SE
9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 140° SE
River Lighthouse (Monument) — 1.8 mi, 118° SE
Cousins Paintball (Local Recreation) — 2.1 mi, 285° W
Hudson Highlands Nature Center - Outdoor Discovery Campus (Museum) — 2.5 mi, 152° SE
Black Rock Forest (Conservation Area) — 2.8 mi, 154° SE
Storm King (State Park) — 2.8 mi, 123° SE
New York State Lands (State Recreation Area) — 3.2 mi, 319° NW
Hudson Highlands State Park Preserve (State Conservation Area) — 3.5 mi, 079° E
North Point (Viewpoint) — 4.2 mi, 124° SE
Stern-Cornish Estate (Historic Ruins) — 4.6 mi, 103° E
Cornish Estate Ruins (Northgate) (Historic Ruins) — 4.7 mi, 104° E
Marion Royael Gallery (Gallery) — 5.6 mi, 049° NE
Beacon Performing Arts Center (Theatre) — 5.7 mi, 052° NE
Studio Tashtego (Gallery) — 5.8 mi, 115° SE
Serious Comedy Theatre (Theatre) — 6.0 mi, 053° NE
West Point Museum (Museum) — 7.5 mi, 139° SE
Garrison Art Center (Arts Centre) — 7.6 mi, 131° SE
Magazzino (Museum) — 7.6 mi, 103° E
MANITOGA / The Russel Wright Design Center (Museum) — 9.1 mi, 143° SE
Iona Island Component Hudson River National Estuarine Research Reserve (Nature Reserve) — 11.4 mi, 159° S

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