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Valois New York Map

Explore Valois, 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 Valois, New York

How to Use This Valois, New York Map

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

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

Latitude	42.534793
Longitude	-76.877181
Population	380
Density	22.0 /km²
Incorporated	N/A
ZIP Codes	14841, 14888
Area Code	607
County Seat	Watkins Glen

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About Valois, New York

Valois is a locality in Schuyler County, New York, United States. It is a small community with a population of 380. The population density is 22.0 people per km². Valois is located at 42.5348°N, 76.8772°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/New_York) timezone. ZIP codes: 14841, 14888.

Valois emerges from the landscape where the persistent waters of Breakneck Creek carve a path through the earth, marking the transition between rugged terrain and the expansive, deep blue stillness of Seneca Lake. It lies 17.6 miles west-northwest of Tompkins, NY (from Tompkins, NY: bearing 288°T), and is situated 2.4 miles north of Hector. The topography here is defined by high, sloping ground that descends toward the water, where the light at dusk catches the silt-heavy currents of the creek and turns them into ribbons of liquid copper. Dense woodlands characterize the nearby Finger Lakes National Forest, which acts as a quiet sentinel over the land, its canopy providing a cool, sheltered refuge just a short distance from the open fields. Beyond the immediate banks, the horizon remains vast and unencumbered, though the distant Appalachian Mountains exert a faint, atmospheric presence that colors the hazy blue of the furthest ridges on the clearest days.

Valois carries the weight of a quiet, agricultural legacy, where the economy has long been tethered to the rhythmic demands of the soil and the seasonal shifts of the climate. The local character is shaped by a deliberate, measured pace, reflecting a history of land stewardship that remains visible in the orderly patterns of orchards and vineyards that define the regional economy. Residents often venture toward the Interloken Trail to navigate the natural landscape, or seek the dramatic verticality of Glenora Falls, where the water’s descent echoes the ancient geological forces that shaped this valley. Life in Valois persists as a series of small, steady movements, grounded by the proximity to the Crystal Valley and the enduring influence of the surrounding forest, which ensures that the primary cadence of the day remains dictated by the sun and the changing weather rather than the frantic pulse of industrial centers.

Nearby Outdoor Places

Finger Lakes National Forest (National Forest) — 0.8 mi, 359° N · 16k acres
Muddy Fingers Farm (Attraction) — 1.4 mi, 129° SE
Seneca County Lands (Local Conservation Area) — 2.4 mi, 053° NE
Rue Claire Lavender Farm and Artisan Chocolate (Attraction) — 2.5 mi, 022° N
Town Of Hector Land (Local Park) — 2.8 mi, 183° S
Seneca Lake Boat Launch (State Recreation Area) — 4.0 mi, 330° NW
Village Of Dundee Land (Local Park) — 4.7 mi, 266° W
Hectors Falls (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 176° S
Hunt's Christmas Tree Farm In The Finger Lakes (Attraction) — 8.1 mi, 101° E
Texas Hollow State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 153° SE
Bonavista State Park (State Park) — 9.2 mi, 001° N
Interlaken Historical Society Community Life Museum (Museum) — 9.6 mi, 054° NE
Sugar Hill State Forest (State Conservation Area) — 10.2 mi, 207° SW
Cayuga-Seneca Canal (State Recreation Area) — 10.4 mi, 176° S
Sampson State Park (State Park) — 10.6 mi, 358° N
Point Lookout (Viewpoint) — 11.1 mi, 179° S
Ulysses Historical Society (Museum) — 11.1 mi, 089° E
Lake Street Plaza (Cinema) — 12.3 mi, 312° NW
Cornplanter (Public Artwork) — 12.3 mi, 310° NW
Yates County History Center (Museum) — 12.7 mi, 314° NW
Schuyler County Historical Society (Museum) — 13.0 mi, 173° S
Sims-Jennings Preserve at Cayuga Cliffs (Nature Reserve) — 16.0 mi, 083° E
Peter Wheeler historic marker (Monument) — 17.3 mi, 086° E
Greyton H. Taylor Wine Museum (Museum) — 18.4 mi, 247° SW
Unidentified Stone Tower (Historic Ruins) — 19.0 mi, 119° SE
Bob Baker BBQ Pavilion (Monument) — 19.1 mi, 089° E
Curtis Memorial (Monument) — 19.5 mi, 242° SW
Cinemapolis (Cinema) — 20.5 mi, 109° E
Montezuma National Wildlife Refuge (National Wildlife Refuge) — 28.6 mi, 012° N · 20k acres
Montezuma Marshes Nnl (National Monument) — 29.8 mi, 011° N · 4,306 acres

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