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Valley Falls New York Map

Explore Valley Falls, 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 Valley Falls, New York

How to Use This Valley Falls, New York Map

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

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	Valley Falls
State	New York (NY)
County	Rensselaer County
Country	United States of America
Timezone	Eastern Time (America/New_York)

Latitude	42.903411
Longitude	-73.562616
Population	510
Density	425.3 /km²
Incorporated	Yes
ZIP Code	12185
Area Code	518
County Seat	Troy
School District	Hoosic Valley Central School District

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About Valley Falls, New York

Valley Falls is a locality in Rensselaer County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 510. The population density is 425.3 people per km². Valley Falls is located at 42.9034°N, 73.5626°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. Valley Falls is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 12185.

Valley Falls maintains a quiet posture along the banks of the Hoosic River, where the water churns with a steady, insistent energy against the stone embankments. It lies 9.4 miles east-northeast of Halfmoon, NY (from Halfmoon, NY: bearing 56°T), and is situated 9.7 miles northeast of Waterford. The landscape surrounding Valley Falls rises into modest, verdant elevations that shield the locality from the wider world, creating an atmosphere of seclusion where the air holds the scent of damp earth and cooling stone. Sunlight filters through the canopy in thin, pale ribbons, illuminating the Village of Valley Falls Land, a modest expanse of greenery that offers a meditative vantage point over the river’s path. Beyond the immediate periphery, the terrain transitions into thick, wooded stretches, a prelude to the distant, hazy silhouette of the Appalachian Mountains that anchor the horizon to the west.

Industrial echoes linger in the architecture of Valley Falls, remnants of a period when the river’s force was harnessed to drive the machinery of local mills. This economic heritage has transitioned into a slower, more deliberate pace, characterized by the maintenance of modest dwellings and the quiet stewardship of the land. Residents often look toward the Tomhannock Reservoir, a mere two miles away, as a primary source of stillness in an otherwise industrious region. While the Fraser Burial Site Trail remains seven miles distant, the history of the region is felt in the way the local geography dictates the flow of traffic and the placement of infrastructure. Life here is defined by the seasonal transitions of the interior, far removed from the frantic pace of larger hubs, where the primary rhythm is the perpetual, rhythmic pulse of the Hoosic River as it carves its way through the bedrock.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Village of Valley Falls Land (Local Park) — 0.2 mi, 159° S
City of Troy Land (Local Park) — 2.3 mi, 170° S
Champlain Canal (State Recreation Area) — 4.6 mi, 309° NW
Erie Canal (State Recreation Area) — 5.0 mi, 294° NW
Mechanicville Hydroelectric Plant (Museum) — 6.1 mi, 253° W
Colonel Elmer E. Ellsworth Monument and Grave (Monument) — 6.6 mi, 267° W
Old Champlain Canal Lock 8 (Historic Ruins) — 6.8 mi, 250° W
New Hampshire (Monument) — 6.9 mi, 325° NW
Kosciuszko (Monument) — 7.0 mi, 325° NW
Pittstown State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 7.0 mi, 140° SE
Old Champlain Canal Lock 7 (Historic Ruins) — 7.0 mi, 239° SW
Saratoga National Historical Park (Registered Battlefield) — 7.3 mi, 328° NW
Rynards Roost (Viewpoint) — 7.8 mi, 148° SE
Grafton Lakes State Park (State Park) — 9.5 mi, 146° SE
Peebles Island State Park (State Park) — 10.0 mi, 216° SW
Mt. Nebo Gallery (Gallery) — 10.0 mi, 072° E
Tibbitts State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 10.3 mi, 110° E
Louis Miller Museum (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 093° E
Waterford Historical Museum and Cultural Center (Museum) — 10.8 mi, 218° SW
Water Turbine (Public Artwork) — 11.1 mi, 222° SW
Uncle Sam's Grave (Attraction) — 11.1 mi, 209° SW
Cohoes Music Hall (Theatre) — 11.3 mi, 219° SW
Hoosac School Theatre + Auditorium (Theatre) — 11.4 mi, 106° E
Ravens Retreat (Nature Reserve) — 12.1 mi, 153° SE
Bennington Battlefield (Registered Battlefield) — 13.3 mi, 079° E
The FOCUS Lab (Gallery) — 13.5 mi, 209° SW
Green Mountain National Forest (National Forest) — 17.2 mi, 059° NE · 412k acres
Glastenbury Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 20.2 mi, 093° E · 22k acres
Appalachian National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 25.1 mi, 126° SE · 110k acres
Lye Brook Wilderness (Wilderness Area) — 27.1 mi, 060° NE · 18k acres

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